The Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn has accused Bishop Jamie Gigantierro, who was suspended last year for allowing pop artist Sabrina Carpenter to film a racy video inside a church in Williamsburg, of reportedly mistreating him. He announced that he had been relieved of his “pastoral oversight and governance roles.” $2 million in parish funds. According to NPRGigantiero has been stripped of further duties at Williamsburg's Church of the Annunciation after an investigation revealed a “pattern of serious violations of parish policies and rituals,” including fraudulent financial transfers to a former aide. It was done. Mayor Eric Adams' administrationcurrently under federal corruption investigation.
In a statement released by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn and shared with NPR, Bishop Robert Brennan said Gigantiero had been relieved of his “pastoral oversight and governance role” at the Annunciation of Mary Church in Williamsburg. said that it was done.
Brennan said Gigantiello “mishandled significant amounts of church funds and interfered with the operations of the diocese when he was instructed not to do so.”
The bishop also accused Deacon Dean Dobbins, who was serving as interim administrator of the diocese during the investigation, of “racist and other offensive language” during a private conversation in the church office. However, the conversation was “obviously recorded at the direction of Bishop Gigantiello”. without the consent of the deacon.
“While it was wrong to secretly record Deacon Dobbins, the use of such language by church officials is unacceptable and will not be tolerated,” he added.
Brennan also announced that he had appointed a new administrator, Bishop Witold Mrozzewski, “to protect the public trust and protect the Church's funds.”
“We regret to inform you that an investigation conducted by Alvarez & Marsal LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP revealed evidence of serious violations of diocesan policies and protocols at Our Lady of the Annunciation Parish in Mount Carmel. I think so,” the diocese said. “In order to protect the public trust and protect the Church's funds, I have appointed Bishop Witold Mlodziewski as diocese administrator.”
Although Gigantiello was stripped of his executive powers, he was able to celebrate Mass with the approval of Bishop Mlodziewski. premier christian news Reported.
The internal investigation is based on Sabrina Carpenter's song “feather' was filmed in the church of Gigantiello. The video, which has been viewed more than 100 million times, shows Carpenter killing or witnessing the deaths of several men who abused him. She drives a pink hearse to church and dances around the altar. A short black tutu in front of several pastel colored coffins.
After the music video was released, Brooklyn Bishop Brennan said: catholic news agency He said he was “appalled” to see what was taken at the church.
“The diocese did not follow diocesan policy regarding filming on church grounds, including review of scenes and scripts,” the diocese said in a statement.
Days later, Gigantiello, who has served as the church's pastor for nearly a decade, apologized for his role in “this shameful expression” and said, “I renounce it with all my might.”
“Neither parish officials nor I knew anything provocative was going on inside the church, nor did we know that there would be fake caskets or other funeral paraphernalia in the sanctuary,” Gigantiello said. said. I wrote In a letter to parishioners. “Most of the video was supposed to be shot outdoors near a church, and that's exactly what happened.”
Meanwhile, Carpenter previously said that her team received “Jesus was a carpenter,” he quipped, after getting approval beforehand. Earlier this year, she A shirt with that phrase on it During a Coachella performance.
Photo provided by: ©YouTube/sabrina carpenter
