ILLINOIS
Quincy Herald-Whig
By THE HERALD-WHIG STAFF
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. –A Catholic priest who served two different periods in Quincy is now on leave, according to the Diocese of Springfield, after a late November incident.
The CatholicWorldReport.com website reports the Rev. Tom Donovan, pastor of St. Aloysius Church in Springfield, is on leave after he dialed 911 asking for help getting out of handcuffs – a call that has been replayed across the internet almost 100,000 times in recent days.
Police said the priest was wearing an orange jumpsuit and a mask with a gag in his mouth, NBC affiliate KSDK of St. Louis reported.
Diocesan spokeswoman Kathie Sass told CWR that Donovan approached Bishop Thomas Paprocki about the incident before Christmas and before it attracted media attention.
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