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   A Catholic priest in Dallas who has been accused of molesting   
   young boys and stealing from the parish has disappeared, church   
   officials announced.   
      
   Rev. Edmundo Paredes, a longtime pastor at St. Cecilia Catholic   
   Church, is accused of having molested teenage boys – an   
   allegation Dallas police have found to be credible, Bishop   
   Edward Burns, of the Dallas diocese, said.   
      
   Burns informed church members of Paredes' disappearance during   
   Sunday's mass, the Dallas News reported. Church officials said   
   he could have fled the U.S. for the Philippines, his native   
   country.   
      
   Paredes had already been suspended from St. Cecilia Catholic   
   Church and removed from its ministry in June 2017, according to   
   Burns. At the time, he was accused of stealing $60,000 to   
   $80,000 from the parish. Paredes admitted to the financial   
   misconduct.   
      
   In February, church officials were informed Paredes allegedly   
   molested at least three teenage boys during his time at the   
   church – where he was pastor for 27 years, according to the   
   Dallas News.   
      
   “I recognize this diocese cannot cover its ears, its eyes, its   
   mouth. We need to look at this head on.”   
      
   - Bishop Edward Burns   
   Church officials haven’t disclosed the exact time when the   
   alleged molestations occurred but have said they reportedly took   
   place more than a decade ago.   
      
   CLERGY SEX ABUSE HAS COST CATHOLIC CHURCH $3 BILLION IN   
   SETTLEMENTS   
      
   The Catholic Diocese of Dallas wasn’t aware of the sexual   
   assault allegations at the time of his suspension for financial   
   misconduct, a spokeswoman said. But the church is under fire for   
   just now disclosing the allegations to its members.   
      
   “Why would Bishop Burns suppress this crucial information? Was   
   it to protect the diocese from scandal?” Lisa Kendzior and Paul   
   Petersen, local chapter leaders of the Survivors Network of   
   Those Abused by Priests, said in a statement. “What about   
   concern for the safety of children and the need to comfort any   
   survivors? Where is the transparency that the Catholic bishops   
   promised?”   
      
   A spokeswoman told The Associated Press the allegations weren’t   
   made public earlier because officials did not want to hinder the   
   police investigation or compromise the victims’ identities.   
      
   Hundreds of priests sexually abused thousands of children while   
   the church covered it up for decades, according to the state   
   grand jury; Lauren Green reports on the results of the 18-month   
   investigation.   
   While he had been removed from ministry last year, church   
   members told the Dallas News they believed, until Sunday,   
   Paredes was still living on church grounds. The church had a   
   celebratory mass for Paredes in June 2017, which was reportedly   
   referred to as a retirement celebration.   
      
   POPE FRANCIS, ADDRESSING CATHOLIC CHURCH SEX ABUSE SCANDAL, BEGS   
   FOR FORGIVENESS, DEMANDS ACCOUNTABILITY   
      
   Burns said he consulted with the Diocesan Review Board, a group   
   of non-clergy Catholics who counsel the diocese on matters   
   involving the sexual abuse of minors, before revealing the   
   allegations to the church. According to the Dallas News, last   
   week’s bombshell grand jury report that claimed hundreds of   
   priests molested more than 1,000 children – at least – in   
   Pennsylvania was a catalyst to Burns being forthcoming.   
      
   “I need to come face-to-face with the frustration. I need to   
   come face-to-face with this issue, with the anger, with the   
   rage,” Burns told the Dallas News. “I recognize this diocese   
   cannot cover its ears, its eyes, its mouth. We need to look at   
   this head on.”   
      
   HUNDREDS OF PRIESTS SEXUALLY ABUSED MORE THAN A THOUSAND   
   CHILDREN, PENNSYLVANIA ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS   
      
   Rev. Martin Moreno, St. Cecilia Catholic Church’s current   
   pastor, also promised Sunday he would “do anything I can with my   
   own life to protect” his parishioners.   
      
   “The actions of one person do not represent the entire clergy of   
   Dallas,” he said.   
      
   The Catholic Church is hiring private investigators to find   
   Paredes, Burns said.   
      
   Clergy sex abuse scandals have reportedly cost the Catholic   
   Church more than $3 billion.   
      
   The Associated Press contributed to this report.   
      
   http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/21/catholic-priest-accused-   
   sexually-abusing-teen-boys-has-disappeared-church-says.html   
      
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