August 30, 2018 – Bishop Emeritus Edward J. Slattery releases statement on the testimony of Archbishop Carlo Viganò
The time has come for His Holiness, Pope Francis, to initiate an immediate, full and exhaustive inquiry into the allegations surrounding his office and his relations with the highest ranking members of the American Hierarchy. I wish to thank Bishop David Konderla of the Diocese of Tulsa for the courage he showed in being one of the first bishops to call for such an investigation. I want to join my name publicly to his and to those other bishops in calling for this initiative so that by this investigation, the Church may fearlessly identify the corruption within, and by prayer and penance root it out. There is no other way.