Category Archives: Baldwin Dworschak

10 Years Later, Abbot Klassen Still Hiding Abuse Claims

Posted on May 10, 2016
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Baldwin Dworschak, Desmond O'Conner, John Klassen

In February of 2006, a representative of the Archdiocese of New York called Saint John’s Abbey to report that a former Saint John’s Abbey monk/priest, Father Agustin Cerezo Murillo, had been credibly accused of multiple allegations of sexual abuse while … Continue reading →

Abbey History Minimizes Abuse

Posted on November 12, 2013
Posted in Baldwin Dworschak, Jerome Thiesen, John Eidenschink, John Klassen, Timothy Kelly

In a new 4,200 word history on the Saint John’s Abbey web site [ View ] , a total of 40 words are spent on the sexual abuse scandal.

Abbot Timothy Kelly Elected, Blessed

Posted on January 1, 2003
Posted in Baldwin Dworschak, Jerome Hanus, Jonathan Licari, Melvin Valvano, Timothy Kelly

At the end of the mass Abbot Timothy noted that the shepherd’s staff he had received pointed to the teaching of Saint Benedict that the abbot is “believed to hold the place of Christ in the monastery.” He is taking … Continue reading →