ROCKY MOUNT (VA)
WFXR News
April 27, 2020
By Eric Pointer
Congregation members of two Catholic churches are showing their support for a priest who was removed by Richmond Diocese Bishop. The priest has appealed his removal and is still in place at both churches while the process unfolds.
Father Mark White presides over St. Joseph in Martinsville and St. Francis of Assisi in Rocky Mount.
Originally Father Mark White was told to stop his blog, which at times was critical of the church’s handling of sexual abuse cases. He shut the blog down for some time, but once the pandemic hit and he wasn’t able to meet with his members face to face, he started it up again and he was removed shortly after.
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