The Vatican has commissioned an investigation into a recently retired auxiliary bishop, who served as the vicar general in the Diocese of Brooklyn until his retirement Monday. At least one diocesan official has resigned in protest over the handling of the complaint, according to sources in the diocese.
Bishop Raymond Chappetto, 76, whose resignation was announced by the Vatican on March 7, is accused of failing to pass on to the Brooklyn diocesan review board a memo about a priest who had been accused of misconduct. The Vatican has directed the bishop of a New York diocese to investigate, sources in Brooklyn and the Vatican told The Pillar.
A spokesperson for the Diocese of Brooklyn confirmed to The Pillar on Wednesday that a complaint had been made against Chappetto under the norms of Vos estis lux mundi, but said that the diocese “has no knowledge that an investigation has been started.”
“Any Vos estis investigation would be independent of the Diocese of Brooklyn,” the spokesperson said.
According to sources close to the diocese, Chappetto received in September 2020 a memo about a priest who was temporarily out of ministry, and in a treatment program, for an instance of misconduct.
The memo came from a Brooklyn parish pastor who had served with the priest. It warned that the priest had exhibited a pattern of persistently problematic behavior — red flags that suggested the priest would likely continue engaging in boundary and policy violations — and should never be...
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