Buffalo deacon, Higgins, Burke, call on Bishop Malone to resign over sex abuse scandal
A congressman and a prominent Buffalo businessman who serves as a church deacon today called upon Buffalo Diocese Bishop Richard J. Malone to resign because of his handling of clergy abuse cases that have rocked the community.
Paul L. Snyder III, chief executive officer of the Snyder Corp., told The Buffalo News it is time for thousands of Catholics in Western New York to “rise up” and insist on changes in their church.
He said he believes that recent news reports about Malone’s handling of clergy abuse show that he and other top officials of the diocese have been involved in a “cover-up” and that it is time for Malone to resign.
“Your … conduct to mask the truth from our Community, demonstrates that you have been seriously negligent in your duties as the leader of our Diocese,” Snyder wrote to the bishop. “I … respectfully ask for your resignation from the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo.”
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