{"id":37465,"date":"2025-05-26T23:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=37465"},"modified":"2025-05-26T23:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-26T23:47:10","slug":"priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-augustinians-over-disagreement-with-superior","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/priest-accused-of-sex-abuse-dismissed-from-augustinians-over-disagreement-with-superior\/","title":{"rendered":"Padre acusado de abuso sexual \u00e9 expulso dos Agostinianos devido a \u2018desacordo\u2019 com superior"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The classic coat of arms of the Order of St. Augustine. \/ Credit: NicolasGrisales, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Staff, May 16, 2025 \/ 16:11 pm (CNA). A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after a lengthy \u201cdisagreement\u201d with the order.Father Richard McGrath was allegedly barred from the order \u201cfollowing a prolonged period of disagreement with his direct superior,\u201d according\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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A priest who was accused multiple times of sex abuse, including possession of child pornography, has been dismissed from the Order of St. Augustine reportedly after a lengthy \u201cdisagreement\u201d with the order.Father Richard McGrath was allegedly barred from the order \u201cfollowing a prolonged period of disagreement with his direct superior,\u201d according\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":39647,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-37465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":102748,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/augustinian-priests-st-monica-had-great-interior-strength\/","url_meta":{"origin":37465,"position":0},"title":"Augustinian priests: St. Monica had \u2018great interior strength\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Agosto 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Since the fourth century, Christians have revered St. Monica, the mother of Church Father St. Augustine, as a woman of unwavering faith in God.In an interview with EWTN News reporter Valentina Di Donato, two Augustinian priests living in Rome explained why the woman they refer to as their \u201cgrandmother\u201d continues to be a source of hope and inspiration, especially for Catholic wives and mothers.Augustinian Father Angelo Di Berardino, who has worked and lived at the Augustinian International College of Santa\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":38024,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/who-is-the-patron-saint-of-pope-leo-xivs-final-vows\/","url_meta":{"origin":37465,"position":1},"title":"Who is the patron saint of Pope Leo XIV\u2019s final vows?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Maio 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV and St. Nicholas of Tolentine. \/ Credit: Daniel Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez\/EWTN News; Province of Our Mother of Good Counsel of the Augustinian Order Lima Newsroom, May 20, 2025 \/ 09:21 am (CNA). 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His crimes, committed between 1999 and 2020, involved three victims, two of whom were minors when Zacharias began abusing them.Konrad\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/1720763620_shutterstock_284987897.jpg?fit=900%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":51985,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/california-catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s\/","url_meta":{"origin":37465,"position":3},"title":"California Catholic priest arrested on charges of child sex abuse dating to 1990s","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Junho 21, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Father Theodore Gabrielli, SJ. \/ Credit: San Luis Obispo County Sheriff\u2019s Office CNA Staff, Jun 18, 2025 \/ 12:27 pm (CNA). A priest in California has been arrested and charged with acts of child sex abuse that reportedly occurred through the 1990s.&nbsp; Police arrested Father Theodore Gabrielli last week on charges of aggravated sexual assault of a minor, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff\u2019s Office said in a post on X on Tuesday.&nbsp; Authorities identified three alleged male victims of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"California Catholic priest arrested on charges of child sex abuse dating to 1990s","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/California-Catholic-priest-arrested-on-charges-of-child-sex-abuse-dating-to-1990s.webp?fit=800%2C457&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":52294,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/pt\/learn\/widow-mother-of-4-nuns-and-a-priest-takes-perpetual-vows\/","url_meta":{"origin":37465,"position":4},"title":"Widow, mother of 4 nuns and a priest, takes perpetual vows","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Julho 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Sister Maria Zhang made her perpetual vows as an Augustinian Recollect on May 13, 2025. \/ Credit: Diocese of Salamanca Madrid, Spain, Jun 20, 2025 \/ 10:29 am (CNA). Sister Maria Zhang Yue Chun made her perpetual vows on May 13 at the convent of the Augustinian Recollects in Vitigudino, Salamanca province, Spain. Her prioress, Sister Berta, said she is \u201can example\u201d for her community. Born in Shangqiu, Henan province, China, Maria lived without any connection to Catholicism. 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