A prominent Jesuit priest has been permanently barred from public
ministry for allegedly improperly touching a minor in the 1980s.
The
Maryland Province of the Jesuits said Tuesday that it removed the Rev.
James Glenn Murray from church work after an investigator hired by the
Roman Catholic order found evidence supporting the allegation.
Murray is
living in a monitored Jesuit residence.
The Jesuits sent notice of their action to dioceses and high schools where Murray has served since his 1979 ordination.
Murray
is a liturgy specialist who helped draft a 1990s document for the U.S.
Conference of Catholic Bishops on African-American worship in the Roman
Catholic Church.
The priest could not be reached for comment.
The
religious order did not release Murray's location, but a spokeswoman
said they would try to reach him.