MICHIGAN
The Hillsdale Collegian
by Roxanne Turnbull on September 8, 2012
Father Jeffrey Njus was asked to leave his position at St. Anthony of Padua Parish in Hillsdale, Mich., on Aug. 22 after it was discovered he had violated his vow of celibacy before coming to Hillsdale.
“It was a blow not only to the Catholic Society but to the entire Catholic community. By now the shock has worn away, and we are recovering for sure,” said Gannon Hyland, junior and president of the Hillsdale Catholic Society.
According to a statement given by the Diocese of Lansing, Njus was asked to take leave because “of boundary violations in a pastoral context with adult women prior to his appointment to Hillsdale.”
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