Timor-Leste archbishop in plea over ex-priest's sex abuse case

Timor-Leste archbishop in plea over ex-priest's sex abuse case
Top churchman calls for priests, religious to respect the Vatican's decision to dismiss Richard Daschbach
Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva's letter to Timor-Leste clergy and religious states that Richard Daschbach is ‘no longer a priest but a layman.’ (Photo: YouTube)
Timor-Leste’s top churchman has called on priests and religious to respect the Vatican's decision to dismiss a priest for sexual abuse and asked them to support his alleged victims in a case currently on trial.
In his July 22 letter to priests, deacons, nuns and seminarians, Archbishop Dom Virgilio do Carmo da Silva of Dili said it was necessary to emphasize the status of Richard Daschbach, a former Divine Word (SVD) priest who was dismissed by the Vatican in 2018.

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