Alleged Misconduct at Brighton Seminary Prompts Inquiry

By Travis Andersen and Danny McDonald
Boston Globe
August 10, 2018

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2018/08/10/cardinal-malley-orders-probe-alleged-misconduct-brighton-seminary/Ffbb2EocoPzhBYpioVEEcM/story.html

Cardinal Sean O'Malley.

Cardinal Sean P. O’Malley said Friday that he was placing the rector of a Brighton seminary on leave while an outside legal consultant investigates allegations of unspecified misconduct at the educational facility.

In a statement, O’Malley did not provide details of the alleged wrongdoing at St. John’s Seminary but said the accusations came from two seminarians who were enrolled at the theological school, which trains priests for ordination.

O’Malley said he was informed earlier this week that two former St. John’s seminarians posted allegations on social media that during their time at the seminary “they witnessed and experienced activities which are directly contrary to the moral standards and requirements of formation for the Catholic priesthood.”