Military archbishop, chaplains criticize abuse of Iraqi prisoners

Published: 2004-05-07

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The abuse of Iraqi prisoners of war by U.S. military personnel must be "condemned without equivocation," and "we must bring to justice those responsible," said Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien, head of the U.S. Catholic Archdiocese for the Military Services. He called "outrageous" the abuses which first came to light in photographs presented April 28 on CBS' "60 Minutes II" showing U.S. military personnel abusing and humiliating Iraqi prisoners. Agreeing were two military chaplains scheduled to become auxiliary bishops of the military archdiocese in July. All three said that the abuses go against what the U.S. military stands for and the actions of the vast majority of the members of the U.S. armed forces.

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