Letter discloses church knowledge of abuse case

A letter written by a late Canadian bishop shows church officials in Canada knew of sexual abuse allegations involving a priest before his promotion to a top Vatican post and then discussed with Vatican officials how to keep the scandal from becoming public.

The four-page letter was written on February 10, 1993 by the late Bishop Joseph Windle of Pembroke, Ontario, and sent to the Pope’s envoy to Canada, Carlo Curis.