Key Points
- New Cincinnati Archbishop Robert Casey led Casa Jesus in Chicago more than 20 years ago.
- Some priests connected to Casa Jesus later became the subjects of misconduct allegations.
- Casey said he strictly enforced the rules when he was in charge of Casa Jesus, which closed in 2016.
Not long after he became Cincinnati’s new archbishop in February, Robert Casey’s name started popping up in conversations online and among local Catholics about a now-closed program in Chicago called Casa Jesus.
Casey served as director of the program, which recruited Hispanic men for the priesthood, more than two decades ago. Neither Casey, who was then a young priest, nor Casa Jesus, a small project in the Archdiocese of Chicago, got much attention at the time.
But they are getting attention now.
That’s because Casey’s new job in Cincinnati makes him one of the most prominent Catholics in the United…
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