Cardinal Blase Cupich spoke with ABC7 Chicago exclusively Thursday about how all six Illinois Catholic dioceses are now streamlining their process for handling allegations of sexual abuse by a member of the Catholic clergy.
The hope is to give people a better understanding of how the Illinois Catholic dioceses handle allegations of sexual abuse of minors, but survivors have said church leaders need to do more.
On Thursday, the six dioceses in the state released a joint statement detailing the process of reporting and investigating each case, including the publication of names of clerics "credibly accused" of sexual abuse. Chicago's Cardinal Cupich told ABC7 Chicago while each of the six dioceses all had similar practices in investigation and reporting, changes were made to streamline the process across the entire state.RELATED: Evergreen Park priest cleared of accusations of sexually abusing minor decades agoShortly before she left office in 2018, Madigan announced her investigation found child sex accusations against at least 500 priests and clergymen in Illinois had never been made public.
The organization "Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests" - known as SNAP - said the dioceses' announcement Thursday is, "nothing new."
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