Haiti: One Table, Many Partners Conference
Protection of Children in Haiti from Sexual Abuse
http://onetable.crs.org/
March 6, 2012
Most Rev. Richard Malone
Most Rev. Guy Sansaricq
Haiti: One Table, Many Partners Conference
Catholic Relief Services
United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Washington, D.C.
Dear Bishop Malone and Bishop Sansaricq,
We write today to strongly urge you to present and examine the criminal child sexual abuse case, United States of America v. Douglas Perlitz, at the upcoming “Haiti: One Table, Many Partners” conference in June.
In December 2010, Douglas Perlitz, founder and former Executive Director of Project Pierre Toussaint in Haiti, was sentenced in Connecticut federal court to almost 20 years in prison for sexually abusing boys who were under his care in Haiti.
In 1997, Perlitz founded Project Pierre Toussaint (PPT) in Cap-Haitien, Haiti's second-largest city, as a program to help street children. PPT provided shelter, food, and basic education for children living on the streets. Perlitz raised millions of dollars through grants and donations, and PPT grew to occupy a 10-acre compound with a school, dormitories, and a soccer field.
PPT was supported and funded by many Catholic organizations, including the Order of Malta, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, the Knights of Columbus, Fairfield University, the New England Society of Jesus and the Haiti Fund, Inc. a Connecticut based non-profit whose chairman, Rev. Paul Carrier, S.J., was the long-time Director of Campus Ministry at Fairfield University.
It is encouraging for us to know that the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) has included the protection of children on its agenda at the first national conference on solidarity with Haiti, to be held from June 1st to 3rd, 2012 at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. According to your web site “there are over 400 U.S. parishes partnered with parishes in Haiti and many other Catholics who are involved in helping Haiti in one way or another.”
It is our firm belief that a presentation and discussion of the Perlitz case will provide conference attendees with the most comprehensive learning experience and inside look at the ways and means by which people and institutions in the United States failed to protect innocent children at their mission in Haiti due to a lack of checks, balances, systems, procedures and policies designed to protect children from abuse.
Therefore, we urge you to invite Assistant U.S. Attorney Krishna R. Patel, U.S. Attorney David B. Fein and Special Agent Rod Khattabi of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement to host these sessions. This landmark case established legal and lawenforcement precedents by which a U.S. citizen will be prosecuted in U.S. federal court for crimes committed against children. no matter where in the world the crimes are committed.
Children in Haiti are even more vulnerable to sexual abuse because of a lack of law enforcement and an effective child protective services system. An examination of this particular case will and educate attendees as to how and why the charismatic U.S. director of a private school in Haiti was able to manipulate so many adults and harm so many children for so many years.
At the sentencing hearing, the attorneys representing Perlitz made every effort to remind the judge of all the “good works” that Perlitz had accomplished in Haiti. In response, the judge told Perlitz, “If one digs a well to supply water to those who have never had water, and then that person poisons the water, was building that well a good deed?"
We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Cyrus Sibert
Cap-Haitien, Haiti
reseaucitadelle@gmail.com
509-3686-9669
Paul Kendrick
Freeport, Maine
kendrickpt@aol.com
207-838-1319
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BACKGROUND
www.ctpost.com/betrayal
CNN:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp0vCfDgknM&context=C329affaADOEgsToPDskJPUQ4N5uBNY4z4wZTvbyAx\\
Connecticut Post Media:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68yNZt8bLsY&feature=context&context=C329affaADOEgsToPDskJPUQ4N5uBNY4z4wZTvbyAx
http://search.bishop-accountability.org/search?q=perlitz&ie=&site=ba-prod&output=xml_no_dtd&client=ba-prod&lr=&proxystylesheet=ba-prod&oe=
www.bishopaccountability.org/complaints/Haiti/
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In August 2007, the children who were being sexually abused by Douglas Perlitz began to cry out for help. Here’s a copy of the first published report.The abuse victims and Cyrus Sibert put themselves in great physical danger by reporting the abuse.
Cap-Haïtien, le Pédophile et son Centre d’Accueil pour ‘‘Enfants de rue’’
Cyrus Sibert
AVEC L’OPINION,
reseaucitadelle@yahoo.fr
Radio Kontak Inter 94.9 F .M.Cap-Haïtien, Haïti19 Août 2007
La défense de la liberté exige l’intolérance du citoyen face à l’injustice. Même quand les victimes refusent que leur noms soient cités dans la presse, même quand au lieu d’enquêter sur les faits on préfère nous demander plus de preuves et de porter plaintes, on ne saurait passer sous silence cette situation d’injustice à laquelle font face les enfants ‘‘de rue’’ et/ou ‘‘dans la rue’’ du Cap-Haïtien.
