The first page of the settlement agreement lists the Diocese of Pittsburgh and Wuerl, who supervised the priest as bishop of Pittsburgh at the time, among the numerous parties to the settlement. Asked what Pittsburgh knew about the Ciolek settlement, the diocese initially put out a statement saying it was unaware that it was mentioned on the document. Ciolek said he met in October 2004 with the Pittsburgh diocese’s review board about his allegation against the priest-professor. Ciolek says that Carella recalled to him that, in 2005, then-Metuchen Bishop Paul Bootkoski was going to call Wuerl in Pittsburgh about the settlement. “I won’t discuss particulars about any settlement agreement or conversations that might have taken place,” he wrote.

Source: Washington Post September 29, 2018 13:18 UTC