PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CNN
From Sarah Hoye, CNN
updated 6:23 PM EDT, Sun April 7, 2013
(CNN) — Two Catholic priests accused of wrongdoing have been declared unfit for service by the Philadelphia archdiocese and will no longer be allowed to minister.
Joseph J. Gallagher, 78, and Mark S. Gaspar, 43, are two of the 26 priests who were suspended by the archdiocese after a 2011 grand jury investigation into the archdiocese’s handling of child sex abuse allegations. They were placed on administrative leave while the church looked into allegations of abuse and misconduct.
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput said the investigations of Gallagher and Gaspar found substantiated violations of the “Standards of Ministerial Behavior and Boundaries,” an archdiocese guide for behavior, including interaction with children and youths. The violations were not explained.
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