August 31, 2018 – Dallas Bishop Calls for Worldwide Gathering on Sex Abuse Scandal

https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Dallas-Bishop-492163571.html

Bishop Edward Burns, of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, is leading an almost unprecedented effort to urge Pope Francis to call for a worldwide gathering of clergy to address the ongoing child sex abuse scandal within the church.

“If the church is ever going to restore trust and credibility it would only come after consistently doing what is right and just,” Burns said during a news conference Thursday, detailing the petition signed by the two North Texas bishops and 21 priests that calls for a synod – a gathering of Catholic clergy at the Vatican.