Chicago archdiocese releases documents showing it covered up 36 child-raping priests.

After a lawsuit forced the archdiocese of Minneapolis-St. Paul to reveal documents confirming 17 new child-raping priests the diocese tried to cover up (on top of the 37 already revealed), a similar case is happening in Chicago where, as part of a settlement, documents were released that revealed the cover up of 36 child-raping priests:

The Archdiocese of Chicago on Thursday released thousands of internal documents showing how it hid the sexual abuse of children by 36 priests, adding to similar disclosures made earlier this year and fulfilling a pledge by an ailing Cardinal Francis George to release the files before he retires later this month.

“We cannot change the past but we hope we can rebuild trust through honest and open dialogue,” George said in a statement released overnight. “Child abuse is a crime and a sin.”