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Priests who leave public ministry often leave behind a trail of bewildered souls seeking understanding and resolution. The recent public episode involving the soon-to-be-laicized Father Alex Crow of the Archdiocese of Mobile is one such scenario.
Father Crow’s departure from Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile, Alabama, with Taylor Victoria Harrison, a June 2023 McGill-Toolen Catholic High School graduate, was shrouded in mystery. Together they fled to Italy, leaving many deeply perturbed. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi suspended Father Crow in July.
The couple recently returned to the United States and were civilly married. OSV News has confirmed that, while Father Crow’s case is pending, Archbishop Rodi expects Alex Crow to be laicized.
Harrison’s family has repeatedly expressed concerns that the young woman was groomed by the priest while he ministered to students at McGill-Toolen. And while the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and the Mobile County District Attorney closed investigations surrounding Crow and Harrison’s departure, Mobile attorney Christine Hernandez, who represents Harrison’s family, plans to continue her investigation.
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Father Crow’s departure from Corpus Christi Parish in Mobile, Alabama, with Taylor Victoria Harrison, a June 2023 McGill-Toolen Catholic High School graduate, was shrouded in mystery. Together they fled to Italy, leaving many deeply perturbed. Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi suspended Father Crow in July.
The couple recently returned to the United States and were civilly married. OSV News has confirmed that, while Father Crow’s case is pending, Archbishop Rodi expects Alex Crow to be laicized.
Harrison’s family has repeatedly expressed concerns that the young woman was groomed by the priest while he ministered to students at McGill-Toolen. And while the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office and the Mobile County District Attorney closed investigations surrounding Crow and Harrison’s departure, Mobile attorney Christine Hernandez, who represents Harrison’s family, plans to continue her investigation.
Young priests leaving ministry
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Tragic sagas should prompt us to support our priests
What faithful Catholic today cannot name a young priest who, for one reason or another, departed from public ministry just a few years following ordination? And what can be done about it?
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