NEW YORK
The Journal News
By GARY STERN
gstern@thejournalnews.com
THE JOURNAL NEWS
(Original publication: September 2, 2005)
The Vatican has defrocked two more Westchester priests who were accused of sexually abusing minors, as well as a deacon who served as a school official for the Archdiocese of New York, the archdiocese announced yesterday.
The one-time priests were Gennaro Gentile, a former pastor of Holy Name of Mary Church in Croton-on-Hudson, and Lawrence Inzeo, a former pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Church in West Harrison.
Also defrocked was Arthur Manzione, a former deacon and associate secretary for education for the archdiocese. He was also on staff at St. Anthony of Padua Church when he was removed from ministry in August 2003, only weeks after Inzeo was taken out of the parish.
All three men's cases were heard by the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the archdiocese announced in the September edition of Catholic New York, its official publication, released yesterday.