FORT WAYNE (IN)
Seattle PI
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana bishop says a priest has admitted sexually abusing a child in Africa about 20 years ago.
The Journal Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/1899hvB ) Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Catholic Diocese told members of a Fort Wayne parish that the Rev. Cornelius Ryan “immediately and freely admitted the allegations” when confronted by church officials on June 10.
Rhoades appointed Ryan the administrator of St. Joseph Catholic Church-Hessen Cassel in December 2011 after its previous pastor was removed over a sexual abuse allegation.
Rhoades went to the parish to celebrate Mass Saturday. He told parishioners that he has not faced a more painful situation as a bishop than what they’re experiencing.
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