Prince of Peace priest in child sex investigation asks to resign

HOUSTON (TX)
Houston Chronicle

May 8, 2019

By Nicole Hensley

A prominent Catholic priest, who was suspended amid an investigation into at least two allegations of child sex abuse, has asked to step down, a parish memo on Wednesday said.

John Keller, longtime pastor of Prince of Peace Catholic Community, “requested retirement, for age and medical reasons,” according to an email to parishioners. “His health concerns and the current process of the review board, which is ongoing and without update, have made him absent from our parish.”

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John Keller, longtime pastor of Prince of Peace Catholic Community, “requested retirement, for age and medical reasons,” according to an email to parishioners. “His health concerns and the current process of the review board, which is ongoing and without update, have made him absent from our parish.”

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