Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 2:21 pm Post subject: Like a Bad Penny? SSJ. Doctor Bond
Dear Friends,
Many of you have probably already heard about the suppressed Society of St. John's latest initiative. Having been formally suppressed last May, the SSJ is now presenting itself as a "civil corporation" that is
"following the Pope." Carlos Urrutigoity and Eric Ensey, both of whom were sued in federal court for homosexual molestation, are the first two pictured on the new SSJ web site (www.ssjohn.org). The others pictured there are Dominic Carey, Basel Sarweh, Anthony Myers, Kevin Lieberman, and Paul McCleary. All of these individuals were past members of the SSJ. Noticeably absent from the current list are two former priests of the SSJ, Daniel Fullerton and Dominic
O'Connor.
Since Bishop Martino has denied the SSJ priests' request to reestablish
themselves in another diocese, it is clear that the SSJ is acting on its own
authority. Urrutigoity and Ensey do not have permission to function as
priests, yet both men are pictured celebrating Mass as if they are priests
in good standing.
The SSJ's new web site gives Maple Hill, Kansas as their new location in the United States. They are asking for donations so that they can build a priory, chapel and classrooms in Paraguay. Having wasted over five million dollars of Catholic donations to build a "city on the hill" in
Shohola, PA (where not one building was ever constructed), the SSJ is now ready to begin abusing Catholic families once again.
Please warn anyone you know who might be approached by the SSJ, especially those living in the Maple Hill area. In addition to the names given above, families should be forewarned about Joseph and Anthony Mioni who, I have been told, are living in the same area. These former employees of the SSJ, despite their knowledge of SSJ priests sharing their beds with young men, continued to support the SSJ. In fact, Anthony Mioni has founded a company (Sacros, formerly known as Patmos) that sells a missal for children that presents the perverts of the SSJ as model priests.
anybody concerned with SSJ in Maple Hill or Fr. Urrutigoity could call Monsignor McGlinn at the Archdiocese of Kansas City at (913) 649-4337. Mgr. McGlinn handles molestation accusations against priest in the Kansas Archdiocese.
Who keeps turning up like the bad penny, the SSJ or Dr. Bond?
5 million dollars makes for quite a few bad pennies, in my opinion.
The SSJ has had numerous lawsuits directly related to their responsibilities and enough scandals to cause their displacement. Dr. Bond seems to be a catalyst to cause public accountability and is not culpable as a cause of their transgressions and tribulations.
Oh yes - Dr Bond, I remember. Some years ago I received the prose of the good doctor. I told him it was unecessary that he keeps sending me his mails. Dr Bond... did not like my request. Dr Bond wrote me he was sure I was "a Madam" and "a French fag". Which suprised me, for at that time I knew only the British meaning of the word 'fag' (=what is left once you smoked a cigarette). So I sent a mail back to Dr. Bond and asked him 'What you mean, I'm a fag?!' he answered me something like 'a fag is a fag is a fag and you're one' and I decided Dr. Bond is the kind of doctor I would not send my pet to and I would not waste his time and mine any longer.
On a more serious note, now: The SSJ may have its issues, and I would not send my boy to their school. That's serious and that's why unserious people (and their prose) should keep clear from them.
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject:
My hunch is that Fr. U et al. are not actually in Maple Hill, but that they have one or more lay supporters who will be checking that PO Box for donations on a regular basis.
I hope the FSSP would not be stupid enough to align itself again with the SSJ or any of its present or fomer priests. After all, the last time cost them $125,000 and public scandal. _________________ Is. 12:3 ... I Cor. 15:25
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 8:04 pm Post subject:
Frankly, I think we owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Bond. Had it not been ofr his tinacity this situation would likely have been buried along with the thousands of other cases.
Scranton Diocese Settles St. John’s Child Sex Charges, Sells Shohola Property
By Pat Camuso
May 9, 2005, 12:54pm
SHOHOLA TOWNSHIP, Pa- Although two priests were able to draw a walk on criminal charges because of Pennsylvania‘s “statute of limitations,” a civil settlement, along with a concession statement from the Scranton Diocese, has now effectively branded them guilty of sexually abusing a young boy in the name of “spiritual guidance.” The scene of the abuse, the former St. John’s property in Shohola Township, has been sold.
