DIXON (IL)
My State Line
By: Matt Mershon
Updated: March 15, 2013
DIXON – One catholic priest is no longer with his parish after the church he worked for announced he and his computer are being investigated by police. Parishioners, however, are left to their own devices to determind why exactly the priest is no where to be found.
A letter to parishioners of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Dixon acknowledged Father John Gow’s absence from the parish on Highland Avenue. Parishioners say Gow left the parish before Christmas of 2012.
The author of the letter from the Diocese of Rockford, Msgr. Eric Barr, writes that Fr. Gow had been removed by the Diocese because police are currently investigating conduct of the priest, “relative to his computer use.” The letter adds that Gow is receiving treatment for this supposed issue that’s, “affecting his priesthood.”
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