Fr. Othmar Hohmann… 3rd Victim Comes Forward

Posted on October 7, 2011
Posted in Othmar Hohmann, Pedophilia, St. Joseph Parish

A third victim of Fr. Othmar Hohmann called this afternoon to share her story of sexual misconduct by the Saint John’s Abbey monk.

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Regents endorse plan to split SJU from abbey

Posted on October 7, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Robert Koopmann

“The university will remain as a major educational and pastoral work of the abbey, and the monks of St. John’s will remain a vital part of the university.”

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Listen with the Ear of Your Heart

Posted on September 19, 2011
Posted in Eric Pohlman, Geoffrey Fecht, Isaiah Frederick, Matthew Luft, Nickolas Becker, St. John's Bible, Theophane Windschitl

Brother Eric [Pohlman] grew up near Toledo, Ohio, attended college at the University of Dayton, and recently received his Masters in Building and Maintenance Engineering at Ohio State University.

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Abbey requests Schulte’s files remain private

Posted on September 18, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford

(SC Times) The attorneys representing St. John’s Abbey, St. John’s Prep School, the Order of St. Benedict and the Rev. Francisco Schulte are asking a Stearns County judge to keep secret any documents, information or evidence that they turn over in a clergy sex-abuse lawsuit.

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Fr. Tupa’s Wish Comes True

Posted on September 17, 2011
Posted in Jerome Tupa, Pat Marker

The final point in my complaint is that the advisor to the Record should be admonished and then replaced. – Email from Fr. Jerome Tupa, May 4, 2011

This fall, Record advisor Patty Candella was replaced by Kelly Smith.

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The Catholic Church’s Secret Sex-Crime Files

Posted on September 17, 2011
Posted in Richard Sipe

Even many of those who wind up being ordained fail to maintain their chastity: According to a 1990 study by psychologist [Former Saint John’s Abbey Monk] Richard Sipe, only half of all priests adhere to their vows of celibacy. It is not just the sex-abuse epidemic the church seeks to deny, but sex itself.

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Abbot Kelly Covered Up Misconduct by Fr. Andert

Posted on September 17, 2011
Posted in Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert

Andert had a great deal to drink and told the parents that his new assignment was his “perfect dream job.” And it was…“to be a prefect in a college dorm; have his desk across from the door of the showers where he could watch the young tight white asses of the boys going in and out.”

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The Saint John’s Bible: Final Pages Unveiled

Posted on September 17, 2011
Posted in John Klassen, Robert Koopmann, St. John's Bible

“There were times when we thought this day would never come, but we’d absolutely do it again because it’s such a great work of both art and spirituality, and it’s capable of profoundly moving the people who use it and see it,” – Fr. Bob Koopmann

[Webmaster’s Note: Now that Saint John’s Abbey has completed this massive public relations stunt, perhaps they will spend an equal amount of energy working toward full disclosure of all misconduct by members of their community.]

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Serial killer Rivera still awaiting final judgment

Posted on September 11, 2011
Posted in Francisco Schulte, San Antonio Abad

Updates come in the mail every few months on letterhead from the Georgia attorney general’s office. But, they rarely say anything new the family of a slain army sargeant cares to hear about death row inmate Reinaldo Rivera.

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Former fire-eating circus performer finds new calling as St. John’s monk

Posted on September 9, 2011
Posted in Paul-Vincent Niebauer, PR Machine

COLLEGEVILLE — A fire-eating monk isn’t something visitors to St. John’s University see every day. After all, not many monks have a circus background.

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Seven Sunday Celebrants (Backous)

Posted on September 1, 2011
Posted in Tim Backous

According to Father Timothy Backous, “The Basilica is simply one of the best parishes in the United States,” he says. “I cannot tell you how privileged I am to be able to preside and preach in this community. I think if every parish aspired to be like The Basilica, the church wouldn’t have enough parishes to hold all the people. It is welcoming, generous, hard working, caring and liturgically superior to anything else in the American church.”

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Churches full of sinners, of course

Posted on September 1, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Jerome Thiesen, Visiting Monk/Priest

Two sexual molestation lawsuits against yet another Catholic institution surfaced late this summer. Bede Parry was a priest and director for a boys’ choir at Conception Abbey in Conception, Mo., about 17 miles southeast of Maryville. While supervising a boys’ choir camp in 1987, he allegedly engaged in sexual relations with a minor.

