A new lawsuit accuses Catholic bishops in California and Chicago of covering up sexual abuse by clergy.
It was filed by an advocacy group that represents abuse victims.
Attorney Jeff Anderson said the lawsuit is to “identify and force and cause all the bishops in California to come clean with the secrets that they know.”
He also said the church has a history of hiding priest’s names.
“And that playbook is to move to transfer to hide to conceal and keep secret,” Anderson said. “Not only the identities of all the offenders but their histories and the documents that reflect their crimes over the years.”
There was no direct comment from Catholic officials about this lawsuit.
The pope says the Catholic church has lost credibility as a result of sexual abuse scandals.