Disgraced Priest's Partner Was Gay Recording Artist

Catholic Culture
April 25, 2014

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The romantic partner of a prominent New Hampshire priest who faces jail time for defrauding his diocese is a male recording artist, the Manchester Union Leader has disclosed.

Msgr. Edward Arsenault, a former chancellor of the Manchester diocese and head of the St. Luke Institute, reportedly spent tens of thousands of dollars on Luke Parkin, a young composer and performer. Prosecutors in New Hampshire said that early reports that the priest had been blackmailed were inaccurate, and that the spending was consensual.

In a statement released in conjunction with the plea-bargaining sentencing of Msgr. Arsenault, the Manchester diocese had identified the priest's partner only as "an adult."