"Bishop" Weakland finally has died.
Good.
Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland dies
Weakland was 95 years old
SAINT FRANCIS, Wis. —
Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland has died at age 95, the Milwaukee archdiocese announced Monday morning.
He died overnight at Clement Manor in Greenfield, where he lived, after a long illness.
Weakland was appointed archbishop of Milwaukee by Pope Paul VI on Sept. 20, 1977. He was ordained a bishop on Nov. 8, 1977, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee, and on the same occasion was installed as Milwaukee's ninth archbishop.
Weakland was accused of sexually assaulting a 33-year-old man.
His resignation rocked the community after settling with the alleged victim for more than $450,000.
Weakland was also accused of hiding evidence of sexual assaults, and in some cases, shredding weekly reports of child sex crimes by priests.
https://www.wisn.com/article/former-milwaukee-archbishop-rembert-weakland-dies/40958333
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