The Jan. 16 story “Church identifies sex offenders,” regarding the 11 priests identified by the Seattle Archdiocese, was appalling. The Columbian identified the priests who were from Vancouver, instead of letting the public log onto SeattleArchdiocese.org for the list.
It is important to report to the Archdiocese any abuse from a priest, but since none went to trial, how do we know that they were really guilty and how can the deceased or their families defend themselves against these allegations?
