Decades of Abuse and Cover-Up in Rhode Island Diocese Exposed: Who Protects Our Children?

The recent report from the Rhode Island Attorney General lays bare an appalling betrayal of trust that spans decades within the Diocese of Providence. Between 1950 and 2011, at least 75 clergymen sexually abused more than 300 children, with church leaders repeatedly choosing secrecy over justice.More than a quarter-million pages of diocesan records paint a disturbing picture: instead of protecting vulnerable children—the very foundation of our communities—the Church protected its own image by shuffling offending priests between parishes, mandating so-called “treatments,” and demanding silence under the guise of confidentiality. How could any institution claim moral authority while enabling such horrors?How...