Thursday, November 27, 2025

Pope removes former Homewood priest accused of sexual misconduct with teen he met at strip club

Pope Leo XIV has granted a request to remove clergy credentials from a former Homewood priest accused of sexual misconduct, according to a statement released today by Bishop Steven Raica, head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham.

Robert Sullivan, 61, announced Aug. 2 that he was taking personal leave from his duties as pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Homewood beginning Aug. 4.

On Aug. 13, Raica said that Sullivan was suspended and being investigated for a relationship with a woman alleged to have begun when she was 17.