More than 200 Roman Catholics and alleged victims of sexual abuse by priests gathered outside St. Joseph Cathedral on Sunday and called for Bishop John McCormack’s resignation.
Many said they were unimpressed by McCormack’s apologies and explanations of how he handled accusations against priests while he was a top aide to Boston Cardinal Bernard Law from 1984 to 1994.
McCormack did not attend mass at the cathedral Sunday. His spokesman said the bishop has no plans to resign and wants to keep working to help the victims of abuse any way he can.
McCormack is accused of ignoring warnings about predator priests in Massachusetts. According to church papers released in civil lawsuits, he repeatedly sided with accused clergymen over alleged victims.
McCormack has been under pressure to resign since Law stepped down in December.
