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As a spokesperson for Bishop William Murphy, of course Sean Dolan bristles at publicity. Were it not for the publicity generated by the Boston Globe and other media, and by various district attorneys the Roman Catholic Church would never have spoken a word about the Church's well-kept secrets about priests who sexually molested children and the highly orchestrated cover-up.

Bishop Murphy was the number 2 person in the Archdiocese of Boston for nine years before coming to Rockville Centre. Although Boston was the epicenter of the crisis, Bishop Murphy denies any knowledge. Bishop Murphy is an intelligent person, so it strains credulity to accept his remarks. Despite Murphy's protestations, in 2004 he testified at a federal grand jury hearing concerning his authorization of transfer of a known sexual abuser. As a result of the grand jury finding, the Archdiocese of Boston made unprecedented concessions to the federal government. What is not known is Bishop Murphy's testimony. This is just one of the many secrets that Sean Dolan seeks to protect.

This newspaper has an obligation to report significant news, the public has a right to know, and most of all the thousands of victims need to hear from the Church all it did to enable abusers.