KENTUCKY
The Courier-Journal
Joseph T. Herp, a former priest who was removed from the ministry after the Archdiocese of Louisville confirmed allegations of sexual abuse against him, died Oct. 25, according to an obituary notice.
He was 67.
Herp resigned as pastor of St. Leonard Church in Louisville in May 2002 after the archdiocese received a complaint against him.
Church leaders had been aware of previous complaints against Herp years earlier and had kept him in ministry without notifying the public. Herp’s removal in 2002 came amid a groundswell of revelations of past sexual abuse by priests nationwide, prodding bishops to approve a new policy barring abusers from any ministry.
The Vatican dismissed Herp from the priesthood in 2005.
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