Vatican reinstated abusive Pa. priest, expressed ‘gratitude’ to another
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FILE – Pope John Paul II arrives for the vigil at the Cherry Creek State Park Mass site in Aurora, Colo., on Aug. 14, 1993. A grand jury report shows that in March 1993, an order from Pope John Paul II’s Vatican directed that the Rev. Anthony J. Cipolla reinstated as a “priest in good standing” after he was removed from the clergy following multiple sexual abuse allegations. (AP Photo/Jeff Robbins)
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