And why have most bishops not released the names of offending priests, many of whom are living unsupervised and anonymously in the civilian world as a result of the church's new "zero tolerance" policy?

The bishop, Andrew D. Smith, released a statement yesterday asking the priests to meet with him on Monday in the presence of a Massachusetts bishop who has a reputation as a mediator.

Today, Poland's bishops released a letter that hinted at support for Mr. Walesa, the Solidarity chairman.

The Times data include only cases in which priests were named, and many bishops have released only partial lists of accused priests, or refused to identify any.

One sensitive issue for the board is whether to press the bishops to release the names of all the abusive priests in their dioceses.

The bishops of the California Catholic Conference released a statement supporting the proposition, a position met with mixed reactions among church members, including clergy.

On June 22, the bishops of Croatia released a public letter accusing the Yugoslav authorities of injustices and crimes towards them.

At the meeting, the bishops also released for the first time the recommendations made by 31 psychotherapists, church officials and victims' advocates who met last February at the bishops' invitation.

The bishops also released a report from a panel of psychotherapists, church officials and victims' advocates that convened in February at their request.

The bishops ordered him to love his in-laws, but released him from his oath.