Bishop’s Pastoral Letter

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

This week the Diocese of Metuchen joined with the four other Roman Catholic dioceses of New Jersey, in keeping our commitment made in November 2018, to release the names of those clergy who have been credibly accused of sexual abuse of a minor. The list can be found on our diocesan website: https://diometuchen.org/clergy-abuse-resources.

A cleric's name is included on the list if they meet at least one of the following criteria: The accused admitted guilt; there has been a determination of guilt in a criminal court, civil court or by an ecclesiastical process; or the Metuchen Diocesan Review Board found the allegation(s) to be credible. A Diocesan Review Board is made up of primarily lay persons, experts in their respective fields, and tasked with reviewing the accusations for credibility.

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