According to a recent media report, Pope Francis has ordered Cardinal Timothy Dolan to commence an investigation of a sexual abuse claim against Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn, New York, when Bishop DiMarzio was a priest of the Archdiocese of Newark, New Jersey, in the 1970s
Pope Francis and Cardinal Dolan must immediately order Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio to step down as Bishop of Brooklyn while the claim of childhood sexual abuse is being investigated in order not to revictimize the victim and to keep children safe
MEDIA RELEASE – SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 2020
According to the media report, Attorney Mitchell Garabedian of Boston notified officials in New Jersey that he was preparing a lawsuit against DiMarzio on behalf of his client, Mark Matzek, who alleges that he was sexually abused by then Fr. Nicholas DiMarzio at St. Nicholas Parish, Jersey City, New Jersey, in the 1970s
Bishop DiMarzio should have been placed on suspension as soon as the allegation was made known, but he continues as the Bishop of Brooklyn. Bishop DiMarzio must be suspended by Pope Francis and Cardinal Timothy Dolan immediately while the allegation against him is investigated, which is the protocol for any priest who is accused of sexual abuse of a minor child.
