About allegations against Dupre

Whether O’Malley knew about Dupre’s alleged misconduct has become an issue because the two launched a campaign against gay marriage after Dupre allegedlly knew he faced abuse allegations, and because O’Malley serves as the regional metropolitan, or senior bishop. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2002 agreed that “in cases of an allegation of sexual abuse of minors by bishops, we will apply the requirements of the Charter (for the protection of children and young people) also to ourselves, respecting always Church law as it applies to bishops. In such cases, the Metropolitan will be informed when an allegation has been made against a bishop.”