NEW JERSEY
National Catholic Reporter
by Tom Gallagher | Apr. 28, 2013
It’s generally not a positive development when an editorial board of a major newspaper takes the position that an archbishop should resign. Well that’s what happened today on this fourth Sunday of Easter in an editorial by The Star-Ledger, the largest newspaper in New Jersey.
The basis for the call for resignation is found in a related story in The Star-Ledger today with the headline: “Newark archbishop allows priest who admitted groping boy to continue working with children.”
“Six years ago, to avoid retrial on charges that he groped a teenage boy, the Rev. Michael Fugee entered a rehabilitation program, underwent counseling for sex offenders and signed a binding agreement that would dictate the remainder of his life as a Roman Catholic priest.
Fugee would not work in any position involving children, the agreement with the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office states. He would have no affiliation with youth groups. He would not attend youth retreats. He would not hear the confessions of minors.
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