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	Church: Vatican Removes Priest By Jack Flynn The Republican May 7, 2009 http://www.masslive.com/hampfrank/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-20/124168060771800.xml&coll=1 WESTFIELD - A former Roman Catholic priest who lives in Westfield and is accused of sexual abuse in Vermont, Indiana and eastern Massachusetts has been officially removed from the priesthood by the Vatican, according to church officials. Edward O. Paquette, 81, who served in the dioceses of Burlington, Vt., Fort Wayne-South Bend, Ind., and Fall River, has been removed from the clerical state, according to Mark E. Dupont, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield. Dupont said the diocese was making the decision known because Paquette lives in Westfield. Contact: jflynn@repub.com
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