WASHINGTON D.C.
WUSA, Channel 9
July 27, 2020
By Bruce Leshan
https://www.wusa9.com/article/features/producers-picks/virginia-priests-blogs-about-child-sex-abuse-bishop-threatens-to-defrock-him/65-baea97cc-ce4a-4682-a206-8ec66eff252b
Rev. Mark White and his supporters are coming to D.C. to appeal to the Pope’s representative for help.
A Catholic priest in southwest Virginia is refusing to be silenced.
Father Mark White said his bishop has ordered him to stop writing about clergy child sexual abuse and the actions of Catholic leaders.
The Bishop of Richmond, Barry Knestout, has relieved White of his priestly duties, kicked him out of his parish house, and threatened to have him defrocked, White said.
But Rev. White and his supporters are coming to Washington Friday to appeal to the Vatican Embassy for support.
“As of this writing, this is not just about Fr. Mark’s blog,” Deborah Cox, a spokeswoman for the Richmond Diocese, said. “Fr. Mark continues to refuse to accept the assignment and the new job he has been given.”
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