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DIOCESE OF COVINGTON Office of the Bishop 125 Medison Avene, Covington KY 42001-2115 Phone: (859) 392-1512 « Fax: (835) 392 1508, 25 Jamanry My dear Cavington Catholic Paren's Since Saruday, 19 January 2019 tho events atthe inaoln Memorial fllowing dhe an Muck fa Life have end iienational attention, Within hours we vere being pressused fom all sides to make 4 statment regarding a video op which purportedly showed sindents rem Covinginn Cathalis High Schoel heing divespesiful wo Nalive Amesican Elder [Nathan Phillips. Based on whar the video clip stowed we condormned she uctons uf stents who engaged in te alleged fsrespoct and promised to investiga the male. Since that sine other video lps —some of much longer dortion —have surfused. Once these weal viral sonie ofthe very same people who Fad put trertendous pressure on ws fo conden the aetions ofthe stents ow wanted retraction from anyone who had previously issued astatemeut erilca often, AI] oC is was based again ona vic. Suibsoquonry, there have bosn death threats to sme ofthe Students and ther fas. ‘The vito and hatefol comments fon seine un.ine stories, sume of then appecring on websites that puspoct ta he Catholic and profi, have heen beyond belief ad anything but prolife. We even had a bomb scare w the Caria offices and had to close the Curia and Covington Tatn School (aeass tom the Caria) in ight of sefety Issues. People whe are nat at al familiar with Covington Catholic igh Sehool, is sindens, Cael, staf, adminisintion andfur te Diocese of Covington have tele “recto erties inthe harshest terns, Foving issued » second statement chat sid that we huve engaged thind-purty iavestigasve tam todo a thorongh and in spt ivestigation into the events tha usaspired on Frida, 18 January, i was oor hope that his would weliuate some uf fhe hare sing spewed on te inomict and other nows media, Unfitunal!y, Us uid wot happen aod people aee sl ised up en either side ‘We ace sory chat this sist has caused such disruption in tho lives of so many. We apolugize tv myone sho has been offended in any way oy other of our siemens which vere made wilh good will based on the information ws had. We should nol have allowed ourselves to be bullied and pressoeed into msking & srament prenatusly, and we tak> fll respousiility Lor, Lesposally apologlo to Nicholas Sancmann and his family as well as to all CovCath families who have fot anmndaned during ths erdeal. \icholus unfortunately has become the fae uf est allegations based on video ins. This sm fur. Tis nol jus \We now await ho results ofthe tnvestgatior: und itis my hope und expectation Hat the zsuls wil exonerate one smcents sothat ey ean move Farwurd with thei lives. In uny event, ve wll male thelial reget pubis once it has heen rsccived, Ti the msautine, we call on all those who coatinte to spew venom and hats t» desist and instead pray fora peaceful _esolutien to tis tagie spectacle (Mh, Rubect Rowe, te Pvincipal uf Covington Catbotie High School, hs also boca the target of this venom. TIe isa fine \der and roe model for every stadert at CovCath and | support him unequivacally, Those ellie for his eesignation simply de not knane hin “This hae boon a trying time for all aus. [pray chat with the grace of Cid and the sod ofall iavolved pence wil ore again oign in the hears and minds oF our fulthful. As for CayCath, we have a spe that will not die! Yours repens inde Lond, Most Revardha kage |. ys. D.D. [Bishop of Covinglon