Vice-Rector of North American College Returns to Arch. of Washington

 

ROME, Italy (LifeSiteNews) – The vice-rector of the North American College (NAC) in Rome is returning to the United States.

 Father Adam Park has stepped down from the senior position at the elite seminary following allegations that he sexually harassed seminarians under his care.

Park’s home diocese is Washington, D.C., where he once served as the secretary to Cardinal Donald Wuerl. The archdiocese is currently under the leadership of LGBT-apologist Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory.

 

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The Angry Catholic Podcast Reminds Us of +Gregory

 

The Angry Catholic Podcast (Episode 116) reminds us of how +Gregory was involved with +Wuerl and +McCarrick.  Have a listen.

Where in the Archdiocese is +Gregory?

 

One of the things that +Gregory has decided to continue to do, from his predecessor +Wuerl, is not to publish his schedule.

Mr. McCarrick, when he was Cardinal, would publish a weekly calendar of a few (not all) of his meetings, Masses, etc.  This was usually published in the Catholic Standard.

When +Wuerl took over, he continued it, but as the sexual abuse scandal grew, the calendar eventually disappeared.  In addition, he started to see some protests against him.  So, if you don't know where he is going to be, you can't confront him.  In addition, some events sponsored by various groups in the diocese, were starting to see protests.  For example, when Chris Matthews was hosted at his parish, for a book signing, a couple of Catholics confronted him in the parish hall.

 Now, when +Gregory took over, he continued that tradition.  You don't know where he will be until after he was there, except for some of the virtual events.  This ensures that any Catholics who wish to let their voices/opinions be know, well, they are kept in the dark and cannot confront him.

Now, let me make this clear, because someone will see my comments and take it the wrong way.   

I am NOT ADVOCATING VIOLENCE against +Gregory.

Let me repeat myself, I AM NOT ADVOCATING ANY VIOLENCE AGAINST +Gregory in any way, shape, or form.    

 If you wish to have a peaceful protest outside of the church building, where his is, that is okay.  If you can get into the coffee/donut time after an event, to question him, great. But no violence.

 However, what +Gregory is doing is simply hiding from the faithful that are upset at him.  He knows it.

So, if you know where he will be, let me know and we will let others know.  

Again, if you decide to confront him, do so with facts.  No violence.

 

Fr. Mark White: Interview by Church Militant

 Fr. Mark White, a priest in the Diocese of Richmond, was recently interviewed by Church Militant.

As some of you know, Fr. Mark White was ordained in the Archdiocese of Washington by Cardinal McCarrick.  Also, as you know, Bishop Knestout was part of the Archdiocese of Washington, at the time.  

At some point, Fr. White asked to leave the diocese and managed to be reassigned to the Diocese of Richmond.  A few years later, Bishop Knestout was assigned as the Bishop of the Diocese of Richmond.

It is interesting to watch, but what I found most interesting, starting at the 29 min. mark, was something mentioned by Fr. White.  He talks about a comment made by Bishop Knestout about an "old wound."   

Now, in my conversations with Melvin, when all of this started, I discussed the fact that I believe that something happened between Fr. White and Bishop Knestout (or maybe Cardinal Wuerl) at some point, while both were in the Archdiocese of Washington, but I don't know for certain.  This may be what Bishop Knestout referred to?

In addition, I speculated to Melvin, that Fr. White might know something, that others are worried that may come out.  Fr. White alludes to this.

Listen to all of it, or at least from the 29 min. mark to the end. 

 

The McCarrick Report and Cardinal Wuerl

 I have been reading the McCarrick Report and you can tell that there is a good deal of whitewashing going on.  Why?

For one thing, and I have to give credit to George Neumayr, that the report allowed for Wuerl to once again claim that he knew nothing about McCarrick.  This is a lie.

More on the report later.

Where did McCarrick get his $$$, if he had no bank accounts, investments, etc.

The Church Militant has asked the question regarding McCarrick:  If McCarrick was able to travel around the world, give out large amounts of money, where did he get the $$$, if he had no bank accounts, investments, etc.?  

Listen to today's episode of Church Militant.  It will rock you!

McCarrick, +Wuerl, +Pell and the Vatican Financial Scandal

Could the reason Cardinal Pell of Australia be in jail at the moment due to Mr. McCarrick and Cardinal Wuerl?

You can decide for yourself over at Church Militant.   I bet you won't see this in the next edition of the Catholic Standard. 

Remember, I ask each of you to call upon Pope Francis to vacate the Chair of St. Peter for the sake of the Church and the faithful.

Washingtonian Mag's Softball Interview with Archbishop Gregory

The Washingtonian Magazine offers a real softball interview with +Gregory.   

When the question of transparency is brought up, he talks about going around and listening to everyone.  That is nice, but there was no follow-up on the Msgr. Rossi investigation (which still has not been announced officially by the Archdiocese).     There is no mention of the latest scandal involving Cardinal Wuerl (see Church Militant on money for the hospital in Rome).  

And the best, is when he talks about +Bernardin.   You learned a lot from a sexual predator?

