PENNSYLVANIA
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By Tom Sofield
It was reported Friday afternoon that former St. Vincent de Paul parish Parochial Vicar Reverend George Cadwallader was one of five Philadelphia-area priest removed from ministry after a ”thorough and complex” investigation into reports of sexual abuse of minors by clergy and violations of the church’s Standards of Ministerial Behavior and Boundaries.
Cadwallader was identified as one of the clergymen removed by a Philly.com report.
Details on Cadwallader’s removal and the allegations mounted against him will not be released by the archdiocese as to protect the victims, Archbishop Charles Chaput said during a press conference streamed on the church’s website. It is unclear if any misbehavior occurred during his time at the Hatboro Road parish or during his previous assignment at Queen of the Universe parish in nearby Middletown.
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