Sentence examples for remove from ministry from inspiring English sources
But Bishop Gregory said there was still division among the bishops about whether it is always right to remove from ministry those priests accused of abuse that took place long ago, if their behavior since then has been above reproach.
The policy's cornerstone, which stirred great debate among the bishops at the time, was a commitment to remove from ministry every priest credibly accused of abuse even once, a tenet referred to as "zero tolerance".
The advances we have made in trying to overcome the problem of the sexual abuse of children and young people have not been so quickly reported -- more stringent screening of seminary candidates, seminary formation that makes healthy development a major goal and procedures to remove from ministry those who have proven a threat to children and young people.
Meeting in Dallas in the summer of 2002, the American bishops adopted a stronger set of canonical norms requiring bishops to report all criminal allegations to the secular authorities, and to permanently remove from ministry priests facing even one credible accusation of abuse.
In some dioceses, like Chicago and Detroit, years of controversy may be ahead as priests removed from ministry prepare to appeal their removal in church courts.
At least eight priests have been removed from ministry for abuse allegations.
Seven priests have been removed from ministry as a result of the investigation.
The diocese declined to identify the priest, but said he was removed from ministry more than a decade ago.
In a June meeting in Dallas, the bishops adopted a "zero tolerance" policy under which abusive priests must be removed from ministry and barred from wearing religious garb.
The new rules say that priests who are found not guilty might still be removed from ministry if the bishop still considered them a danger to children.
Should such priests be removed from ministry even if it can be shown that they pose no discernible threat to young people in the future?
