Hundreds of internal emails show executives of the New Orleans Saints were far more involved than previously known in providing public relations help to Catholic church leaders as they confronted a clergy sex abuse crisis.

Email records detail the efforts made by Saints team officials to assist New Orleans church leaders handle the fallout from a sexual abuse crisis within the archdiocese.

A huge new expose has revealed the extent to which the Saints worked to cover up the Catholic Church's sex abuse scandals.

Hundreds of internal emails show executives of the New Orleans Saints were far more involved than previously known in providing public relations help to Catholic church leaders as they confronted a clergy sex abuse crisis.

A trove of emails shows the team’s leadership using their influence in New Orleans to aid the archdiocese, including writing talking points for media interviews.