PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
John P. Martin, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
Posted: Sunday, April 7, 2013
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput has permanently removed three more priests from public ministry over claims of sexual abuse or misconduct around minors, including one whose accuser killed himself in 2009, allegedly after his complaints were unheeded.
That priest, the Rev. Joseph J. Gallagher, has been deemed “unsuitable for ministry due to violations” of church standards, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced Sunday. The same reason was cited in the permanent removal of the Rev. Mark Gaspar.
As it has in other cases, the archdiocese did not identify the violations, or any details about the accuser or his or her claim.
A third priest, Msgr. Richard T. Powers, 77, was permanently removed over substantiated allegations that he abused a teen during an overseas trip 40 years ago.
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