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The Worthy Adversary

Posted by Joelle Casteix on November 11, 2015

A priest who worked for six years at Orange’s St. Joseph Hospital has been accused of improper conduct” in numerous assignments. The conduct was so bad, in fact, that he was “dismissed” from his home diocese and the US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a warning to dioceses nationwide.

What did Orange Bishop Kevin Vann do with this warning? Not much. Same with San Bernardino’s Bishop Gerald Barnes.

So here’s the scoop: Fr. Peter Balili worked at Orange’s St. Joseph’s hospital as a part of his studies in “pastoral ministry.” The priest also had assignments in the San Bernardino and San Francisco dioceses. But in 2014, the Diocese of Belleville, IL, DISMISSED him from his duties after they learned of (what they vaguely describe as) “improper conduct.”

They also believe that he engaged in this conduct in…