Losing Faith: Preying from the Pulpit

WWL-TV [New Orleans LA]

December 11, 2024

By David Hammer

 

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For decades, one of the oldest and most powerful Catholic institutions in the country shielded one of the most notorious pedophiles, Monsignor Lawrence Hecker. Instead of choosing accountability, the Archdiocese of New Orleans chose silence.

But that silence was shattered in August of 2023, when Hecker openly admitted to me and our partners at the Guardian that he sexually molested underage boys.

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