Folks, this is more of the "There is nothing to see here, folks.  And, if there is anything, let's just not talk about it."

A WILD AND CRAZY WEEK in the Roman Catholic World and I will STAND AND FIGHT.

This has been a wild and crazy week in the Roman Catholic world.  Why?

• Amazonian Synod in Rome.  What about it?  Women Priests?  Women Deacon's?  Married Priests?  Pagan Rituals?  Ecological Sins.  And others...
• Did the Pope state that Jesus was not divine, during his time on earth?
• Death Penalty in America
• The Vatican Bank Scandal
• The Money Scam by Mr. McCarrick and Cardinal Wuerl
• Cardinal Sarah says that if you oppose the Pope, you are outside of the Church
• A NYC bishop has been removed due to sexual abuse  
• Dozen's of aborted babies in Ulrich Klopfer's car.

My head is about to explode with all of this stuff.  

It can become depressing.  

I was talking to Melvin about many of these issues and he said to me: "I really want to leave the Church.  These bishops are liars.  These priests are liars.  They really don't care of about us.  They live a sinful life, all the while using our charity, our goodness, to do it."

And how can you argue with this.  Melvin is correct.   

After talking with this person a bit more, I said: "This is why I write my blog.  I will STAND AND FIGHT."  I know that I am just one person, and I cannot make much of a difference, but I know that I can live with myself."

I urge all of you to stay and to STAND AND FIGHT.

And, I call upon Pope Francis to vacate the Chair of St. Peter, for the sake of the Church and the Faithful.

 

Is Msgr. Rossi being protected by the Vatican?

The other day I saw a recent photo pop up on Twitter of Monsignor Walter Rossi standing next to a group of friends and allies — Donald Wuerl (the disgraced former archbishop of Washington, D.C.), Callista and Newt Gingrich, and Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the pope’s representative in the United States. The last figure interested me the most: Why would the pope’s man in Washington be lending his prestige to a cleric under investigation for corruption by the archdiocese of Washington, D.C., and the diocese of Scranton, Pennsylvania? Wouldn’t he want to steer clear of him?

How evil has intertwined itself into every aspect of the Roman Catholic Church is simply amazing.

To read the rest of George Neumayr's story, please click here. 

I guess they have no shame...

Well, it seems that the US Ambassador to the Vatican gave a speech on the 35th anniversary of the formalization of relations between the US and the Vatican.   

Guess who was in attendance?  

If you guessed +Wuerl and Msgr. Rossi, then you go the head of the line.  Guess Msgr. Rossi is back from his vacation in Italy.

I guess some people have no shame.

In addition, speaking of no shame, how does a 

• non-liacized Catholic priest;
• who is married to another man;
• and is a member of the Episcopal Church; 

 serve on the marriage tribunal in the Diocese of Wilmington (DE)?  
Well then, you will have to read George Neumayr's latest article on "Bishop Bambera and the Jack Anderson Scandal."

No Answers on the McCarrick Fund

The Archdiocese of Washington continues to refuse to answer questions on what McCarrick did with a personal charitable fund.   

What?  Did you not know that he had a fund that he could use and there was very little oversight?  

And they wonder why donations are down!

Have they not learned that the coverup is worse than the truth!   

Oh, and if you think you will learn anything about this in the Catholic Standard, I have the deed to a very famous bridge in New York, that I would like to sell you.


Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2019 / 03:00 pm (CNA).- More than one year after the announcement of allegations of sexual abuse against former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, the Archdiocese of Washington has continued to refuse questions about McCarrick’s use of a personal charitable fund. 

McCarrick funnelled hundreds of thousands of dollars through what was known as the Archbishop’s Fund, and reportedly made gifts to senior Vatican officials, even while the fund remained under the charitable auspices of the archdiocese.

Senior sources close to the Archdiocese of Washington have confirmed that archdiocesan records include the names of individuals, including senior Vatican figures, to whom McCarrick made payments from the fund.

But the Archdiocese of Washington has declined to disclose sources, sums, and uses of money, though it has acknowledged that the fund exists.


 To read the full story, please click here. 

No Comment from the National Shrine re Msgr. Rossi

I wrote to the National Shrine three times (June 22, June 27 and July 2) regarding Msgr Rossi.  

Other than the canned response ("Thank you for interest in the National Basilica...), there has not been a peep out of them.  

Of course, I did not expect them to reply, as is typical in this Archdiocese.  The MO is always: Do not reply, keep silent and this will pass.  Unless, they are caught red handed, as in the case of what they did to George Neumayr, or when Cardinal Wuerl lied about knowing what Cardinal McCarrick did.  

(Oh, and none of us -- Melvin, his wife, etc. -- believed Cardinal Wuerl when he was first questioned about McCarrick.  Just because you did not see the legal documents, does not mean you did not know what was going on.  Just a matter of semantics.)

Of course, I expect that Archbishop Gregory will likewise remain silent.  Why not, it was due to their (Msgr. Rossi and himself) that his benefactors (McCarrick and Wuerl) helped to get him to where he is.  Why rock the boat?

 

Where in the World is Cardinal Wuerl?

