Category Archives: Pat Marker

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.

Former leader of boys choir at Missouri abbey admits sexual misconduct

Posted on June 23, 2011
Posted in Bede Parry, Jeff Anderson, Jerome Hanus, Jerome Thiesen, Pat Marker

And in 1981, the lawsuit says, Parry had sexual contact with a student at St. John’s in Minnesota. Parry admitted that misconduct to several people, including abbots at Conception and St. John’s, according to the lawsuit. Parry stayed at St. … Continue reading →

Vatican Alerted to Timothy Kelly’s Misconduct in March

Posted on June 7, 2011
Posted in Dan Ward, John Klassen, Pat Marker, Review Board, Timothy Kelly

“As we discussed, I believe that misconduct by men such as Father Dan Ward and Abbot Timothy Kelly as perpetrators, and perhaps even more as concealers of misconduct perpetrated by others, have destroyed the integrity of the institution and the … Continue reading →

St. Benedict’s Monastery Responds to Allegations

Posted on April 25, 2011
Posted in Nancy Bauer, Pat Marker, St. Ben's, St. Benedict's

“It is clear from what he printed in the e-mail that the allegation is one of sexual misconduct with a minor. The Sister denies having any sexual contact with a minor.” – Sister Nancy Bauer, OSB

Abbot Klassen Still Doesn’t Get It

Posted on April 20, 2011
Posted in BS, John Klassen, Pat Marker, Web Site Feedback

An excerpt from an April 15, 2011 article [ View ] in the St. John’s University student newspaper regarding the recent “Listening Sessions” held by Abbot John Klassen: One audience member asked Klassen to address the website Behind the Pine Curtain, … Continue reading →

Abbot addresses community, abuse cases

Posted on April 15, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Pat Marker, Robert Koopmann, Settlement Information

Abbot John Klassen broke the silence Wednesday and apologized for not publicly addressing the St. John’s community sooner.

Letter to the Editor

Posted on April 3, 2011
Posted in Opinion, Pat Marker

On September 7, 2006 The Record ran an article, “Abuse allegations shake St. John’s Abbey,” which quoted me as saying “extensive research shows more monks will be named and more victims will come forward.” In the same article, Abbot John … Continue reading →

AUDIO: St. John’s Abbey Settles Lawsuit

Posted on March 29, 2011
Posted in Jeff Anderson, Pat Marker, Settlement Information, St. John's Prep

Monday’s announcement came as little surprise to former St. John’s student Patrick Marker. Marker, who graduated from the school in 1983, reported alleged abuse at the hands of a monk in 1989 and was among the initial whistleblowers who pushed … Continue reading →

Homosexual Activists Confront Archbishop at College Mass

Posted on October 8, 2010
Posted in Harry Flynn, Homosexuality, John Eidenschink, Michael Hemmesch, Pat Marker, Rene McGraw, Review Board, Robert Koopmann

“It’s the Church that’s causing the problems here, not the students or their opinions. In comparison to the Benedictines and the College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University community, Nienstedt and archbishops in general are conservative.” – Fr. Rene McGraw, St. … Continue reading →

Policy Not Followed… A Letter to Abbot John Klassen

Posted on September 30, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, John Klassen, Mexico, Pat Marker, Puerto Rico, Rome, Sacro Speco, San Antonio Abad, Sant' Anselmo Monastery

I am requesting that you immediately notify all potential victims of Fr. Francisco Schulte in Puerto Rico, Minnesota, North Carolina, Rome, Mexico and the Bahamas.

Fox9 Investigators: Saint John’s Monks: Restricted, Really? (w/ Video)

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Abbey Apology, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Pat Marker, St. John's Prep, Statute of Limitations

(Fox9) COLLEGEVILLE, Minn. – In 2002, the head of St. John’s Abbey told the public monks, who were accused of sexual misconduct, they would live under restrictions. Many thought it was a sort of house arrest, but that was not … Continue reading →

Br. Jim Phillips… Background, History

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Bruce Wollmering, Francisco Schulte, Jim Phillips, John Klassen, Kate Lally, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Restricted List, Robert Blumeyer, Settlement Information, St. John's Prep

There are several stories here: 1. In 2002, two former St. John’s Prep School students brought claims of sexual abuse against Br. Phillips. Br. Phillips allegedly fondled both of these victims, and sodomized one of the victims with his thumb. … Continue reading →

About This Web Site

Posted on July 28, 2010
Posted in Pat Marker, Review Board

The page you are looking for moved here.

Our View: Abbey’s own files cast doubt on its facts

Posted on June 7, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, John Klassen, Opinion, Pat Marker

(St. Cloud Times) Back in 2002, we praised St. John’s Abbey, under the leadership of Abbot John Klassen, for unveiling a comprehensive approach to addressing clergy sex abuse. That plan focused on apologies, accountability, and the abbey taking action when … Continue reading →

Abbey’s reports contradict its claim

Posted on May 28, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Bahamas, Francisco Schulte, Opinion, Pat Marker, Review Board

“The abbey’s own statements reflect knowledge of Schulte’s misconduct since 1992. The fact that the abbey has failed to reach out to victims of Schulte even while calling on victims of other monks to come forward represents unprecedented deception and … Continue reading →

St. John’s Abbey offers differing accounts on accused monk’s status

Posted on May 28, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, John Klassen, Monk Travel, Pat Marker, Review Board, San Antonio Abad, Sant' Anselmo Monastery, Subiaco Abbey

(SC Times) COLLEGEVILLE — St. John’s Abbey publications and newspaper articles from the 1990s on contradict the abbey’s own statement about the whereabouts and work history of the Rev. Francisco Schulte after the abbey received an allegation of sexual misconduct … Continue reading →

Alleged Sexual Abuse Victim Sues St. John’s Abbey (w/ Video)

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Brennan Maiers, Bruce Wollmering, Dan Ward, Dunstan Moorse, Finian McDonald, Fran Hoefgen, Francisco Schulte, Isaac Connolly, Jim Phillips, John Kelly, Jonathan Licari, Meet the Monks, Michael Bik, Pat Marker, Richard Eckroth, Thomas Gillespie, Tim Backous, Tom Andert

(Fox 9) ST. PAUL, Minn. – A man who says he was sexually abused by an instructor at St. John’s Preparatory School in Collegeville is filing a Ramsey County lawsuit against the school, the religious order of monks that runs … Continue reading →

Website sheds light on abbey history

Posted on May 19, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Pat Marker, Review Board

(SC Times) The former St. John’s Prep School student had occasionally tried to find information about the Rev. Francisco Schulte in the years since he was an altar boy at a North Carolina church where Schulte had once served.

St. John’s Abbey faces new abuse suit

Posted on May 18, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Pat Marker, Restricted List

(Star Tribune) St. John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minn., broke its promise that a monk accused of sexually abusing a 12- and a 14-year-old boy would be barred from working with children, a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Ramsey County Court alleges.

NC brothers claim abuse by monk, sue Minn. order

Posted on May 18, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Jerome Thiesen, John Klassen, Pat Marker, Paul Richards, Restricted List

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Two brothers who say they were sexually abused by a priest affiliated with a Minnesota abbey filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the religious order that runs the abbey and its preparatory school, as well as their … Continue reading →