11.   The recommendation to defrock a priest is certainly a no-brainer when it comes to notorious, serial offenders and new cases of abuse.

12.   Whether a priest is defrocked will depend on the circumstances of the case and will be up to individual bishops to pursue.

13.   A local bishop cannot defrock a priest.

14.   As a practical matter, many past cases have involved more than one minor victim, so these priests would be defrocked anyway.

15.   Cardinal William Keeler said he was considering asking the Vatican to defrock a priest who was shot by a man who claimed the priest had abused him years earlier.

16.   Gilbert said in instances where the priest refused to resign, he would dismiss the priest and request that the priest was defrocked.

17.   It also calls for defrocking any priest who has abused more than one minor in the past.

18.   Mahony remained adamant about zero tolerance, insisting that the bishops must defrock any priest guilty of past abuse.

19.   Mahony remained adamant the other major issue, insisting that the bishops must defrock any priest guilty of past abuse.

20.   Mahony remained adamant on another major issue, insisting that the bishops must defrock any priest guilty of past abuse, the so-called zero tolerance option.