The Bransfield report: Post publishes secret Vatican document as parishioners demand answers

By Shawn Boburg, Robert O’Harrow Jr., and Michelle Boorstein For months, civil authorities and Catholic parishioners have sought access to a secret church report about Michael J. Bransfield, the West Virginia bishop ousted for alleged sexual and financial misconduct. Law enforcement authorities in two jurisdictions contend that it could aid investigations they have launched, and …