PENNSYLVANIA
Tribune-Review
By Richard Gazarik
Published: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
A defrocked priest ordered by the Vatican to leave St. Vincent Archabbey near Latrobe and enter a treatment center said he’s not going anywhere until the pope hears his appeal.
Mark Gruber on Wednesday challenged Archabbott Douglas Nowicki’s contention that Gruber coerced a former junior monk into making false sexual allegations against Nowicki.
Under oath, the former monk later recanted stating, “Father Gruber pressured me to execute this false affidavit to discredit the archabbot. … I remain fearful of Gruber to this day.”
Gruber has been ordered to leave St. Vincent on Tuesdayand report to the Vianney Renewal Center in Dittmer, Mo. The center offers treatment for priests with drug and alcohol addictions, depression and other vocational issues. His dismissal stems from a lengthy case that began when photographs of naked men were discovered on his computer in 2009.
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