Priest in Norrbotten Convicted of Child Pornography – Demoted

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A priest in Norrbotten was sentenced to prison last fall for a serious child pornography offense. On Tuesday, the Luleå Diocese's chapter decided that he may no longer serve as a priest. "He has spoken out, but right now I don't want to go into it," says Bishop Åsa Nyström.

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A priest who has worked in several parishes in Norrbotten and was recently convicted of child pornography has lost the right to call himself a priest, several local media outlets report.

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The Luleå Diocese's chapter decided that the priest who has been sentenced to prison for a serious child pornography offense will lose his right to practice the priesthood. - Depriving a priest of the right to practice the ordination service is the strongest penalty that the chapter can decide on, says Åsa Nyström, bishop of the Luleå Diocese.