DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
National Catholic Reporter
Joshua J. McElwee | Sep. 16, 2013
The Vatican intends to collaborate with authorities in the Dominican Republic in any investigation into alleged sexual abuse by its recalled ambassador to the country, the Vatican’s spokesperson said.
Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski served as the Holy See’s apostolic nuncio to the Dominican Republic from 2008 until Aug. 21, when he was removed from the post and recalled to the Vatican.
Wesolowski’s being recalled and relieved of his duties does not preclude the prelate from “taking responsibility for what is eventually determined to have happened,” Vatican spokesman Jesuit Fr. Federico Lombardi told NCR in a statement Friday.
Initially, no reason was given for Wesolowski’s recall, but a television news program aired in the Dominican Republic days later alleged he had paid for sex with minors. A Dominican bishop later confirmed the nuncio’s removal was related to an investigation into the sexual abuse of minors by clergy in the island nation.
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