NEW JERSEY
U.S. Catholic
NEWARK, N.J. (CNS) — Archbishop John J. Myers of Newark said he was unaware that a priest who agreed not to have unsupervised contact with minors was working with youngsters and, after an investigation, sought the resignation of the archdiocese’s vicar general for mishandling the priest’s case.
Writing in an opinion piece in the May 25 issue of the Star-Ledger, the daily newspaper in Newark, Archbishop Myers said that Msgr. John E. Doran, the vicar general, agreed to resign after it was found existing protocols “were not always observed.”
The resignation was effective immediately, the archbishop said.
Archbishop Myers said the change in administration was one of several steps being taken to strengthen the archdiocese’s response to sexual abuse.
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