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Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, papal nuncio for the Dominican Republic, has been convicted by a church tribunal of sex abuse and has been defrocked. No criminal charges have been filed thus far. (Associated Press)

Holy See defrocks archbishop for sex abuse

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this March 15, 2013, Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, papal nuncio for the Dominican Republic, leads a Mass in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Wesolowski has been convicted by a church tribunal of sex abuse and has been defrocked, the first such sentence handed down against a top papal representative, the Vatican said Friday, June 27, 2014. (AP Photo/Manuel Diaz)

Vatican defrocks high-ranking official in sex abuse scandal

By Meredith Somers - The Washington Times