in Re Diocese of Lubbock

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF TEXAS ══════════ No. 20-0127 ══════════ IN RE DIOCESE OF LUBBOCK ══════════════════════════════════════════ ON PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS ══════════════════════════════════════════ JUSTICE BOYD, dissenting. The Catholic Church has publicly confessed that a “culture of abuse” existed within its communities.1 With “sorrow and shame,” Pope Francis personally acknowledged “the atrocities perpetrated by consecrated persons, clerics, and all those entrusted with the mission of watching over and caring for those most vulnerable.”2 He also conceded that, beyond the abuse…