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Diocese of Charlotte
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Charlotte priest assignment sees pushback over ‘credible’ allegations

Does a priest assignment point to broader challenges for the Church?

The Pillar
Jan 16, 2026
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St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Charlotte, N.C. Credit: Nheyob/wikimedia. CC BY SA 4.0

The bishop of Charlotte, North Carolina has faced pushback after reinstating to ministry a priest removed more than five years ago amid allegations of child abuse.

But the case could point to a gap in the Church’s canonical norms for clerics accused of abuse before ordination,…

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