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Madison Priest Removed After Abuse Allegations
A Madison priest has been laicized after being charged with attempting to meet a minor for sex — an undercover operation — and possessing child pornography. He also faces accusations of inappropriate questioning during confession and groping a woman at a social event. Though initially arrested in August 2023 with no prior misconduct reported, a separate complaint about confession behavior was previously investigated but deemed non-criminal. Showers, who held multiple key roles in the Diocese since 2020, requested his removal, which Pope Leo XIV approved. Bishop Donald Hying called for prayers…
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