Past US Amb. to Vatican to Leave Univ. of Dayton; Accused of Sexual Demands, to Teach at Loyola U.

A theology professor -- who is a former U.S. ambassador to the Vatican -- is moving from one Roman Catholic university to another after an investigation found it likely that he sexually harassed a married couple where he now works, the Inside Higher Ed website reports today (May 5, 2014).

Miguel Diaz -- who was President Obama's representative to the Holy See from 2009 to 2012 -- was found to have likely engaged in "unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature" toward a married couple who were his colleagues at the University of Dayton, according to a confidential letter written by Dayton's provost.

The married couple -- husband and wife professors who teach in the humanities -- accused Diaz of making various sexual requests and references to sexually explicit feelings. The suggestion that a Catholic theologian suggested an adulterous encounter involving both another man and another woman and that he made unwelcome requests of fellow academics could be problematic for Diaz, a Catholic theologian, who is a married father of four.

Diaz served as ambassador during the reign of Pope Benedict XVI and maintains a high profile. Diaz and his wife -- a fellow academic -- are both expected to soon leave Dayton for Loyola University in Chicago, also a Catholic institution of higher learning.