Fr. Thomas J. McCarthy
McCarthy retired suddenly in 2003 following a meeting with diocesan officials. He reportedly told some parishioners that he was retiring because the bishop wanted him to move to larger parish and because of health problems. In early 9/2003 an anonymous flier circulated in the neighborhood around the church where McCarthy was assigned in the 1990s, urging parents to check with their children to see if they had been abused by McCarthy. His name was included on the Diocese’s 3/20/2018 list as removed, retired, or having left ministry after allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor. The case was sent to the Vatican. Removed from the diocesan payroll 5/1/2020 as part of bankruptcy agreement. The Diocese’s list in 9/2025 shows that McCarthy was sentenced to a life of prayer and penance.
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