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Report: Westwood Pastor In Sexual Misconduct Probe Part Of 'Gay Subculture,' Priests Claim Report: Westwood Pastor In Sexual Misconduct Probe Part Of 'Gay Subculture,' Priests Claim
Report: Westwood Pastor In Sexual Misconduct Probe Part Of 'Gay Subculture,' Priests Claim The Rev. Jim Weiner of St. Andrew's Church in Westwood hosted cocktail parties attended by known homosexual priests from the Archiocese of Newark, several priests claim in a published report. Weiner -- who has taken a leave of absence as pastor amid a renewed sexual misconduct investigation -- “has a reputation among the clergy, dating back to his time in the seminary, for active homosexuality,” the priests reportedly told Catholic News Agency (CNA). It was all part of a subculture that existed while former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick was the archdiocese’s archbishop, as well as under his s…

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Another North Jersey Priest Takes Leave Of Absence Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation Another North Jersey Priest Takes Leave Of Absence Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation
Another North Jersey Priest Takes Leave Of Absence Amid Sexual Misconduct Investigation A second North Jersey priest has taken a leave of absence from his parish amid a renewed sexual misconduct investigation. Rev. Jim Weiner of St. Andrew's Church in Westwood stepped away from his position after church officials announced they would be reopening an investigation from nearly 15 years ago, Archdiocese of Newark spokesman Jim Goodness said. Weiner had intended to tell the community this weekend, Goodness said. An investigation by the Archdiocese of Newark was continuing into the actions of the Rev. Gerald Sudol at St. Francis of Assisi Church -- formerly of Ridgefield Park -- fo…

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Ex-Ridgefield Park Priest Takes Leave After Onetime Altar Boy Describes Sex Abuse Ex-Ridgefield Park Priest Takes Leave After Onetime Altar Boy Describes Sex Abuse
Ex-Ridgefield Park Priest Takes Leave After Onetime Altar Boy Describes Sex Abuse UPDATE: A no-holds-barred account of sex abuse has gotten a once-popular Ridgefield Park priest removed from his current position. An investigation by the Archdiocese of Newark was continuing into the allegations against the Rev. Gerald Sudol at St. Francis of Assisi Church following an online column by village native Ed Hanratty that went viral, a spokesman for the diocese said. Sudol took a leave of absence as reverend in residence at Our Lady of Czestochowa Catholic Church in Jersey City while the investigation proceeds, said the spokesman, Jim Goodness. Another local priest -- the Rev.…

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by Jerry DeMarco