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An Oakland County judge ruled that there is enough evidence against a former priest to send him to trial for criminal sexual conduct charges, according to Attorney General Dana Nessel.

A former priest has been ordered to spend eight to 15 years in prison in connection with the sexual abuse of teens in the 1980s in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula.

The Michigan Court of Appeals says a priest who criticized a teenager’s suicide during his funeral is protected by the religion clauses of the First Amendment.

A former Michigan priest will serve several years in prison after pleading guilty to four criminal sexual conduct charges.

DEARBORN, Mich. – The pastor of a Roman Catholic church in suburban Detroit is apologizing after a fellow priest likened Black Lives Matter to the people responsible for the 9/11 attacks. Paul Graney's homily Saturday created "division, anger, confusion and chaos,” the Rev. “As your pastor, I want to assure you that at Divine Child we love and respect all persons. Graney said it’s "very good” that BLM’s website says it works for justice for Blacks, but that's where his praise ended. And they would have done it if they could,” said Graney, who has been a priest since 2016.

UTICA, Mich. A Metro Detroit Catholic priest got an unwelcome and startling bit of news earlier this month. After emailing the question to one of his seminary instructors about the situation the word came back it was invalid. Because the deacon who did the baptism did not use the properly approved words the rest of the priests spiritual life has been deemed non-existent. But in a couple of weeks time the Archdiocese of Detroit saw to it that he received all the sacraments officially. Anyone concerned about their own personal situation is encouraged to contact the Archdiocese of Detroit.

DETROIT A priest from Grosse Pointe Parks St. Ambrose Parish has gone viral after blessing churchgoers with holy water from a squirt gun during Easter. Father Tim Pelc told Buzzfeed News that he wanted to find a way to safely continue the tradition of blessing Easter baskets amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. May 17, 2020: Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 51,142; Death toll now at 4,891The original idea was to do something for the kids of the parish, Pelc told BuzzFeed News. The parish posted photos to their Facebook page showing Pelc wearing a protective mask, shield and gloves as churchgoers lined up in their vehicles the Saturday before Easter. Its an internet law: once a post or photo about you goes viral, you must end up in a meme.