Milwaukee priest wants Archbishop Myers investigated

UNITED STATES
National Catholic Reporter

[Documents from The Star-Ledger
Read the Rev. Michael Fugee’s agreement with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office

Read the Rev. Michael Fugee’s confession to police

Read Archbishop John J. Myers’ February letter to priests about the Rev. Michael Fugee]

by Tom Roberts | Apr. 30, 2013

Following is a letter sent to the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith by Fr. James Connell, a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and an outspoken advocate for victims of clergy sex abuse. Keep checking website. More to come on the story from NCR reporter Brian Roewe.

April 29, 2013

Archbishop Gerhard Ludwig Müller
Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Vatican City State
Europe

Dear Archbishop Müller,

I am a priest of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee (USA), a canon lawyer, and an advocate for victims/survivors of Catholic clergy sexual abuse of minors.

I request that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) investigate within a Church penal process Archbishop John Myers’ handling of the matter concerning the Reverend Michael Fugee.

Yesterday, The Star-Ledger, a newspaper published in Newark, New Jersey (USA) printed a story titled “Newark archbishop allows priest who admitted groping boy to continue working with children” which declares that Archbishop John Myers, the Archbishop of Newark, allowed the Reverend Michael Fugee to continue in priestly ministry even though Archbishop Myers knew that Fr. Fugee had confessed to the crime of sexual abuse of a minor. Here is the link to the on-line version of the newspaper article http: [Star-Ledger]

In addition, the on-line version of the newspaper also published two key documents.

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