San Carlos Diocese Bishop Gerardo Alminaza apologizes for allowing two priests accused of child sexual abuse, to celebrate Mass in public.
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00:00San Carlos Diocese Bishop Gerardo Almenaza apologizes for allowing two priests accused
00:05of child sexual abuse to celebrate mass in public.
00:09Almenaza says, quote, I must admit I was the one who allowed this one exemption of con
00:13celebration on a special occasion, not realizing it will cause confusion and great concern
00:18to some.
00:19For this, I apologize.
00:21The two are part of the 82 priests listed in the Philippines' database of the US-based
00:25watchdog BishopAccountability.org.
00:27The group tracks cases of abuse in the Catholic Church.
00:31They are among 34 priests facing child sexual abuse charges in the Philippines.
00:36BishopAccountability.org also says at least 10 priests with ties in Cebu are publicly
00:40accused of sexually abusing minors.
00:43The website published on Wednesday, January 29, a list of 82 priests and brothers from
00:48the Philippines accused of abusing minors, based on media reports and court documents.
00:54The website also clarifies that unless otherwise stated, the reports are simply allegations
00:59and do not suggest guilt or liability.
01:02Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma says only three of those listed are affiliated with the Archdiocese
01:06of Cebu and are in active ministry, but did not disclose their identities.
01:11Meantime, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David, also the head of the Catholic Bishops'
01:15Conference of the Philippines, urges Filipino Catholics to report abusive clergymen as bishops
01:20call for increased accountability within the Church.