"Quinn was an early leader in combating clerical sexual abuse. The Archdiocese of San Francisco put into force in 1992 a sexual abuse and harassment policy, and at that time urged all victims of child sexual abuse by a priest or church worker to "come forward and tell us their story.""

Whatever else John Quinn was in life, the above quote is not true.  Quinn refused to participate in review board investigations and be interviewed about his role as archbishop when many men who were his closest of associates in the SF archdiocese were credibly accused of sexual abuse of children.  

In fact, John Quinn shared his retirement home with indicted child abuser, and former archdiocesan chancellor, Gregory Ingles.  Quinn never clarified what was the nature of his relationship with Ingles.  Quinn's successors were adamant in shielding Quinn from any investigation of his role in the sexual assault and exploitation of children in the SF archdiocese.