In the case of John Doe vs. the Diocese of Scranton, the Society of St. John, the Fraternity of St, Peter and Fr. Carlos Urrutigoity and Fr Eric Ensey (both founding members of St. Johns in Shohola ), the defendants have agreed to a settlement with the former student of St. Gregory’s Academy in Moscow who also spent time in Shohola.
According to John Doe’s attorney James Bendell, under the terms of the settlement the defendants will pay the plaintiff $255,000 in cash and future periodic payments of $199,550, for a total settlement of $454,550. He now lives in North Carolina.
Bendell said, “During the course of the litigation of this case, information was brought to light concerning the corruption existing at the Society of St. John, a clerical association approved by former bishop James Timlin, who allowed these priests to form a clerical association in the Diocese of Scranton and to act as chaplains at a boys’ prep school after they had been expelled from the Society of St. Pius X. The new bishop of Scranton, Joseph Martino, has since suppressed the Society of St. John.”
The Society of St. John in Shohola was “suppressed” by Scranton Bishop Joseph F. Martino back in November but the organization in Shohola has operated its web site, conducted fundraisers and held services since the suppression.
The Society of St. John’s 1000-acre property in Shohola was sold on May 6. The land was originally acquired by the society in 1999. Diocese of Scranton Spokesman Bill Genello said, “The society's failure to meet obligations as an ecclesiastical entity, its financial decisions and conduct, and allegations of sexual misconduct against two of its founding members compelled the bishop to suppress the group.”
Genello explained, “A critical feature of today's property transaction was the full payment of the loan which was arranged by former Scranton Bishop James C. Timlin. The diocese was guarantor of a loan in the amount of $2,650,000.”
"We are very pleased that this sale has finally taken place because the burden of guaranteeing this group's financial obligation to repay the loan has been removed from the faithful of the Diocese of Scranton," Martino said. "It is unfortunate that this group of priests brought so much scandal and consternation to the priests and laity of the diocese. It is now time to move forward and put the society behind us."
The financial settlement has been apportioned in the following amounts: Diocese of Scranton - Bishop Timlin - $200,000; Society of St. John’s.Ensey & Urrutigoity - $55,000; and Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter -- St. Gregory's Academy - $125,000.
Martino said that the claims against the two priests, who are founding members of the Society of St. John, were “very damaging.”
"In preparing for the civil trial, more than 40 depositions were taken," the Bishop said. "The allegations made by the young man who asserted that he was sexually molested by Father Ensey and Father Urrutigoity were very damaging. In view of the serious claims made by the young person and in light of the statements by the witnesses who supported his claim, it was determined that the just decision was to reach a settlement that will assist the victim and his family as they attempt to heal."
The Bishop said the diocese deeply regrets that any young person would ever suffer because of the conduct of a priest.
The President of the College of St. Justin Martyr (formerly associated with St. Johns but now its biggest opponent), Dr. Jeffrey M. Bond of Greeley, said, “Yesterday also marked the flight of the Society of St. John from the property in Shohola, PA where the Society of St. John (SSJ) had planned to build their version of the Neverland Ranch, a homosexual playground where traditional families were to be enticed to deliver up their sons to the SSJ priests for "spiritual direction" in bed. The SSJ raised over five million dollars to construct their "Catholic village" in Shohola, but not a single building was ever erected.”
There is no official word today as to the whereabouts of Ensey and Urrutigoity or as to the future plans of the SSJ. Bond said, “I have been informed that the SSJ has fled to Argentina but I have no firm facts as to their new location. The SSJ leaves in its wake untold spiritual destruction of young souls, to say nothing of the material resources wasted by the SSJ's efforts to seduce boys and their families. We do know some of the other victims of the SSJ priests who never came forward to testify, but the full extent of the evil done will never be known until the Last Judgment.” Ensey is originally from California while Urrutigoity hales from Argentina.
Bond said, “The courage of those who did come forward to testify against the SSJ, especially John Doe, has served to protect many who would have otherwise become victims of sexual abuse under the guise of traditional Roman Catholicism. While no amount of money could ever compensate John Doe for the harm done to him and his family, we pray he will find some peace in knowing that the large financial settlement of this case makes manifest that these priests were guilty as charged.
