text: Kudos and congratulations on outstanding investigatory reporting!!! Now, multiply the problem in Chicago nationwide. The latest USCCB report states that between 2014 and 2016 inclusive, 1,333 victims made accusations against 799 priests and deacons.  The report makes no mention of how many of these clerics are still free men, how many are incarcerated, how many are on sex offender registries or if any were reported to the police. The Boston Globe - of all publications! - made its June 1 article on this report nothing more than a puff piece. They quoted Deacon Bernie Nojadera, executive director of the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection: "I am grateful that allegations are being reported. I am grateful that alleged victims are being treated with sensitivity and care. I am grateful that alleged offenders are offered treatment and supervision."
  Frankly, I blame the media for abdicating their role as "watchdog" when all things Catholic are rosy in the Francis era.