MN--"Keep accused priest off the job"

By Frank Meuers
Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
December 10, 2014

http://www.snapnetwork.org/mn_keep_accused_priest_off_the_job

The fate of a Twin Cities priest who has been accused of sexually exploiting adult women is now in the hands of Archbishop John Nienstedt, who is also accused of adult sexual misconduct.

http://canonicalconsultation.com/1/post/2014/12/acquittal-of-reverend-mark-huberty.html

http://www.twincities.com/crime/ci_25677148/maplewood-priest-sex-case-involved-other-women-prosecutor      

For the safety of parishioners and the public, we beg Nienstedt to keep Fr. Mark Huberty off the job.

A jury says that Fr. Huberty’s offenses do not violate the law. But regardless of legal definitions, it’s clear that this priest has used his position, prestige and power to violate a trusting parishioner who came to him for counseling. By doing so, he has obviously crossed an ethical line. Nienstedt would be foolish and callous to once again give Fr. Huberty the power to exploit others.

The standard for giving someone a position of power must be "Can he act responsibly?" not just "Has he ever been convicted of seriously harming others?"