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“The great disappointment in the situation in Knoxville, this present situation, is that we can’t look back at all that’s happened and say that we saw red flags, we reported them, and the hierarchy responded appropriately,” Father Brent Shelton said three months after the resignation of Bishop Richard Stika.
Discussing the Vatican inquiry on his radio show, Bishop Strickland repeated that the process was difficult.
Archbishop's plan highlights inequities, secrecy and distrust in the church since the 2002 sexual abuse scandal, parishioners say
Bishop Richard F. Stika, 65, resigned Tuesday. He becomes bishop emeritus. He said he plans to return to his hometown of St. Louis.
A few days after the announcement of Bishop Richard Stika's resignation from the Diocese of Knoxville, advocates are hosting a press conference to offer commentary, according to the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests or SNAP.