The Miami Herald
03 May 2012
Catholic clergy members depart from Cardinal O’Hara High School Wednesday, May 2, 2012, in Springfield, Pa. Hundreds of Roman Catholic priests have been called to a sudden meeting with their archbishop, as 23 priests suspended over sex-abuse allegations await their fate. Archbishop Charles Chaput has said he hoped to announce the outcome of the latest priest-abuse investigations this spring.
Matt Rourke / AP Photo
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — Roman Catholic Archbishop Charles Chaput (SHAP’-yoo) plans to update the Philadelphia archdiocese Friday on the fate of about two dozen priests suspended over child sex-abuse allegations.
The priests have been in limbo during an internal church investigation that took more than a year.
A person close to the process, speaking on condition of anonymity, tells The Associated Press that Chaput plans to announce the outcome of at least some of the investigations Friday. The person is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.
Chaput discussed the findings with hundreds of Philadelphia priests at a meeting Wednesday.
His announcement will come midway through the criminal trial of a former church official charged with child endangerment for his handling of abuse complaints.