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Defrocked Episcopal Priest Sues His Lawyer

(Jan. 4) -- A former Episcopal priest in suburban Philadelphia who lost a legal battle with his bishop has filed a malpractice suit against the attorney who represented him in the case. The Rev. David Moyer of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont -- who has spoken out against liberal trends in the Episcopal Church...

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Five Priests Accused Of Sexual Abuse Removed From MInistry In Philadelphia

(RNS) Philadelphia Archbishop Charles Chaput announced Friday (May 4) that five priests accused of sexually abusing children last year would be barred from ministry and could be defrocked, while three others were cleared by a church-led investigation and could return to pastoral work.

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Worcester Diocese Seeks To Have Priest Defrocked

Contemplation is not first of all about being religious, introverted, or pious -- it is about being emotionally and mentally honest...

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Michele Somerville: A Frock Does Not A Priest Make

Roy Bourgeois is a former missionary, a Nobel Prize nominee, a Vietnam vet with a Purple Heart and a Maryknoll priest, who founded and now presides over SOA Watch , a grassroots organization that is seeking to close down the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC).

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03/26/12 Landmark Philly church sex abuse case begins Source: ABC - KAAL 6 - Austin MN The start of a landmark church abuse case involving a high-ranking official in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia began Monday with not guilty pleas from a priest and the first U.S. church official to be tried on charges he endangered children by covering up for abusive priests.
06/05/11 Defrocked priest considers Catholicos' 'verdict'... Source: Armenian News Network / Groong Defrocked Priest of the Swiss Armenian community, Rev Dr Fr Abel Manoukyan, has sent a letter to Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II, expressing his indignation at the patriarchal decision to remove him.
05/08/11 Church defrocks paedophile priests Source: f2 Network THE Catholic archdiocese of Melbourne is defrocking every priest convicted of sexual offences against children.
11/09/10 Church Can Defrock Source: NBC - WMAQ 5 - Chicago IL The seat of Catholic power and policy, the Vatican , has agreed to give the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago the power to defrock priests for having inappropriate sexual contact with minors.