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Auxiliary bishop and Rector of Good Shepherd Seminary, Bishop Julian Porteous, has delivered an address on the removal and transfer of parish priests, as part of the Vatican Congregation for the Clergy series of further education for priests via the Internet.
The videoconference, which took place on 27 May, was published in the most recent issue of the Zenit electronic news service.
The removal of priests has occurred most frequently in recent years in the context of allegations of clergy sex abuse.
The title of the series is Canon Law at the Service of Priests, and Bishop Porteous presented the delicate issue of using canon law to remove a parish priest as an act of service towards the priest.
Posted by kshaw at June 7, 2005 06:16 AM