Now that Archbishop Gregory has taken over, the question to ask is:  Where in the World is Cardinal Wuerl?

• Is he still at his residence?
• Is he on vacation?
• Or, as some I have heard from, he is in Rome waiting for a new assignment?

The Con Job at the Installation of Bishop Wilton

I did not go to the installation ceremony of Bishop Wilton.  

I cannot support him, especially after his description of Cardinal Bernadin, his mentor, in the Catholic Standard.  

Did not read it?  

Then you missed his description about Cardinal Bernadin's gay liaisons.  Oh, yes, well, Archbishop Wilton did not mention that among other things.  But I bet we will be talking about those things down the road.

However, the Church Militant takes a look at the Cardinals in attendance at his installation.  If you don't know about them, it is an eye opener.  

Watch it here -->    Church Militant: Pretty in Red.

The damage of Cardinal Wuerl just continues...

Medical researchers at a U.S.-, Catholic-based institute say they were shocked at being denied a $150,000 Papal Foundation grant for their groundbreaking Alzheimer’s research last year while $25 million was recently awarded to a scandal-plagued dermatological hospital in Rome.

The Iowa-based John Paul II Medical Research Institute (JP2MRI) was rejected for a $150,000 grant for Alzheimer’s research in August 2018, just as controversy arose surrounding the Papal Foundation, the Holy See, and a stunning $25 million grant to the Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata (IDI), a dermatological hospital, in Rome.

To read the full story, please go to:  LifeSite News

Catholic Standard Update for April 18, 2019

I am sorry that I am very late with the update, but I did not get a hold of a copy until it was Easter and then one thing led to another...   You know the story, but never fear, we have the latest update for you.

• As expected, we have a number of stories about the new Archbishop of Washington, including his visits with St. Anthony School, Catholic Charities, our seminarians, and last but not least, the Little Sisters of the Poor.
• We have a story about the new Archbishop, who pledges to "offer hope, rebuild trust."  However, how can you do that, when you are part of the overall problem. 
• We have a brief article on the fire at Notre Dame.
• The Annual Report from the Child Protection Advisory Board has been included.  Interesting to note that Msgr. English on it, as he was in charge of Priest Personnel, a number of years ago. 
• We have a couple of stories about those who will entering into Communion with Rome.
• The rehabilitation of Cardinal Wuerl continues with a story about his sermon during the Chrism Mass and his officiating at Palm Sunday Mass.  I find the summary of his Chrism Mass sermon is ironic and hypocritical, considering that he is a major part of the problem.  Note that the Standard failed to mention his little "I forgot about McCarrick" issue, his continuing to pull the strings in the Diocese and in Rome, among others
• We have a summary of the Maryland General Assembly actions, including some nice words for Speaker Mike Busch.  Now, Speaker Busch was given a Catholic funeral, even though he was a strident supporter of abortion and gay marriage.  
• A story on the new organ at St. Peters (on Capitol Hill) and another on the new parish center at St. Al's in Leonardtown.
• A story on Georgetown and the issue of student fee for reparations.  My question is: Since Georgetown does not fall under the direction of the Archdiocese, then why do you give them any press coverage, esp. when they do something stupid. 

Catholic Standard Update for April 4, 2019

Well, it is that time of the month for a review of what is in the Catholic Standard.  I do this as a public service announcement (PSA) for you.

It was too late for the Standard to publish the news of Bp. Wilton Gregory, but do expect the next edition to be filled with glowing stories and lots and lots of advertisements, with parishes and other dioceses offering their congratulations on the announcement.

We continue to see the rehabilitation of Cardinal Wuerl this week, with the article (and photo) of him at the Red Mass.

In addition, we have the following stories:

• A couple of stories about those who are entering the Church this year.
• An article on the Engaging the Mission workshop.
• A full page story on how Auxilary Bishop Roy E. Campbell was elected president of the National Black Catholic Congress.  Half of the story was a repeat of his biography.
• Maryland Day at St. Clement's Island.  Have always wanted to go there and be a part of it.  Guess I will have to wait till next year.
• We have an article by Msg. Enzler, which is really a veiled exhortation to give to Catholic Charities.  BTW, CC is hurting this year because of the Mr. McCarrick and Cardinal Wuerl fiasco.  Many major donors have cut back.  More on this another day.
• We have a story on how Sacred Heart School celebrated the feast day on March 24th.
• We have a story on the St. Francis International School and the Srs. of Notre Dame de Namur.  In the photo of the sisters, not one of them is wearing a habit.  BTW, it seems that there is a story on St. Francis at least once a quarter.  Is this my imagination?  
• And finally, we have a story about liberal/lefty Bp. Francis A. Quinn of Sacramento.

 There you go.  Have a great weekend.

  

It will be announced today: Bp. Gregory Wilton will be the head of the Archdiocese of Washington.

Bishop Wilton Gregory -- A DISASTER for the ARCHDIOCESE

We don't need another Bernadin, McCarrick, Wuerl bishop in DC.

I know that this is long but listen to the first 12 minutes of this, to learn how corrupt and deceitful Bishop Gregory is.

Another Corrupt Bishop