THIS IS A LIE!
Sorry to be so blunt, but I live in the Diocese of Peoria and Archbishop Myers is one of the best men, one of the most well-formed priests, I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
Let's just start with the numbers. Seven. Seven priests out of somewhere around two hundred priests. Moreover, a couple of the priests had already retired, several face accusations stemming from long ago(a decade) before Myers took over, and, I believe, of those who face charges stemming from the time frame of Myers tenure, most, if not all, had already been removed from positions involving children. Fianlly, one of the seven I know faces accusations stemming from a relationship with an adult woman.
But seven? There's been probably around four hundred priests who have served in the Diocese the last forty years. Seven would represent less than 2%. Not perfect, but a heck of alot better than most dioceses I would wager.
Archbishop John Myers is a good and holy man. Perhaps that's why someone like McBrien feels compelled to lie about him.
And I haven't even touched on all the good things he's done for our Diocese such as dramatically increasing vocations, standing firm against heterodoxy, etc.
May God always bless him and may all our Dioceses be similarly blessed.
I recently had the opportunity to meet him and found him to be quite down-to-earth and sincere. He approved a petition for an indult for the Tridentine rite, I thanked him personally for it and he said he hoped it was going well. His sermons are always solidly orthodox.
ELS mentioned that Myers removed priests in Newark.
I don't trust the press and this article smelled of a hit job.
I pray and hope you are right. But then, it is extremely disturbing that he would be bounced from the commission.