NASHUA (NH)
Nashua Telegraph
By ANDREW WOLFE, Telegraph Staff
wolfea@telegraph-nh.com
Published: Saturday, Aug. 13, 2005
A former pastor at St. Louis de Gonzague Church has become the second New Hampshire priest to be defrocked as a result of his role in the church’s sex abuse scandal.
The Diocese of Manchester’s Office of Canonical Affairs and Tribunal announced the action against the former Rev. Paul Aube on Friday.
“On May 20, 2005, Pope Benedict XVI decreed that Paul Aube was dismissed from the clerical state,” the announcement states. “By virtue of this decree, Paul Aube is no longer bound to the obligations of the sacred priesthood, has no faculties to act as a priest, and has been returned to the lay state.”
The diocese stated that officials would make no comment beyond the written announcement. Aube is not listed in New Hampshire, and could not be reached Friday.
Two months ago, the diocese announced that Pope John Paul II had defrocked Ronald Corriveau on March 21, just 12 days before the pontiff died. Corriveau served seven parishes in 28 years before he was put on leave in 2002, following allegations of sexual abuse.