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Article Category: 2007 January
Description: A Roman Catholic priest who's in prison for raping a teenage boy in the 1980s has been defrocked by the Vatican, the Boston Arc
Article originally prepared on : 05 February 2007
PaulWilliam Hurley, of Sandwich, can no longer perform public ministry,except for offering absolution to the dying, and will not receivefinancial support from the archdiocese, the archdiocese said in astatement. Hurleywas placed on administrative leave in 2001 after the allegation ofsexual misconduct. He was convicted in June of repeatedly raping a15-year-old South Boston boy in 1987 and 1988 in the rectory of BlessedSacrament Parish in Cambridge, where Hurley was assigned. Hurley was sentenced in July to four years in prison. Churchlaw requires that priests be permanently removed from ministry if anact of sexual abuse of a minor is admitted or proven through a churchinvestigation. BostonCardinal Sean O'Malley said in a statement that he knew theannouncement about Hurley "may bring renewed grief and pain" to thosewho've been abused by priests. "Iagain apologize for the suffering you and your families have endured,"O'Malley said. "I remain committed to providing support for counselingand pastoral care to all who have been harmed by clergy sexual abuse." If you wish to keep this article alive in the Internet Archive simply click the link below.
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