Bombshell Report Uncovers Leaked Emails Exposing The New Orleans Saints For Their Role In Wild Sex Scandal Involving “Predatory Catholic Priests” And Young Boys

The role of the New Orleans Saints in helping the Catholic Church manage the fallout from a sex scandal involving “predatory Catholic priests” has been revealed in leaked team emails.

The emails, which were obtained by the Associated Press, suggest that the team was at the forefront of damage limitation efforts after a list of clergymen accused of sexual abuse was published in 2018.

“What followed was a months-long, crisis-communications blitz orchestrated by the New Orleans Saints’ president and other top team officials, according to hundreds of internal emails obtained by The Associated Press,” the AP reported on Monday.

According to the publication, records show that team executives played a much more significant part in managing the fallout than they made known, with both the NFL franchise and the church going to lengths to keep their involvement under wraps.

The documents expose the efforts of the “team’s devoutly Catholic owner, who has long enjoyed a close relationship with the city’s embattled archbishop,” as well as the roles of various institutions around the city – and even a sitting federal judge – in rallying around church leaders.

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Leaked Emails Show That The New Orleans Saints Were Actively Involved In Mitigating The Fallout

The AP notes that, according to the emails, a team spokesperson briefed his boss on a call with the city’s top prosecutor hours before the list of priests was published and mentioned the words: “allowed us to take

The emails also show that Saints higher-ups were among the first people outside of the church to view the list of suspected pedophiles, although some names were purposely left off.

Team president Dennis Lauscha assisted Archbishop Gregory Aymond by drafting up multiple questions he was expected to be asked once he faced reporters.

The report adds:

“The Saints’ senior vice president of communications, Greg Bensel, provided fly-on-the-wall updates to Lauscha about local media interviews, suggesting church and team leaders were all on the same team. “He is doing well,” Bensel wrote as the archbishop told reporters the church was committed to addressing the crisis. “That is our message,” Bensel added, “that we will not stop here today.”

The leaked communication proves that the Saints were being disingenuous when they told fans they had only provided “minimal” assistance to the church in matters of public relations amid the scandal. They then went to the courts to keep their internal emails a secret.

“This is disgusting,” state Rep. Mandie Landry was quoted as saying. “As a New Orleans resident, taxpayer and Catholic, it doesn’t make any sense to me why the Saints would go to these lengths to protect grown men who raped children. All of them should have been just as horrified at the allegations.”

The emails were subpoenaed by attorneys for the victim of a priest who was later charged with raping an eight-year-old boy.

The team told the outlet the partnership “is a thing of the past” last week.

certain people off [the list].” 

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