The Saint and Pelicans leadership collaborated with the Archdiocese of New Orleans as it faced scrutiny for historic sexual abuse cover-ups. Following a lawsuit that led to the release of emails, it became clear how organizations handle crises by seeking help from each other. Emails revealed a conversation between Saints VP Greg Bensel and owner Gayle Benson about assisting Archbishop Aymond in managing the negative publicity stemming from claims against a church deacon who had sexually abused minors, reflecting the problematic intertwining of powerful institutions.
Benson wrote back suggesting that she had seen the article already. She said she has, "seen the article already," indicating her awareness of the crisis.
The emails revealed how one powerful organization can turn to another for help during a crisis and the support is received with few questions asked.
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