In the two decades since widespread child abuse within the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston came to light, every diocese in Massachusetts has released a list of priests credibly accused of sex abuse except the Diocese of Worcester.
There is no public precedent for the publishing of lists of the accused such as those accused in other positions of trust such as medicine, education or law enforcement, Ray Delisle, a spokesperson for the Diocese of Worcester, said in an email addressing the dioceses lack of a list.
The diocese publishes and distributes information on each priest who is placed on administrative leave and/or laicized and that information remains public on its website, according to Delisle.