Judge orders most Catholic Church names made public in Maryland AG report, calls for ‘more transparency, not less’

A judge has ordered the release of most of the names redacted in an attorney general’s report on the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s history of child sexual abuse, according to court records unsealed Tuesday. The order allows for the release Sept. 26 of 43 of the 46 blacked-out names, including those of five high-ranking church officials who contributed to the cover-up, and nine of 10 alleged abusers.