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By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register, May 13, 2026

A Vatican-authorized investigation is examining how the Baton Rouge bishop handled misconduct allegations against a parish priest.

The Vatican has authorized an investigation of Baton Rouge Bishop Michael Duca over the way he handled a complaint against a pastor accused of soliciting sex from an adult parishioner and reminiscing over purported past sex acts with boys, according to an official Church communication to a whistleblower.

The bishop was slow to respond to complaints about the pastor and removed him from the parish only after law enforcement was contacted more than 11 weeks after the incident, according to Luke Zumo, a volunteer with the diocese who brought the complaint against the bishop on behalf of a friend who says he was victimized by the pastor. …

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