21.   The accused priest was immediately removed and church leaders began rewriting their sexual abuse policy.

22.   The Archdiocese of Detroit said Friday that it would probably remove three priests who prosecutors believe sexually abused minors in the past.

23.   The claim was settled for an undisclosed sum, and the priest was removed from his order and forbidden to minister in the archdiocese, Brown said.

24.   The diocese publicly acknowledged the abuse, condemned it, apologized and said the offending priests had been removed from their duties.

25.   The most contentious issue is whether there should be no exceptions made to removing priests with a history of abuse from ministry work.

26.   The lawsuit accused the archdiocese of sanctioning the misconduct by failing to discipline or remove the priest from the parish.

27.   The new standards call for removing such priests from public ministry but also allow bishops to seek laicization, which removes an abuser from the priesthood entirely.

28.   The Springfield diocese previously confirmed that it has removed six priests from parish work for sexual abuse over the last decade.

29.   The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is expected to vote later today on the draft, which would remove any priest who sexually abuses a minor.

30.   They called for removing priests accused of abuse from service, sending them into treatment, and providing victims with counseling and pastoral care.