Pending the outcome, Father Curran said he intended to continue teaching.

The university wants to bar Father Curran from teaching theology.

Father Curran, a 56-year-old native of Rochester, said he took this public role to keep people from leaving the church.

Father Curran has not been dismissed by the university.

The university suspended Father Curran from teaching while it looked into the case.

Father Curran could not be reached for comment at his home or office.

Father Curran has been suspended from all teaching at the university in Washington.

Father Curran, the committee stated, should remain a tenured faculty member and be able to teach in his own field.

Father Curran, in a statement released by his attorneys, said he would not appeal.

Father Curran began teaching at the university in 1965.