Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Bishop Richard Malone appeared with WBEN's Bauerle and Bellavia Thursday afternoon discussing a number of topics regarding the Diocese sex abuse scandal, including the possibility of filing for bankruptcy.
Malone says a new policy similar to abuse of children will be introduced soon. "We have that wonderful policy for children who are abused, and it's been affected. No one ordained in the last 30 years has a substantiated claim of abuse against them. But we haven't had a protocol for adults. We have it now, and hopefully you'll see it next week," notes Malone.
Malone says he has not been asked to testify in any abuse case yet.
He notes attendance has been down as well as donations to the church.
Malone also denies saying he told those in the diocese to not forward anything negative to him. "Any letter that comes to me that reads personal and confidential is only seen by me. I read every single one of them. Today I opened my mail and I saw some negative ones and some hang in there ones, and I see them all," explains Malone.
Malone also addressing his private email account. "I like every bishop has an unlisted email. Unfortunately, that became public a couple of weeks ago. I do not want a flood of emails of all kinds. People get to me even through the diocesan website or they write letters or call the diocesan office. My assistant gets the emails, prints them out and I see them," says Malone.