for December 2020, with a live conference anticipated in Baltimore by November 2022. Sexual abuse reporting Caggiano commissioned a report released in October 2019 from former state Superior Court Judge Robert Holzberg into the Diocese's handling of accusations of sexual abuse by its priests. Holzberg found that since 1953 some 71 priests had abused almost 300 people, with most cases dating to the 1960s and 1970s and none since 2008. He detailed how three bishops over forty years had consistently failed to fulfill their moral and legal responsibilities. Caggiano also said on October 3, 2019 that victims "need to remain at the center of all of our efforts because they are our brothers and sisters" which meant that "moving forward does not mean leaving them behind". Views and theology Abortion Caggiano released a reflection on January 25, 2019 in which he referred to the legalization of abortion rights for women as disturbing and as a failure on the part of contemporary American society. In June 1997, he gave an address in which he said that life must be preserved and defended from the moment of conception since an unborn child was "of infinite value" due to its origins in God's love. Euthanasia In June 1997, the then-Father Caggiano gave an address in which he lamented that "contemporary society continues to undermine all attempts to respect and defend human life", referring to an imminent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on physician-assisted suicide which Caggiano said "represents a subtle form of euthanasia". He elaborated that refusing to contribute to the defense of human life only contributed to a "culture of death" that would usher in dramatic societal shifts towards life and death. Same-sex marriage In 2015, Caggiano issued a statement lamenting the Supreme Court's 5–4 decision that same-sex marriages were nationally constitutional. Caggiano joined other Catholic dioceses in opposing the ruling, reflecting that the decision was indicative of "rapidly shifting attitudes in our secular American society", however, pointing out that this did not deter the church's official magisterium or "its understanding of sacramental marriage". Caggiano further stated that "the Church clearly teaches that the sacrament of marriage is a covenant of love that can be entered into only by a man and a woman", and that a change in civil law was only proof that the Church needed to continue to make the effort "to become a more welcoming Church". Youth Caggiano attended