Christopher R. Clay was credibly accused of sexual contact with a minor, prohibited from acting as a priest in 2004 and moved to Texas to continue preaching The Vatican defrocked a former priest from the Diocese of Scranton who the church said was credibly accused of sexually abusing a minor, the diocese said this month. Christopher R. Clay, 62, petitioned Pope Leo XIV for dispensation from the clerical state in March, which the pope granted Jul…
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BishopAccountability.org - Documenting the Catholic Sexual Abuse and Financial Crisis - Data on bish broke the news8 days ago on Tuesday, August 25, 2026.