Bishop Braxton to Revise Statement on Priests Removed from Ministry

BELLEVILLE --A busy Bishop Edward K. Braxton has not gotten around to preparing a revised statement concerning the official fate of Belleville Diocese priests removed from active ministry after being accused of sexually abusing minors, a diocesan spokesman said Thursday.

The Rev. John McEvilly, vicar general, said while Braxton intends to issue the statement eventually...

A single paragraph in the [recent] Vonnahmen statement issued by Braxton on April 23 was confusing, McEvilly has said. It involved references to other priests, who are among 15 priests and a deacon prohibited from ministering to parishioners.

I suppose that SNAP and others are upset that the Bishop is not following their timetables.