Bishop William Murphy of Rockville Centre in Long Island has instructed a priest in the diocese not to publish an article calling for church officials "tainted".
* Bishop William Murphy William Murphy may refer to: - William Murphy (scientist) William Parry Murphy, (1892–1987), American doctor and Nobel Prize winner
- William Murphy (Irish politician) (1892–1967), Irish Fine Gael TD 1951–1969
of Rockville Centre Rockville Centre, residential village (1990 pop. 24,727), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on SW Long Island; inc. 1893. Molloy College is there. A state park is adjacent to the village. in Long Island has
instructed a priest in the diocese not to publish an article calling for
church officials "tainted" by the sex abuse scandal to resign.
A spokeswoman said that Murphy "didn't silence anyone, he
simply told a priest what canon law canon law, in the Roman Catholic Church, the body of law based on the legislation of the councils (both ecumenical and local) and the popes, as well as the bishops (for diocesan matters). says about things that are published
in the secular media." According to the magazine Newsday, Vincent
Branick, professor of religion at the Catholic University of Dayton The University of Dayton is one of the ten largest Catholic schools in the United States and is the largest of the three Marianist universities in the nation. It is also home to one of the largest campus ministry programs in the world. ,
described the move as "absolutely horrible. To silence discussion
because it is disagreeable is an abuse of power."
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