“Sadly, the SSJ scandal is far from over. Urrutigoity and Ensey must still be laicized, a process which is supposedly underway, and a full investigation must be undertaken to determine the degree of guilt of the other SSJ priests. All of these priests--Fr. Daniel Fullerton, Fr. Dominic O'Connor, Fr. Basil Sarweh, and Fr. Dominic Carey--have lied to protect the predator priests of the SSJ, and all have been involved in deceiving Catholic donors. Moreover, Deacon Joseph Levine, who is now studying for the priesthood in the Diocese of Scranton, must never be ordained. As a former superior general of the SSJ, Deacon Levine not only insisted upon the innocence of Urrutigoity and Ensey long after their guilt was manifest, but he also perpetuated the fraud of presenting the SSJ as a religious community to unsuspecting Catholic donors.
“The College of St. Justin Martyr and I still have three lawsuits against the Society of St. John and the Diocese of Scranton, and we will continue to pursue justice through the courts, regardless of how long it takes. Our story, and the whole history of this sordid affair in the Diocese of Scranton, can be found on our web site at www.SaintJustinMartyr.org/news/notices.html,” Bond said.
According to Bond, Urrutigoity has been formally accused of homosexual molestation by three different people from three different places: first, by Rev. Andres Morello, the former rector of the SSPX seminary in La Reja, Argentina, where Urrutigoity was a seminarian; second, by Bishop Fellay on behalf of a young seminarian who had left with Urrutigoity when he was expelled by Bishop Williamson from the SSPX seminary in Winona, Minnesota, where Urrutigoity was a professor; and third, this incident by a graduate of St. Gregory's Academy in Elmhurst, Pennsylvania, where Urrutigoity was a chaplain. _________________ Is. 12:3 ... I Cor. 15:25
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: ssj
xcordeeclesiae wrote:
whatever one thinks of Dr Bond, the truthof the matter is that the SSJ was rife with sexual abusers, and financial embezzlers
I also recall a phone conversation with a Fr. Fullerton of the SSJ. In the normal course of a conversation he began to get quite offensive contending that there "was no right" under current Church canon law to the Mass of Ages. I found that more than a little strange, and confrontational to boot. He must be very different, if you know what I mean, than his brother in the SSPX.
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject: Re: ssj
Speaking as someone who saw this from the inside, I think the problem with Dr. Bond is that he was so shell-shocked by what happened that he began turning his guns against potential allies. On the surface, his allegations seemed completely absurd; it was only when one dug deeper that the pieces began to fit together.
Thus I can believe the "French fag" incident because I had a similar incident with him. Of course I initially wasn't going to believe him without strong evidence; at the time I was still under the naive impression that homosexuality was just a problem for liberals. So why would a practicing homosexual want anything to do with the traditional liturgy?
Like many others, I have since learned the hard way: homosexual pedophiles will go to any length to groom their victims and feed their unhealthy appetite.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:17 am Post subject:
Haurietis Aquas wrote:
I hope the FSSP would not be stupid enough to align itself again with the SSJ or any of its present or fomer priests. After all, the last time cost them $125,000 and public scandal.
That ought to apply for anybody expelled from the SSPX. No other traditional orders or even diocese ought to accept them without doing some checks as to why they were expelled from the SSPX. Of course these people could always claim they couldn't justify the SSPX position anymore, but most of the time there's always something more to the story.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:08 am Post subject:
Well, these priests left or were expelled from the SSPX in the aftermath of the 1988 consecrations when Rome encouraged traditional priests to break away and form into compliant groups. This window of great opportunism was not lost on some and gave rise to some strange forms of traditionalism like the SSJ. The secret was to go around the dioceses and find some gullible bishop with a penchant for tradition to sponsor the show and provide a little business opportunity. America seems to be awash with religious appetite and it not hard to harness the imagination of a remote community in the belief that paradise can be bought for a few dollars .... from serious young men in dark long robes. Those few dollars grow to millions of dollars and provided a luxury lifestyle for such a small band of robber-priests! Inevitably, those running the enterprise fell out and its activities were revealed though at first denied by their bishop-protector. Corruption of course is a big feature of the church of today and Rome has made sure even the traditionalist market should have its share of it.
