Priest Still Suspended

By Itumeleng Mafisa
New Age
March 25, 2013

http://www.thenewage.co.za/89117-1007-53-Priest_still_suspended

The Archbishop of Cape Town, Stephen Brislin, has denied that the church was protecting German Catholic priest Georg Kerkhoff, who is facing charges of sexually abusing boys in Germany and SA.

Responding to reports that Kerkhoff had moved to Cape Town after being charged with the abuse of children during a church retreat in 2008, Brislin denied that the church had moved Kerkhoff from Johannesburg to Cape Town after his arrest. He said Kerkhoff was staying in the mother city as a private citizen.

“Once the legal process in South Africa, which the church fully supports, has been completed, he will face deportation to answer the charges against him in Germany,” Brislin said.

“He remains suspended from all priestly activities and has never been given permission to celebrate the sacraments publicly by the Archdiocese of Cape Town or an appointment for any ministry or function,” he said.

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