‘Heartthrob’ Priest Removed From Priesthood, Months After He Married 18-Year-Old He Ran Away With
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Pope Francis has formally removed an Alabama priest who ran off to Italy with an 18-year-old woman and later returned to the United States and married her. The priest, Alex Crow, requested the process, called laicization, the Archdiocese of Mobile said in a statement. The Archdiocese of Mobile removed Crow from his post last summer …