NEW HAMPSHIRE/MARYLAND
Religion News Service
David Gibson | May 6, 2013
(RNS) The priest who heads a leading treatment center for clergy suffering from emotional, sexual and addiction problems has resigned in the wake of accusations that he misused funds in his home diocese and that he was engaged in an “inappropriate adult relationship.”
Saint Luke Institute, located just outside of Washington, said Monday that Monsignor Edward J. Arsenault had resigned as president and CEO of the center.
Over the past two decades the institute became well known for treating priests who had sexually abused children, though the center deals primarily with priests, nuns and brothers who have a range of other issues, such as depression, anxiety, and addictive behaviors.
Arsenault took over at Saint Luke’s in 2009 after a decade as a senior official in the Diocese of Manchester, which covers the state of New Hampshire.
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