Category Archives: Richard Sipe

Vatican official reportedly pushed back on McCarrick career advances

Posted on September 29, 2018
Posted in Carlo Maria Vigano, Richard Sipe, Theodore McCarrick

[Excerpt] In his letter, [Richard] Sipe claimed that the abuse crisis in the U.S. was a systemic problem, and to drive the point home, he cited examples from both the Archdiocese of Washington, and from St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, … Continue reading →

A.W. Richard Sipe, a Leading Voice on Clergy Sex Abuse, Dies at 85

Posted on August 10, 2018
Posted in Richard Sipe

(NY Times) A. W. Richard Sipe, a researcher, psychotherapist and former priest who spent his life studying the roots of sex abuse within the Roman Catholic Church, becoming one of the subject’s leading experts, died on Wednesday in the La … Continue reading →

No. 2 Leader at St. John’s Abbey Steps Aside on Abuse Claim

Posted on August 21, 2015
Posted in Richard Sipe, Tom Andert

(KSTP – 5) St. John’s Abbey says its No. 2 leader, the Rev. Tom Andert, has stepped aside because of an allegation of a sex crime involving a former student at Saint John’s Preparatory School.

Longtime leader at St. John’s Abbey accused of sex abuse

Posted on August 20, 2015
Posted in Aelred Senna, Bradley Jenniges, David Clohessy, Richard Sipe, Tom Andert

(StarTribune) The Rev. Thomas Andert, the prior at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, has been removed from his leadership position following an allegation of student sex abuse.

Andert Will Attend Reunion This Weekend, His Victim Will Not

Posted on June 25, 2015
Posted in Brennan Maiers, John Klassen, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert

Ben will not be attending his 20-year reunion, however. He committed suicide in December of 2014.

(KARE 11) Settlement May Shed New Light – Video

Posted on May 4, 2015
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Richard Sipe, Robert Blumeyer

COLLEGEVILLE, MN – The recent settlement of a civil lawsuit and an upcoming criminal trial are shedding light on sexual abuse allegations involving monks at St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville.

How Patrick Wall became the Catholic church’s worst nightmare

Posted on March 19, 2014
Posted in John Nienstedt, Kevin McDonough, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Thomas Doyle

Patrick Wall flips through a six-inch-thick binder in a law office that once housed a confessional booth. He’s got whole boxes yet to comb through, each containing several decades’ worth of internal church memos, affidavits, and police reports.

Former Monks Featured in Movie

Posted on February 11, 2013
Posted in Mea Maxima Culpa, Patrick Wall, Pope Benedict XVI, Richard Sipe

Former Saint John’s Abbey monks Pat Wall and A.W. Richard Sipe are featured in the HBO documentary “Mea Maxima Culpa”. The movie premiered on the HBO network on Monday, February 4, 2013. Sipe and Wall discuss clergy abuse, celibacy and coverup … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

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 … Continue reading →

St. John’s Abbot Responds to Sexual Abuse Lawsuit

Posted on June 16, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

(St. Joseph Newsleader) In a statement released on the St. John’s Abbey website last week, Abbot John Klassen said he and other members of the abbey were “shocked” to hear allegations that former Abbot Timothy Kelly, who died last fall, … Continue reading →

SNAP’s Video of Abbot Timothy Kelly Press Conference (Video)

Posted on June 11, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, SNAP, Timothy Kelly

Witness the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth as A.W. Richard Sipe and Patrick J. Wall, both former Benedictine monks and now recognized world-renowned experts on clergy sexual abuse, return home to Minnesota in support of survivors … Continue reading →

Klassen releases statement about sexual abuse claim against former abbot

Posted on June 9, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

“Contrary to Abbot Klassen’s accusations in his statement, we (filed the lawsuit) only because Saint John’s had already been made aware of the charges nearly six months ago and failed to investigate it, respond to it, or disclose it,” Anderson’s … Continue reading →

Jeff Anderson Responds to St. John’s Abbot

Posted on June 9, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Richard Sipe, SG, Timothy Kelly

Having just read the statement [ View ]  released today by Abbot John Klassen on behalf of the Abbey of Saint John’s, I am alarmed and deeply sad.

Lawsuit details abuse of altar boy by former St. John’s abbot

Posted on June 7, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, Michael Ford, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

A.W. Richard Sipe, a former monk at St. John’s who has worked on numerous cases of clergy sex abuse nationwide, said at a news conference Tuesday that he spoke to the man who is alleging the abuse and that there … Continue reading →

Former St. John’s abbot accused of molesting NY teen in ’60s

Posted on June 7, 2011
Posted in Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

(MPR) St. Paul, Minn. — A New York man says a former abbot at Minnesota’s St. John’s Abbey sexually abused him decades ago while he was a parish priest in the Bronx. The Rev. Timothy Kelly later went on to … Continue reading →

New York man sues St. John’s Abbey

Posted on June 7, 2011
Posted in ISTI, Jeff Anderson, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

(AP) ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two former monks at St. John’s Abbey say the monastery fosters a culture of sexual secrecy that comes from the top. Patrick Wall and Richard Sipe joined St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson on Tuesday to announce … Continue reading →

New Lawsuit says Former St. John’s Abbot Timothy Kelly abused altar boy in 1966

Posted on June 6, 2011
Posted in ISTI, Patrick Wall, Richard Sipe, Timothy Kelly

Media Advisory/News Conference Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at 12:30

Timeline & Quotes: Timothy Kelly

Posted on June 5, 2011
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Bahamas, Colegio del Tepeyac, Dan Ward, Dietrich Reinhart, Francisco Schulte, ISTI, Jerome Hanus, Monastic Interreligious Dialogue, Richard Eckroth, Richard Sipe, Thomas Gillespie, Timothy Kelly, Tom Andert

April 20, 1934 – Thomas Daniel Kelly born in Milwaukee, WI Grades 1 – 6: Public Schools in Minneapolis, MN Grades 7 & 8: Annunciation Parish School in Minneapolis, MN High School: St. Thomas Military Academy in St. Paul, MN … Continue reading →

Time to Eliminate ISTI and FCLR

Posted on March 16, 2011
Posted in Dietrich Reinhart, ISTI, Jerome Hanus, John Klassen, PR Machine, Richard Sipe, Roman Paur, Timothy Kelly

The Interfaith Sexual Trauma Institute (“ISTI”) was, and continues to be a public relations tool for St. John’s in Collegeville, Minnesota.  Further, its leadership, including (former) Abbot Timothy Kelly, Br. Dietrich Reinhart, Fr. Roman Paur and (current) Abbot John Klassen have … Continue reading →