Pastor resigns, leaves message to those he ‘angered or disappointed’

OHIO
WHIO

A Huber Heights pastor has announced his resignation.

Father Earl F. Simone is taking medical retirement from his post as pastor of Saint Peter, as well as administrator of Our Lady of the Rosary, Saint Adalbert, Saint Stephen, and Holy Cross, according to a letter provided by the Archdiocese of Cincinnati.

The church is under investigation by Huber Heights police, according to a spokesman for the Archdiocese. He declined to provide information on that investigation, and police could not be immediately reached.

Simone said in a letter to the church that he is taking medical retirement. He said, “Age, health and personal concerns have made my decision the correct one.”

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