8 6 ▁note ▁that ▁parents ▁of ▁the ▁ab use ▁vict ims ▁" appro ached ▁police ▁in ▁March ▁of ▁that ▁year ▁after ▁becoming ▁fr ustr ated ▁by ▁the ▁in action ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Pl our de ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Be ah an ." ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Pl our de ▁was ▁quoted ▁on ▁the ▁record ▁bl aming ▁the ▁media , ▁parish ion ers ▁and ▁the ▁vict ims ' ▁families ▁for ▁having ▁come ▁forward ▁with ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁ultimately ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁criminal ▁conv iction ▁of ▁D ale ▁C ram pton , ▁among ▁other ▁pri ests ▁within ▁his ▁dioc ese . ▁Al leg ations ▁also ▁sur fac ed ▁on ▁the ▁public ▁record ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁that ▁Pl our de ▁had ▁threatened ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁wh ist leb low ers ▁with ▁ex communic ation ▁for ▁" sc and alm ong ering ," ▁should ▁they ▁go ▁public ▁with ▁their ▁claims ▁about ▁C ram pton . ▁Question s ▁about ▁Pl our de ' s ▁role ▁were ▁raised ▁in ▁a ▁June ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁Ott awa ▁Cit izen ▁editor ial ▁in ▁the ▁w ake ▁of ▁C ram pton ' s ▁arrest . ▁" Circ um st ances ▁surrounding ▁alleg ations ▁that ▁two ▁local ▁pri ests ▁have ▁been ▁sex ually ▁ab using ▁children ▁comp el ▁one ▁to ▁question ▁the ▁way ▁church ▁officials ▁have ▁handled ▁compla ints ▁of ▁ab use . ▁The ▁evidence ▁suggests ▁the ▁best ▁interests ▁of ▁children ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁sub mer ged ▁beneath ▁the ▁cler gy