Offending Lay/Visiting Faculty

Posted on June 30, 2010
Posted in Anthony Smithwick, Bede Parry, Lay Faculty, Paul GoPaul, Roger Julkowski, Steve Pavkovich, Terry DeSutter, Visiting Clergy/Professors

We have received credible information/allegations about the following lay and visiting faculty members at St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota (USA):
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Steps Toward Becoming a Monk

Posted on June 29, 2010
Posted in ToDo

Available Here: http://www.saintjohnsabbey.org/beingamonk/formation.html

Supreme Court green lights abuse lawsuit against the Vatican

Posted on June 28, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Rome, Vatican

St. Paul attorney Jeff Anderson can sue the Vatican on behalf of sex-abuse victims after a ruling Monday by the U.S. Supreme Court turned back a challenge by the Catholic Church that said it was immune from U.S. lawsuits.
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Fr. Allen Tarlton… Abbot Theisen Knew in 1979

Posted on June 19, 2010
Posted in Allen Tarlton, Jerome Thiesen, St. Luke's

We received documents this evening showing that, in 1993, Abbot Jerome Theisen claimed that Fr. Otto Weber reported abuse by Fr. Allen Tarlton in 1979.

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Father Schulte’s Whereabouts Questioned

Posted on June 10, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Francisco Schulte, Jeff Anderson, Rome

​St. John’s Abbey has offered a mea culpa of sorts to St. Cloud Times, after erroneously telling the paper in May that Father Raymond Francisco Schulte, the target of a sex abuse lawsuit, was living at the abbey after the abuse allegation first surfaced. In fact, he was not.

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Finian’s Facebook Page?

Posted on June 10, 2010
Posted in Finian McDonald, Publications, Restricted List, Review Board

St. John’s monk Fr. Finian McDonald is currently “on restriction” at St. John’s Abbey. Restricted monks cannot have personal web sites. Abbot John Klassen, however, is known for his relaxed approach to the enforcement of the actual restrictions placed on monks at the Abbey.
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Saint John’s Abbey Continues to Sandbag: Admits Errors in Handling of Predator

Posted on June 10, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, John Klassen, PR Machine, Rome

This is an attempt at damage control.

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(AP) St. John’s Abbey admits errors in priest statement

Posted on June 9, 2010
Posted in Abbey Apology, Francisco Schulte

ST. CLOUD, Minn. – St. John’s Abbey is apologizing for what it says were errors in a public statement about the work history and whereabouts of an abbey monk accused of sexual abuse.

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More from Joshua Guimond’s Hard Drive

Posted on June 9, 2010
Posted in Joshua Guimond

On October 3, 2002, Joshua searched the Internet for “st. john’s abbey statute of limitations conspiracy”.  Read More

Joshua Guimond’s Internet Search

Posted on June 9, 2010
Posted in Joshua Guimond, Statute of Limitations

On October 3, 2002, Joshua searched the Internet for “st. john’s abbey statute of limitations conspiracy”. Last month, Joshua’s mom told a reporter that Joshua discussed the abuse scandal and that he didn’t think it was a good idea that the monks were able to stay on campus.

Below are two screen shots showing cached pages found on Joshua Guimond’s hard drive:

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Your turn: Abbey defends its oversight of Schulte

Posted on June 9, 2010
Posted in Aaron Raverty, Bahamas, CMSM, Francisco Schulte, Opinion, Sant' Anselmo Monastery, Subiaco Abbey

We regret and apologize for the shortcomings of the Abbey’s May 18 statement, which neither reflected changes in the past 30 years nor presented adequately the complexities of The Rev. Francisco Schulte’s situation. Moreover, although Schulte remained a member of the abbey with restrictions on his ministry, our statement erred in stating that he was “living at Saint John’s Abbey” from 1992 through 2002.

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Abbey Issues Apology

Posted on June 9, 2010
Posted in Aaron Raverty, Abbey Apology, Abbot Apologies, Bahamas, Francisco Schulte, Sant' Anselmo Monastery

St. John’s Abbey on Tuesday issued an apology and said it regretted “shortcomings” in its statement last month about the work history and whereabouts of an abbey monk after the monk was accused of sexual abuse.

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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 and if more allegations arose.

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Administrative History – Saint John’s Abbey

Posted on June 7, 2010
Posted in Timothy Kelly, ToDo, Tom Andert

The Abbots of Saint John’s Abbey

1. Abbot Rupert Seidenbusch, OSB; December 12, 1866 – February 12, 1875
2. Abbot Alexius Edelbrock, OSB; June 2, 1875 – November 27, 1889
3. Abbot Bernard Locnikar, OSB; May 7, 1890 – November 7, 1894
4. Abbot Peter Engel, OSB; November 28, 1894 – November 27, 1921
5. Abbot Alcuin Deutsch, OSB; December 29, 1921 – October 19, 1950
6. Abbot Baldwin Dworschak, OSB; December 28, 1950 – July 23, 1971
7. Abbot John Eidenschink, OSB; August 24, 1971 – August 20, 1979
8. Abbot Jerome Theisen, OSB; August 22, 1979 – September 19, 1992
9. Abbot Timothy Kelly, OSB; November 27, 1992 – November 23, 2000
10. Abbot John Klassen, OSB; November 24, 2000 –

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Abbey removes statement about monk’s work history

Posted on June 3, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Francisco Schulte, PR Machine, Puerto Rico

(St. Cloud Times) St. John’s Abbey has removed from its website a statement about the work history of one of its monks accused of sexual abuse after questions were raised about the validity of the information in the statement.

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Another Schulte Victim (#9) Comes Forward

Posted on June 2, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte

Another victim of Fr. Francisco Schulte has come forward.

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St. John’s Removes Deceptive Statement from its Web Site

Posted on June 2, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, John Klassen, Pedophilia, PR Machine

Two weeks after knowingly posting false information about Fr. Francisco Schulte on its web site, St. John’s Abbey has taken it down.

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Lawyers say church sent accused monk to The Bahamas

Posted on May 31, 2010
Posted in Bahamas, Francisco Schulte

COLLEGEVILLE, Minnesota – 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 against him.

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Abbot Klassen to Lecture on Sex Abuse Crisis

Posted on May 29, 2010
Posted in John Klassen

Note: Abbot John Klassen is no longer a credible speaker with regard to the sexual abuse crisis. His well-documented handling of the sexual abuse crisis has been a failure. Abbot John Klassen and the abbey’s continued (and even very recent) choice to deceive, rather than fully disclose, will have a devastating impact on the entire St. John’s community.

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Times Message Board Comment

Posted on May 29, 2010
Posted in Francisco Schulte, Opinion

The real problem here is the fact that the Abbey is dragging down what used to be considered a fine educational institution. These lawsuits are going to cost not only the Abbey money but the University itself. The University, Prep School and the Abbey need to split otherwise they are going to see a continued decline in admissions. It’s no secret that the University and the Prep school are having a tough time keeping enrollment up.

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