PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Daily News
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests have been called to a sudden meeting in Delaware County with their archbishop, as 23 priests suspended over sex-abuse allegations await their fate.
Archbishop Charles Chaput (SHAP’-yoo) has said he hoped to announce the outcome of the latest priest-abuse investigations this spring.
The priests were suspended after a February 2011 grand jury report alleged that accused predators were still active in Philadelphia, despite a zero-tolerance policy among U.S. bishops.
The meeting is being held at Cardinal O’Hara High School in Marple — while a former official of the archdiocese is on trial downtown.
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