Father Curtis Wehmeyer has apparently been defrocked by the Vatican.
The recklessness and callousness shown by Twin Cities Catholic officials
in this case is among the most egregious that we've seen in the past
decade.
This move is a decades-late drop in the bucket. When church officials defrock predator priests, it's less about safeguarding kids. It's more about church damage control. Still, we are grateful that Wehmeyer has been ousted from the priesthood. Without that Roman collar and the respect that accompanies it, he will find it a bit harder to win the trust of parents, gain access to kids, and sexually assault them after he is released from prison.
http://www.snapnetwork.org/mn_notorious_mn_predator_wehmeyer
This move is a decades-late drop in the bucket. When church officials defrock predator priests, it's less about safeguarding kids. It's more about church damage control. Still, we are grateful that Wehmeyer has been ousted from the priesthood. Without that Roman collar and the respect that accompanies it, he will find it a bit harder to win the trust of parents, gain access to kids, and sexually assault them after he is released from prison.
http://www.snapnetwork.org/mn_notorious_mn_predator_wehmeyer