PENNSYLVANIA
The Altoona Mirror
June 21, 2016
By Russ O’Reilly (roreilly@altoonamirror.com) , The Altoona Mirror
The Rev. Brian Saylor said that Bishop Guilfoyle Catholic High School officials suspended his privileges to attend school functions because of the celebrities he followed on social media and the racy photos they posted on their sites.
“While there was no ill-will intended, I should have realized under the current environment that exists how my innocent actions could be misinterpreted and viewed negatively by others,” Saylor wrote in a statement.
Acts of child molestation by dozens of diocesan priests, which had allegedly been covered up by church officials over the past 40 years, were enumerated in a statewide grand jury investigation report published in March.
Saylor’s mysterious suspension following that report concerned parents. Neither the high school nor Bishop Mark Bartchak explained the decision, and Saylor previously declined to comment. Some parents who spoke with the Mirror said they had concerns as Saylor prepares to become pastor of the diocese’s new middle school in the fall.
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