Vatican Defrocks Four Priests -Boston Archdiocese
Boston, Massachusetts (Reuters) - Four Massachusetts priests accused of sexually abusing children have been defrocked by the Vatican, the Archdiocese of Boston said in a statement released on Friday.
"The Holy See has determined that Robert Fay, Kelvin Iguabita, Bernard Lane and Robert Ward are no longer in the clerical state," the statement said.
The men will be forbidden from functioning as priests, and they will not receive any financial support from the archdiocese, the statement said.
Iguabita is serving a 12 to 14 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl.
Read the article at US News Article | Reuters.com dated Feb 11, 2005
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"The Holy See has determined that Robert Fay, Kelvin Iguabita, Bernard Lane and Robert Ward are no longer in the clerical state," the statement said.
The men will be forbidden from functioning as priests, and they will not receive any financial support from the archdiocese, the statement said.
Iguabita is serving a 12 to 14 years in prison for raping a 15-year-old girl.
Read the article at US News Article | Reuters.com dated Feb 11, 2005
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