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Thread #128156   Message #2882074
Posted By: Ed T
08-Apr-10 - 09:15 AM
Thread Name: BS: Clerical child abuse Part 94....
Subject: RE: BS: Clerical child abuse Part 94....
Another interesting perspective from a respective opinion writer, on two Canadian Parishes which have been impacted by RC church abuse....and where the bishops did not meet up to standards of responsibility nor decency..in fact at least one (Bishop Lahey, who recently handled compensation payments was recently charged with bringing child porn to Canada, from the USA).
http://silverdonaldcameron.com/columns/?tag=colin-campbell

A question?What is the RC process to "defrock an ordained priest" and how complex is it?

I ask, because I recently read the following:
"Defrocking a priest, or dismissing them from the priesthood, is difficult, even if sexual abuse is proved in a court case. Canon Law from Rome dictates that ordination, properly received, never becomes invalid. Priests can apply to be laicised, or return to a lay state, for example, if they wish to marry, but circumstances for dismissal must be exceptional.