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More Misconduct From Fr. Dan Ward

Posted on August 20, 2011
Posted in Dan Ward

Fr. Dan Ward believed that a well-rounded and mature monastic needed to have an open-minded view of sexuality. The conversation started to become more physical as he began to be aroused by the topic.

I rejected his advances and strong sexual initiatives.

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Three More Fr. Dan Ward Victims

Posted on August 16, 2011
Posted in Dan Ward

When news of the abuse scandal broke twenty years ago, Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota chose Fr. Dan Ward as its public voice. [ View 1991 Coverage ]

Today, we know that Fr. Dan Ward has at least three alleged victims. Information provided by credible sources suggests that there may be many, many more.

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Misconduct by Fr. Mel Taylor

Posted on August 1, 2011
Posted in Mel Taylor

Fr. Mel Taylor used his master key to enter my locked dorm room without my permission. Looking back, I am certain that Fr. Mel knew I was in the room and in my bed enjoying some “private time.” I believe this to be true because he unlocked my door, entered, locked the door and was sitting on my bed … before I was even able to fully pull up my underwear.

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Late 1960’s… Three Abusive Priests at St. Anselm in the Bronx

Posted on July 27, 2011
Posted in Agustin Cerezo, Harold Fuchs, Howard Oaks, Patrick Wall, Paul Richards, Richard Sipe, St. Anselm (Bronx), Timothy Kelly
[Note: Since the New York Post article regarding former Abbot Timothy Kelly (below) was published on June 7, 2011, other stories of abuse and misconduct have been shared. “Fr. Tim,” as Timothy Kelly was known in the late 60’s wasn’t the only abusive priest at St. Anselm. Fr. Howard Oaks Mossier and Fr. Agustin Cerezo were reportedly also abusing CYO members, altar boys and other vulnerable targets. Fr. Harold Fuchs also served in the Bronx.] ..

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Second lawsuit filed against Conception Abbey

Posted on July 21, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Conception Abbey, Jerome Thiesen, Rene McGraw, Roman Paur, Visiting Clergy/Professors, Visiting Monk/Priest
[Webmaster’s Note: The misconduct in this new lawsuit began in 1982. It should be noted that Bede Parry, the monk named in this lawsuit, engaged in misconduct with a St. John’s student in 1981 [ View ] while attending the St. John’s School of Theology and living with the monks at St. John’s Abbey. The lawsuit mentions former St. John’s Abbot John Klassen and refers to two other monks at St. John’s who knew of misconduct by Parry. Those monks were Fr. Rene McGraw and Fr. Roman Paur. Both interacted with Bede Parry and his St. John’s victim.]

(Kansas City Star) A second lawsuit has been filed against a northwest Missouri abbey alleging cover-up of sexual abuse by a former monk who directed its boys’ choir in the 1980s.

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Regarding Bede Parry

Posted on July 10, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Conception Abbey, Jerome Hanus

There is considerable information on this web site regarding visiting monk Bede Parry and the coverup of his misconduct by both St. John’s Abbey personnel and Abbot Jerome Hanus of Conception Abbey.

All articles and posts regarding Bede Parry on this web site: View

St. John’s role in the coverup:  View

Additional information regarding Bede Parry, Conception Abbey, Katharine Jefferts Schori and the Episcopal Church can be found at http://www.conceptionabbeyabuse.com

St. John’s Abbey vocations increasing; 13 men in formation

Posted on July 8, 2011
Posted in Eric Pohlman, Paul-Vincent Niebauer, PR Machine

Brother Eric Pohlman, a 29-year-old junior monk at the abbey, first heard about St. John’s through seeing the abbey church in a book about architecture. A native of Delphos, Ohio, he felt called to Benedictine living and sought out St. John’s because it was a larger community with various employment opportunities, interesting architecture and a reputable history in liturgy renewal and ecumenical dialogue. He also feels good about the way St. John’s has addressed and handled sexual abuse allegations when they have been made against monks.

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Male victims of abuse need help, support

Posted on July 2, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Opinion, Victim Support, Visiting Clergy/Professors, Visiting Monk/Priest

Another accusation, another cover-up, another betrayal, another lawsuit — as reported in the June 24 Times, “Former St. Cloud bishop accused of abuse cover-up.”

The news details the claimed lack of effective action demonstrated by religious hierarchy who were aware of monk Bede Parry’s inappropriate sexual behavior with several students about 30 years ago.

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