Pope Francis Accepts Resignation of Buffalo’s Bishop Edward Grosz
In September, a priest who was sexually abused as a seminarian alleged that Bishop Grosz responded to his 2003 report of the abuse by threatening his vocation.
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Diocese of Buffalo Files for Bankruptcy
The announcement follows a year in which allegations of a cover-up of clergy sex abuse were made against the diocese.
Buffalo Seminary Closure Speaks Volumes to Other Dioceses
COMMENTARY: The decision removes a source of toxins that the seminary injected in the life of the local Church.
Buffalo Administrator: Catholic Charities Donations Will Not Go to Abuse Settlements
Buffalo's Bishop Richard Malone resigned in December 2019 after more than a year of calls for his resignation, amid accusations that he mishandled abuse cases in the diocese.
Bishop Scharfenberger: I Was Given No ‘Particular Mission’ in Buffalo
Bishop Malone’s resignation was accepted in December after sustained criticism and scrutiny beginning in November of 2018, when his former executive assistant Siobahn O’Connor leaked confidential diocesan documents showing that the diocese had drastically underreported to the public the number of priests with abuse accusations made against them.
In Scandalized Buffalo Diocese, Bishop Seeks Victims’ Voices
Bishop Scharfenberger became apostolic administrator of the diocese December 4, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the early resignation of 73-year-old Bishop Richard J. Malone of Buffalo, who has faced a year of controversy over his handling of sexual abuse by clergy.
