PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Republic
MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press
First Posted: May 02, 2012
PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests met Wednesday with their archbishop in suburban Philadelphia, but it’s not clear if they learned the fate of 23 colleagues suspended over child sex-abuse accusations.
The region’s 1.5 million Catholics await word on parish priests suspended after a second grand jury report last year again accused the archdiocese of leaving suspected predators in ministry. A former church official is now on trial for allegedly doing just that.
The archdiocese offered no immediate comment on the hastily called meeting Wednesday with Archbishop Charles Chaput, but scheduled a news conference for Friday. A gag order in the criminal trial has largely prevented the archdiocese from commenting this year on sex-abuse allegations.
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