THORNWOOD, N.Y. — A popular, telegenic Legionaries of Christ priest who has appeared over the years as a church analyst for CNN, CBS, ABC and Fox News has been removed from public ministry after admitting he had a relationship with a woman “a number of years ago” and fathered her child.
In a May 15 statement, Father Luis Garza, director of the order’s North American territory, announced that Father Thomas D. Williams, “after consultation with his superiors, will undergo a period of reflection, prayer and atonement without public ministry.”