Detroit bishop reveals he was abused: Gumbleton urges accountability
Catholic leaders in Detroit have offered counseling to a 75-year-old bishop who recently disclosed that he had been abused by a priest 60 years ago at a high school seminary.
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton, an auxiliary bishop of Detroit and one of the nation’s longest-serving bishops, revealed the abuse January 11 when he testified before Ohio lawmakers in favor of a bill that would allow alleged victims to sue the church during a one-year window.