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Saints Official Helped New Orleans Archdiocese Earlier Than Initially Reported

A report from Jenny Vrentas of Sports Illustrated indicates the New Orleans Saints provided more extensive help to a local Roman Catholic archdiocese as it reacted to sexual abuse by clergy members than they initially revealed.

Vrentas noted the Saints had previously said they offered "minimal" help to the Church and suggested it take an approach of being "fully transparent" when it released a list of 57 "credibly accused" clergy to the public in November 2018.

The Saints and owner Gayle Benson suggested they offered help on how to interact with the media at the time to Catholic Church and Archbishop Gregory Aymond, who has a close relationship with the team.