PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CBS Philly
PHILADELPHIA (CBS/AP) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia says two priests have been found unsuitable for ministry following allegations of sexual abuse of minors.
A statement from the archdiocese Sunday says the priests, 73-year-old Monsignor George J. Mazzotta and 77-year-old Monsignor Hugh P. Cambell, “have agreed to accept a supervised life of prayer and penance.”
Monsignor Mazzotta was found unsuitable for ministry following a substantiated allegation of sexual abuse of a minor. Since May 2010 when the archdiocese received the allegation and reported it to law enforcement, Monsignor Mazzotta has not been permitted to exercise his public ministry, wear clerical garb, or present himself publicly as a priest.
An announcement regarding Monsignor Mazzotta was made this weekend at Stella Maris Parish in Philadelphia and Saint Madeline Parish in Ridley Park, his two most recent assignments.
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