Ex-Prelate Quit Paying Woman, Church Says

ATLANTA —  Former Atlanta Archbishop Eugene Marino, who resigned after having an affair with Vicki Long, has stopped sending her money, a church spokesman said.

“It is my understanding that he has not sent her any money after the end of July, and he does not intend to send her any of his own money in the future,” Father Peter Dora said Wednesday.

Published reports said Long had received $14,000 in money orders from May through July from the New York town where Marino has been secluded.

As archbishop, Marino was paid $1,500 a month, and he receives the same amount from a pension fund, Dora said. He emphasized that any money sent to Long was Marino’s personal money.

“There are no diocese funds going to her at this time, there will be no money in the future and there will be no settlement on any claims she might make against the archdiocese in this regard,” Dora said.

Marino, 56, was the highest-ranking black Roman Catholic when he resigned in July.