The Global Post website reports that Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia announced today (May 5, 2012) that five priests -- "not suitable for ministry" because of substantiated allegations of sexual abuse or other inappropriate conduct -- have been defrocked.
It is the Catholic Church's first action since it suspended 26 priests last year over a grand jury finding that church officials ignored allegations of widespread sex abuse.
The February grand jury report alleged that dozens of priests -- accused with offenses ranging from sexual abuse to inappropriate boundary issues -- were still active in Philadelphia, despite a zero tolerance policy among U.S. bishops.
The report also led to the criminal trial of Monsignor William Lynn, a former top aide at the archdiocese, charged with child endangerment for his handling of abuse complaints from 1992 to 2004, mostly under the late Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua.
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