PHILADELPHIA (PA)
NBC 10
[with video]
By Karen Araiza and MARYCLAIRE DALE
Friday, May 4, 2012
Five Catholic priests accused of child sex abuse will not be able to return to their jobs. They were deemed unsuitable for ministry.
The five are among 26 priests investigated for abuse in the Philadelphia Archdiocese.
Archbishop Charles Chaput announced today that decisions on eight priests had been made, one priest has died since the investigation began, three priest were found “suitable for ministry” and that decisions on 17 more cases are in different stages of investigation but that more decisions would be announced in the coming weeks.
The five priests found “unsuitable” to return to ministry are:
•Reverend Robert Povish
•Reverend John Reardon
•Reverend Thomas Rooney
•Reverend Monsignor Francis Feret
•Reverend George Cadwallader
The three priests found “suitable” to return to ministry are:
•Reverend Philip Barr
•Reverend Michael Chapman
•Monsignor Michael Flood
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