CONNECTICUT
NBC Connecticut
[with video]
By Jeff Valin
Father Honore Kombo has been removed as pastor at St. Augustin Church in Seymour over allegations that he stole money from the parish.
“We are all upset. The whole parish is upset,” longtime parishioner Jackie Sarkes said Thursday. “We loved Father Kombo.”
Suspicion that Kombo broke the Eighth Commandment began, apparently, when the Archdiocese of Hartford discovered what it describes to NBC Connecticut as “financial irregularities.”
The archdiocese declined to comment further, but the public is speaking.
“I think that’s very sad because people do come to church believing in their preacher,” said Amber Tillman, who lives near St. Augustin.
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