MASSACHUSETTS
The Patriot-Ledger
GateHouse Media New England
Posted May 23, 2013 @ 10:16 AM
BRAINTREE —
A Cape Cod priest removed from public ministry last May pending an investigation into a child abuse allegation against him has been cleared, the Boston Archdiocese announced Thursday.
The Rev. Joseph Byrne has been assigned the status of senior priest. The allegation against him dated to the early 1970s but was not reported until last year.
At the time he was suspended, he was retired but had what church officials called a “limited ministry” at St. Patrick’s Parish in Falmouth.
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