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Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:19 pm Post subject:
yeeck wrote:
Of course these people could always claim they couldn't justify the SSPX position anymore, but most of the time there's always something more to the story.
That is EXACTLY how they do it. In fact, with this group there were several other SSPX priest that were on board with the SSJ and the Medieval Village. When Fr. U viciously turned on the Archbishop and the SSPX stand against modernism (NOM, etc.) they abandoned Fr. U and the project. Fr. U was crying a river of repentance to any Bishop that might incardinate him. He is all for the aggorniamento of the liturgy and discipline. This is clearly stated in his constitutions for the SSJ.
An important note is that only a handful of the SSJ priests were actively homosexual. I know that Fr. U had many intelligent and holy priests and lay folk completely snowed. He is not your typical "flame". He is very intuitive, intelligent and cultured. I liken him to the Pied-Piper.
I always caution people with regard to priests that leave the SSPX: there is always more to the story that what the priests are telling. _________________ Is. 12:3 ... I Cor. 15:25
There are a few points I'd like to touch on regarding Dr. Bond's recent update on the SSJ.
As you know, to some degree or another, the SSJ has been suppressed by their Bishop, His Excellency Joseph Martino, for misappropriation of funds and for sexually assaulting young men. This action was facilitated in large part by Dr. Bond's pit-bullesque efforts, who at one time was on the SSJ's pay roll.
As a former friend and associate of the SSJ and Dr. Bond, I have had very close dealings with both. I say, "Former friend," due to my disapproval of the SSJ's and Dr. Bond's dealings regarding the mess in Shohola.
It's my humble opinion that the members of the SSJ (not accused of molestation) are definitely guilty of at least one thing. Imprudence.
Most knew of Fr. U's philosophy regarding what he called "American Puritanism," most found some truth in this diagnosis of the American collective psyche--if one can call it that.
However, few were aware of the behaviors that took place during the SSJ's time in Shohola and at ST. Gregory's Academy as they weren't as common as Dr. Bond portrayed them, or as open.
I wasn't personally aware of Fr.U's sleeping habits until Dr. Bond went public with this scandal.
The reason most friends of the Society dismissed Dr.Bond's accusations was due to lack of tact, his overbearing confrontations, and the volatile nature of his emails addressing this grave matter. It was easy to dismiss Bond as a disgruntled whacko.
Also, like other's mentioned hear earlier, the nature of the accusations seemed rather incredible to those who were close to the priests of the SSJ.
After reading Bond's emails one would think the members of the Society ate Filet Minon and drank brandy every evening and slipped off to their chambers afterwards to indulge in their wickedness.
Only after one of the SSJ's former members came forward with his story did I realize Bond wasn't completely out in left field.
I now realize there were some serious problems, but I still believe Dr. Bond's manner of dealing with this problem has been vicious and reckless. And worst of all laced with half-truths. Which leads me to my next point.
Dr. Bond states:
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In addition to the names given above, families should be forewarned about Joseph and Anthony Mioni who, I have been told, are living in the same area. These former employees of the SSJ, despite their knowledge of SSJ priests sharing their beds with young men, continued to support the SSJ. In fact, Anthony Mioni has founded a company (Sacros, formerly known as Patmos) that sells a missal for children that presents the perverts of the SSJ as model priests.
I personally know Joseph and Anthony Mioni as decent upstanding Catholic family men. For Dr. Bond to drag the names of these good men through the mud is a very uncharitable thing to do.
I know that they and their families have suffered much due to the Societies misfortunes, as these priests were close friends of the Mioni's.
While they don't support what mistakes the Society members have made, the Mioni's aren't so self-righteous as to cut their friends off, as if they were obstinate public sinners.
While I fully applaud Dr. Bond of his conviction in addressing this issue. I find his manner deplorable.
As you know, to some degree or another, the SSJ has been suppressed by their Bishop, His Excellency Joseph Martino, for misappropriation of funds and for sexually assaulting young men.
Additionally, the suppression was upheld by Rome. Once Rome has touched something, only Rome can touch it again. Thus reconstituting the SSJ is outside of the hands of any diocesan bishop unless he happens to be the Bishop of Rome.
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