A Catholic priest under the Diocese of Borongan was expelled from his clerical duties by the Vatican, the diocese announces.
A Catholic priest under the Diocese of Borongan was expelled from his clerical duties by the Vatican, the diocese announced on Sunday.
“Notice is hereby given that the Holy Father Pope Francis has dismissed from the clerical state Pio Cultura Aclon of the Diocese of Borongan,” said the circular signed by Fr. James Abella, Diocese of Borongan Chancellor. “He is, therefore, no longer a cleric and cannot exercise priestly ministry in the Church,” the circular added.
The circular did not state the reason why Aclon was expelled from his priestly duties by the Roman Catholic Church, but according to the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines news website, the Filipino priest was dismissed “over sexual abuse involving minors.”Aclon, in a Facebook post, demanded proof from the diocese that he was indeed dismissed by the Pope.
"I give you 10 days to provide us the letter...I repeat send the letter of Pope Francis to me. Matters like this, are communicated to the concerned individual and not in the social media platform. The social media platform is never part of the procedural process on matters like this.
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