23 Philly priests in limbo after 1-year suspension

PHILADELPHIA (PA)
York Dispatch

The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA—A year after the Philadelphia archdiocese suspended 23 priests amid a scathing grand jury report on child-sexual abuse, the priests remain in limbo.

In Swedesburg, parishioners at Sacred Heart have no word on the fate of their idled pastor, the Rev. Andrew McCormick.

Parishioner Bernard Gutkowski tells The Philadelphia Inquirer that no one knows what’s going on with the church’s internal investigation.

A former sex-crimes prosecutor is reviewing complaints lodged against the now-suspended priests.

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