Members of SNAP: The Survivors Network of those Abused by PriestsResponding to scathing criticism of a failure to take action in publications like The Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Archdiocese will begin revealing the identities of the 21 priests suspended following last month’s grand jury report on child molestation in the church.

The Boston Globe says that 37 priests were ‘credibly accused of sexual abuse or inappropriate behavior towards minors’ and most are still in active ministry.

The extent of the scandal here, including a coverup that the grand jury said stretched over many years, is so great that Philadelphia is “Boston reborn,’’ said David J. O’Brien, who teaches Catholic history at the University of Dayton in Ohio, referring to the archdiocese where a public spotlight was shined on widespread sexual abuse in 2002. via The Boston Globe

ABC in Philadephia writes that it’s believed that as the names of the 21 priests suspended yesterday are revealed, more victims will come forward.

Explaining why not all 37 priests were removed, District Attorney Seth Williams says that the statute of limitations has run out on several potential cases.