LANSING (MI)
Lansing State Journal
October 11, 2018
By Kara Berg and Ken Palmer
The Diocese identified the priest as the Rev. Robert Gerl. A spokesman said Gerl was on “senior priest status” and has not had an assignment for years.
A senior priest in the Diocese of Lansing has had his priestly permissions revoked due to a “credible allegation” of sexual assault by an adult male from decades ago, according to the Diocese of Lansing.
The Diocese identified the priest as the Rev. Robert Gerl. A spokesman said Gerl was on “senior priest status” and has not had an assignment for years.
As of 2014, the 10-county diocese of Lansing had about 196,000 parishioners.
With his permissions revoked, Gerl is no longer able to publicly minister as a priest.
The Diocese of Lansing said last month that it would release the names of priests and other religious leaders who sexually abused children.
The diocese also said it plans to invite an external agency to review how sexual abuse allegations were handled. The report from the external agency will be made public on the Diocese’s website, Bishop Earl Boyea said.
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