Category Archives: John Kinney

Suit says St. Luke clergy treatment center failed to protect victims

Posted on November 19, 2013
Posted in Fran Hoefgen, Jeff Anderson, John Kinney, Patrick Wall, St. Luke's

(Star Tribune) Lawyers filed suit Tuesday morning in St. Paul against a Catholic-run treatment facility that cared for an abusive priest who then was sent to a new parish where he allegedly targeted a 10-year-old boy for years of repeated … Continue reading →

Newly appointed St. Cloud bishop spent years in Alaska dealing with past clergy abuse

Posted on September 24, 2013
Posted in Donald Kettler, John Kinney, John Klassen, SNAP

A bishop who has spent recent years in Alaska dealing with the repercussions of decades-old clergy sexual abuse has been appointed to lead the Diocese of St. Cloud.

SNAP: Sex abuse victim wants priest to apologize and resign

Posted on January 23, 2013
Posted in Carlo Maria Vigano, Dan Ward, David Clohessy, Dunstan Moorse, John Kinney, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann

A clergy sex abuse victim has written a letter about suspected predators to 1,100 Minnesota Catholic parishioners, but their pastor claims the letter is “libelous.” In response, the victim is urging top church officials to oust the pastor for lying … Continue reading →

Letter to Bishop (and Pope’s Rep) re Tupa, Ward and Hohmann

Posted on January 17, 2013
Posted in Carlo Maria Vigano, Dan Ward, Jerome Tupa, John Kinney, John Klassen, Othmar Hohmann

Father Tupa knowingly lied to a congregation of Catholics attending mass in a diocesan building. Father Tupa knowingly defamed me. Father Tupa proved that he is willing go to any length, including slander, to cover-up decades of misconduct by members of … Continue reading →

Letter: Sexual Misconduct and the Church of Saint Joseph, MN

Posted on January 9, 2013
Posted in Aloysius Michels, Dunstan Moorse, Jerome Tupa, John Kinney, John Klassen, Matthew Feeney, Michael Weber, Othmar Hohmann, St. Joseph Parish, Thomas Gillespie

[Webmaster’s Note: The following letter was mailed via US Mail on January 7 and January 8 to over 1100 families in St. Joseph, Minnesota. It is a followup to an article on this web site dated July 19, 2010. The … Continue reading →

Ward and Taylor Under Investigation

Posted on October 10, 2012
Posted in CLSA, Dan Ward, John Kinney, John Klassen, Mel Taylor

Father Dan Ward, OSB and Father Mel Taylor OSB, both priests/monks from Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA) are under investigation following claims of sexual and other misconduct. The investigations were commissioned with the knowledge of Abbot John Klassen … Continue reading →

Letter to CLSA regarding Dan Ward Investigation

Posted on October 8, 2012
Posted in CLSA, Dan Ward, John Kinney, John Klassen, Sharon Euart

[Webmaster’s Note: Sr. Sharon Euart is the Executive Coordinator of the Canon Law Society of America (CLSA) and serves of Board of Directors of the Resource Center for Religious Institutes (RCRI) where Father Dan Ward, OSB serves as Executive Director. Sr. Sharon … Continue reading →

Father Mel Taylor Confronted at Mass, Leaves Bahamas

Posted on June 25, 2012
Posted in Bahamas, John Kinney, John Klassen, Mel Taylor, Timothy Kelly

Father Mel Taylor reportedly left the Bahamas on Monday, June 4, 2012, a day after he was confronted during mass by a man who claimed Father Mel Taylor had pursued him (for a sexual relationship) over a year and a … Continue reading →

Your Turn: ‘Listening’ fails victims of sex abuse

Posted on December 23, 2011
Posted in John Kinney, Michael Weber, Opinion, Roxann Storms

I am writing in response to the Dec. 13 Times Our View, “Listening sessions give voice to all.” I participated in the listening session on Dec. 4 at Holy Spirit Parish. I was disappointed, shocked and even insulted by the … Continue reading →

Vatican’s Ruling May Affect Local Policies

Posted on October 19, 2002
Posted in John Kinney, John Klassen, Nancy Bauer, Review Board, St. Ben's, St. Benedict's

(SC Times) Vatican concerns about specific elements of the U.S. bishops’ sexual-abuse plan potentially could undo some of the recent actions St. Cloud Bishop John Kinney and St. John’s Abbot John Klassen have taken in recent weeks to address clergy … Continue reading →