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Priest says church forcing him out

By Jillian Brynne
CBS 12
January 26, 2016

http://cbs12.com/news/local/priest-says-church-forcing-him-out





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A priest says he has been frozen out by the Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach after blowing the whistle on a pedophile priest.

Father John Gallagher says one of his priests - Jose Palimatton - showed a 14-year old boy pornography.

In 2015, Gallagher alerted PBSO. He says his Dioceses asked him to cover it up. Instead he reported the incident to authorities. Priest Palmitton was then arrested.

Since then, Father Gallagher says the Dioceses has demoted him. Gallagher accuses the church of changing the locks on the rectory where he lived and removing all his possessions while he was on medical leave.

He also says they threatened Gallagher with deportation and even asked him to resign.

The Catholic Diocese of Palm Beach denies these allegations, saying they are a completely inaccurate reflection of the facts.

They sent CBS12 a statement that saying:

"Father Gallagher was not demoted. The locks were not changed at Father Gallagher's former parochial house. Father Gallagher requested a medical leave freely on his own and has been negligent informing the Diocese of his current residence."

A protest in support of Priest Gallagher will take place today at 1:30pm at St. Ignatius Loyola Cathedral on Military Trail.




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