PHOENIX (AZ)
Arizona Republic
July 13, 2019
By Claire Rafford
Monsignor Michael O’Grady, a longtime priest in the Diocese of Phoenix, died in his sleep Saturday at his home in Ireland, according to Rob DeFrancesco, a Diocese of Phoenix spokesman. O’Grady was 85.
The diocese said O’Grady was “a humble and generous priest who always had a heart for those in need.”
“His great humor, demeanor, and holiness will be greatly missed,” DeFrancesco said in a statement. …
… O’Grady, however, was accused of covering up for a fellow priest during the diocese’s sex-abuse scandal. He was accused by at least one victim and his family of failing to act when told that the Rev. Patrick Colleary, an associate at Holy Spirit, was suspected of molesting the child in the late 1970s. The diocese reached a settlement with the victim in 2005.
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