WORCESTER (MA)
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Target: Metropolitan Philip Saliba, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America of Self-Ruled Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Sponsored by: Karen Croci
We want Charles Michael Abdelahad defrocked, returned to the laity, and barred from serving with the Antiochian Orthodox Church ever again.
The Very Revered Charles Michael Abdelahad, former priest and dean of St. George’s Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral in Worcester, MA, has broken his vows as an Orthodox priest by physically abusing one of his parishioners. He should be deposed and returned to the laity so that he can never be in a position to hurt another parishioner ever again.
On May 25, 2012, the Very Rev. Michael Abdelahad was sentenced in a Worcester, MA, District Court to serve 90 days of a two-year prison sentence for a felony assault and battery with a deadly weapon: his shod foot. He was also found guilty of an assault and battery charge, given a three-year probation sentence for assault and battery: biting his victim. As of today, July 3, 2012, he is currently residing in the Worcester County House of Correction.
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