Reports from Samoa say there have been two priests suspended for alleged misconduct.
It has been reported that one of the priests is facing allegations he had had a sexual relationship with a young woman parishioner, a claim he denies.
According to Le Weekender, the leader of the Catholic Church in Samoa, Archbishop Alapati Mataeiliga is leading a ifoga or traditional reconciliation ceremony to the village.
The second priest is said to has said to have been suspended for disobeying church orders that he end a business arrangement with a woman of the parish.
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