Accused priest back at diocese, has no standing
Steubenville, Ohio --
A Catholic priest who was imprisoned on a charge of sexual indecency in Wyoming has returned to a religious community in Waterford, but the Diocese of Steubenville said he cannot work as a priest.
Anthony Jablonowski came to Waterford in 1991 from the Cheyenne, Wyo., diocese in 1991 to establish a religious order called the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in the rural area of Waterford in Washington County, Ohio.
He agreed to a plea in April 2004 in Wyoming for taking indecent liberties with a teenager and was sentenced to 15 months to seven years in prison.
He waived a parole hearing in February but was released from prison in Wyoming and has returned to the Carmelite farm in Waterford.
Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Steubenville remained firm in his stance, announced prior to Jablonowski's jailing in Wyoming, that the man cannot function as a priest.
A statement issued by the diocese today said Jablonowski called Conlon at the diocesan chancery offices Friday.
"Bishop Conlon has made it clear all along that Anthony Jablonowski was to have no association with the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, nor to reside on their property," the diocese stated.
Read the article at The Herald-Star Dated July 28, 2005
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A Catholic priest who was imprisoned on a charge of sexual indecency in Wyoming has returned to a religious community in Waterford, but the Diocese of Steubenville said he cannot work as a priest.
Anthony Jablonowski came to Waterford in 1991 from the Cheyenne, Wyo., diocese in 1991 to establish a religious order called the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate in the rural area of Waterford in Washington County, Ohio.
He agreed to a plea in April 2004 in Wyoming for taking indecent liberties with a teenager and was sentenced to 15 months to seven years in prison.
He waived a parole hearing in February but was released from prison in Wyoming and has returned to the Carmelite farm in Waterford.
Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of the Diocese of Steubenville remained firm in his stance, announced prior to Jablonowski's jailing in Wyoming, that the man cannot function as a priest.
A statement issued by the diocese today said Jablonowski called Conlon at the diocesan chancery offices Friday.
"Bishop Conlon has made it clear all along that Anthony Jablonowski was to have no association with the Carmelite Missionaries of Mary Immaculate, nor to reside on their property," the diocese stated.
Read the article at The Herald-Star Dated July 28, 2005
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1 Comments:
I know this man personally and doubt the validity of this accusation. It is a great tragedy that we have lost such a spiritual bastion from being able to carry on his priestly duties. I have watched him bring tears to the eyes of congregations to which he was preaching. In my mind, clearly the Holy Spirit, uses him as an instrument. sj
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