FORT WAYNE (IN)
INCnow
[with video]
By Emily Dwire
By Rachel Martin
[assignment record – BishopAccountability.org]
June 22, 2013
FORT WAYNE, Ind. (www.incnow.tv) – Saint Joseph Catholic Church Hessen Cassel continues to try and heal after Father Cornelius Ryan was removed from ministry after being accused of sexual abuse.
Saturday night, Bishop Kevin Rhoades of the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, led mass at the church telling the congregation they’re not alone, and he’s been praying for them every day.
The Bishop was notified on June 10 of a “credible allegation” that Father Ryan had sexually abused a minor 20 years ago while serving in Africa.
When officials with the Congregation of Holy Cross, who is conducting the investigation, confronted Father Ryan with the allegations he immediately and freely admitted the allegations made against him.
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