ILLINOIS
ABC 7
DES PLAINES, Ill. (WLS) — A suburban priest was removed from ministry by Chicago Archbishop Blase Cupich for having “an inappropriate relationship with a man.”
Reverend Marco Mercado was the rector of the shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines.
Late Saturday night Mercado he issued a statement saying that he prays the issue will be resolved soon and apologized if the “scandal has caused any hardship to the faithful.”
Archbishop Cupich withdrew Fr. Mercado’s faculties and his authority to minister. Rev. Adan Sandoval Duron was appointed interim administrator.
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