UNITED STATES
Catholic Culture
The former head of a suppressed Pennsylvania religious community is now serving as vicar general of a Paraguayan diocese. In 2005, Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton suppressed the Society of St. John– which had been known for its promotion of the extraordinary form of the Mass, but also criticized for reports of lavish spending– following accusations of sexual abuse against its founder, Father Carlos Urrutigoity. Bishop Martino’s predecessor, Bishop James Timlin, had suspended the priest’s faculties after a diocesan review board found an abuse allegation credible. Father Urrutigoity was subsequently incardinated in the Diocese of Ciudad del Este, Paraguay and named a monsignor.
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