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Fr. Rick Mickey Will Return to Ministry
By Fr. Dennis | February 5, 2005
In a press release dated February 3, 2005, the Bishop of Memphis announced that he will be returning Fr. Richard Mickey to active ministry. The story was also covered in the Memphis Commercial Appeal (registration required) and the Jackson Sun.
Bishop J. Terry Steib, S.V.D. announced Wednesday that he was returning to ministry Father Richard Mickey, pastor of St. Mary Church in Jackson and St. John Church in Brownsville.
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Bishop Steib noted that, after prayerful consideration and in consultation with his advisors, he determined that the allegations of the sexual abuse of a minor levied against Father Mickey were not credible.
His decision was made after he accepted the report of the Diocesan Review Board whose task is to advise the Bishop in his assessment of allegations of sexual abuse of minors and in the Bishop’s determination of suitability for ministry.
Father Mickey will return to the parishes on the weekend of Feb. 19-20, 2005. Bishop Steib will preside at the Liturgy at St. Mary’s at 5:30 p.m. on Sat., Feb. 19. Father Robert Ponticello, E.V., Episcopal Vicar for the Diocese of Memphis, has served as temporary administrator of the parish since Aug. 12, 2004, when Bishop Steib accepted Father Mickey’s request for administrative leave.
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November 28th, 2006 at 11:23 pm
I went to Memphis Catholic H.S. where Father Mickey was our priest. He is a good man and an honest man. He taught me about how to be a good person. I don’t believe any of these allegations against him!
December 3rd, 2006 at 1:49 pm
JP is expressing a legitimate frustration. Whatever wrong a person may have done, the people who are grateful for the GOOD that person may have done are always saddened by something like this. In your attack, DWB, you’re not very sensitive to that. Before you can say, “What about the victims,” I would point out that there are more victims here than your eyes allow you to see.
DWB, since you put a fake email address, and I have no way to contact you, I’ll just leave a comment here.
My blog is not the place for people to criticize my bishop or my diocese with impunity and anonymity. You have the right to do whatever you please, but not here. Do it somewhere else.
(Next time, leave me a real email address, or contact me privately by email so we can communicate.)
As it is, I’m going to delete your comment and close comments on this topic.