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Pennsylvania's highest court says the
names of 11 Roman Catholic clergy cited
in a grand jury report on sexual abuse of
children can't be made public.
The Supreme Court said Monday releasing
the information would have violated the
clergymen's state constitutional right
to have their reputation protected.
The clergy challenged being named in the
document before its August release.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro says that
although he can't release the names, the
state's bishops should.
The clergy argued they hadn't been provided
an adequate opportunity to respond to the
grand jury about the allegations. They
also said the report stigmatized people who
hadn't been convicted of crimes, and
contained inaccuracies.
The jury found more than 300 priests had
abused children going back 70 years, and
church officials covered up abuse.
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