World news – Joe Biden’s Jesuit inauguration priest is being investigated for « inconsistent » behavior

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The second Catholic President of America, Joe Biden, attended mass in the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle before his inauguration in January.

Kevin O’Brien, the Jesuit priest who led Joe Biden’s inauguration service back in January, is being investigated on unspecified allegations that include conversations allegedly inconsistent with the tradition of the Order. The news was announced in a statement from the Board of Trustees of Santa Clara University, of which O’Brien has been president since July 2019.

« The Jesuit Provincial Office recently received reports of Father O’Brien’s behavior in adulthood, which consisted primarily of conversations that may not be compatible with established Jesuit protocols and boundaries, « Chairman John Sobrato wrote in a statement.

Santa Clara University is a private Jesuit institution in California with an annual enrollment rate of around 5,000 students. California Governor Gavin Newsom and former Head of State Jerry Brown are among his alumni.

O’Brien entered the Jesuit Order in 1996 after taking American citizenship eight years earlier. He had a career in law and education before being ordained a priest in 2006. He then became a friend of the Biden family.

Tracey Primrose, spokeswoman for the Western Province of the Jesuits, did not provide specific details about the probe, but said that « Jesuits are subject to a professional code of conduct, » which means that her department of the The Society of Jesus examines allegations that “may violate or compromise between established boundaries. “

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