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Maine priest laicized, years after suspension
July 30, 2024
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CWN Editor's Note: Anthony Cipolie, who was dismissed from priestly ministry in the Diocese of Portland, Maine, in 2020 after revelations of an affair with a female parishioner, has been laicized by the Vatican.
The former priest, who was ordained in 2017, had requested laicization, the diocese disclosed. He had been charged with manipulating a vulnerable woman into a sexual relationship—a charge that he has denied.
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