Edward J. Arsenault III, a former monsignor and the face of the Roman
Catholic Diocese of Manchester in the early 2000s when it was rocked by a
sexual abuse scandal involving priests and children, has been formally
dismissed from the priesthood.
On Friday, the diocese announced that Pope Francis has stripped Arsenault of his clerical duties. “By virtue of this decree, Edward J. Arsenault has no faculties to act, function, or present himself as a priest,” the diocese stated. The action also dispenses him “from all obligations subsequent to sacred ordination, including that of celibacy.”
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On Friday, the diocese announced that Pope Francis has stripped Arsenault of his clerical duties. “By virtue of this decree, Edward J. Arsenault has no faculties to act, function, or present himself as a priest,” the diocese stated. The action also dispenses him “from all obligations subsequent to sacred ordination, including that of celibacy.”
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