Saturday, April 24, 2010

Concern for anyone abused

On Tuesday the Archdiocese announced that a former Omaha priest is accused of sexual abuse of a minor in Texas and released a statement seeking any potential victims.

The priest, Fr. Fiala, was assigned to St. Columbkille from 1984 to 1987. This weekend there is a note in the bulletin from Fr. Damian concerning this and there will also be an announcement about this at all of the Masses this weekend.
The statement from the Archdiocese says, "The Archdiocese of Omaha is committed to serving the needs of anyone who has been abused by any member of the clergy or Church employee. [Fr. Joseph] Taphorn said victims should contact him at 402.558.3100, or the Archdiocese’s victim assistance coordinator, Mary Beth Hanus, at 888.808.9055 to report incidents of abuse."

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