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Report: Wayne Priest Suspended After Allowing Accused Ex-Pastor at Function

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson suspended Monsignor Chris Di Lella of Our Lady of the Valley Parish Friday, report says.

A popular priest at the Our Lady of the Valley Parish in Wayne was suspended Friday by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson, NorthJersey.com reported.

According to the report, Monsignor Chris Di Lella was suspended after letting a former priest of the Newark Archdiocese, John Capparelli, who was accused of sexually abusing children, attend a family church event last week, the report said.

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