JOLIET (IL)
Chicago Sun-Times
BY BOB OKON bokon@stmedianetwork.com September 18, 2012
The Rev. F. Lee Ryan has been removed from public ministry again.
Ryan, who has faced an allegation of sexual relations with a minor more than four decades ago, was put back into limited ministry last week after a ruling from the Vatican based on church law.
But Joliet Bishop R. Daniel Conlon announced Tuesday that he has decided to put Ryan back on “full administrative leave.”
In a written statement, Conlon said, “Last week I announced that Father F. Lee Ryan would be permitted to exercise a very narrow priestly ministry. Subsequent discussions that have occurred since that decision have highlighted that any action needs to fulfill the larger need of the Church to confront the scandal of child abuse in its midst and diligently restore trust.
“For the sake of the greater good of the Church, I have decided to revoke my earlier permission and once again place Fr. Ryan on full administrative leave.”
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