Diocese of Scranton

Pope Benedict XVI OK’d abusive priest in Paraguay, local bishop says

By David Gibson — August 5, 2014
(RNS) A priest with a troubled past in Pennsylvania who resurfaced in Paraguay was "recommended by some cardinals with roles in the Vatican," including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who was elected as Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.

Vatican intervenes to remove a priest in Paraguay accused of sex abuse in US

By Josephine McKenna — July 30, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Carlos Urrutigoity was accused of sexual abuse in a highly publicized lawsuit in Pennsylvania in 2002. He and another priest were suspended amid allegations they had sexually molested students at St. Gregory's Academy.
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