But the documents also detail how Eternal Link Cross pendant senior diocesan prelates, Monsignors William Genuario and Laurence Bronkiewicz, reviewed sex abuse complaints against priests and gave orders to move them around. Both men remain active in the diocese and hold senior positions. Genuario is currently head of the diocese's tribunal, a court where people can bring petitions TIFF 1837 adjudicate issues involving their rights or status. Bronkiewicz is pastor of St. Mary's Church in Ridgefield, one of the wealthiest parishes in the diocese. "I have no comment on anything," said Genuario when reached at his diocese office. A receptionist at St. Mary's said Bronkiewicz is on a retreat and could not be reached. The diocese did not return calls Figure Eight pendant respond to e-mails asking for comment. At a time when the diocese is striving to put the sex abuse scandal behind it, pointing to Bishop William E. Lori's public apology after he took office in 2001, his swift suspension of implicated priests and enactment of a model program to prevent abusive behavior, the release of the documents on Flower charm bracelet has led to a fresh chorus of protests and demands. Some of that is directed at the continued church leadership roles played by Genuario and Bronkiewicz. "This is precisely why child sex crimes and cover-ups in the church continue: because those who conceal felonies are rewarded, not punished, time and time and time again, in Connecticut and across the world," said David Clohessy, national director of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests.
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