PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CNN
By David Ariosto, CNN
updated 6:09 PM EDT, Fri July 6, 2012
(CNN) — The Archdiocese of Philadelphia barred two more priests from ministry on Friday amid allegations of child sexual abuse, bringing the tally to nine clergymen banned from the embattled church since May.
Archbishop Charles Chaput said Rev. John Bowe, 64, and Rev. David Givey, 68, did not sexually abuse minors, but violated what the church defines as the “boundaries of appropriate behavior in all interactions with children and young people.”
“We’re not commenting on specifics for what could be a variety of reasons,” said archdiocese spokesman Kenneth A. Gavin, who declined to elaborate.
Bowe and Givey, who both have served as clergymen for nearly four decades, have the right to an appeal. They could not be immediately reached for comment Friday.
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