Il existe au Cap-Haïtien, un centre d’accueil qui aussi, constitue un centre d’abus pour les enfants de rue. Dirigé par un américain très connu dans le milieu, ce centre dispose d’un programme bien adapté et offre aux jeunes démunis des rues des possibilités d’épanouissement. On n’a qu’à observer l’évolution de ces jeunes exclus qui fréquentent le centre pour se faire une idée de son utilité. Ils y sont bien encadrés. Les programmes de formation technique et d’encadrement psychologique sont d’une contribution énorme. De jeunes enfants pauvres arrivent à produire et à créer un revenu au point tel de devenir leader économique de leur famille.
On peut facilement apercevoir ces jeunes gens à la plage, dans les lieux de loisir accompagnés de travailleurs sociaux professionnels. Le centre fait tout pour les aider à réussir leur vie. Dans un pays où l’Etat néglige les plus faibles (pauvres, handicapés, enfants et vieillards), dans une société où il n’existe pas de programmes structurés de prise en charge des enfants sans abris, on ne peut qu’apprécier l’effort de ce centre dont nous nous gardons de citer le nom, pour le moment.
Cependant, faute de contrôle de ces initiatives privées par les services de l’Etat, ces genres de centres représentent souvent un espace privilégié pour des détraqués, des pédophiles ou homosexuels. A leurs yeux, les enfants de rue représentent une mine de chair fraîche à exploiter. Les plus petits sont entraînés par ignorance ou manque d’expérience. Il suffit de dire à un enfant : monte dans ma chambre, je vais t’apprendre quelque chose qui te fera du bien. Si tu le fais bien et sans problème et si tu gardes notre secret, je serai ton ami et....
Pour les plus vieux, les adolescents en âge de comprendre, on conclut un marché : Pas de chair, pas de support. Si tu n’acceptes pas de passer la nuit dans mon lit, tu seras obligé de quitter le programme. Le jeune qui refuse n’a d’autre choix que de retourner dans la rue sans encadrement et de voir le programme de financement de ses activités musicales ou sportives suspendu.
Mais on peut toutefois renouer les liens. Il suffit de passer chez le Boss et se laisser abuser toute une nuit. Une nuit de plaisir et de douleur. Du plaisir pour le Boss qui utilise toute sorte de produits aphrodisiaques pour augmenter sa performance et de la douleur pour ce jeune de 15 ans qui explique, avec des larmes aux yeux, sa souffrance : Toute une nuit Cyrus ! Toute une nuit, pour le plaisir de cet homme blanc qui ne veut pas en finir ! Un triste témoignage qui ne pouvait nous laisser indifférent. Voir pleuré un jeune adolescent pris aux pièges d’un pédophile homosexuel à cause de la misère est émouvant.
Quant au Centre, les jeunes victimes le voient comme un acquis. Grâce à son travail, des démunis sont devenus musiciens, artisans, footballeurs, etc. Même quand ils nous racontent ces abus, ils ne veulent pas que ce programme soit suspendu. Le pédophile responsable semble avoir mis dans leur tête l’idée que s’ils rendent public ces faits il n’y aura plus de Centre. Il fallait voir avec quelle insistance on nous demande de ne pas mentionner les noms du Centre, de son responsable et même pas celui des victimes. Toutefois, l’un d’entre eux promet de témoigner s’il y a une enquête sérieuse sur cette affaire.
Alors ce qui est révoltant dans tout cela : Où est l’Etat qui empoche nos taxes ? Pourquoi les responsables haïtiens refusent-ils de contrôler ces centres privés ? Pourquoi on n’y affecte pas des travailleurs sociaux, des étudiants stagiaires, comme on le fait pour les centres de santé ? Pourquoi les responsables méprisent-ils les démunis de ce pays au point de livrer nos enfants aux bouchers de la pédophilie et de l’homosexualité?
Cyrus Sibert
Cap-Haïtien, Haïti19 Août 2007
Cyrus Sibert vous invite à suivre ses émissions
sur 'Radio Kontak Inter' 94.9 F .M., Cap-Haïtien, Haïti.
Tel : 509-449-5707 / 509-686-9669
Showing posts with label Bishop Richard Malone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bishop Richard Malone. Show all posts
Friday, March 9, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Bishop Richard Malone's sister, Harriet Malone, expresses pride and equality for gays and lesbians
By way of her paintings, Bishop Richard Malone's sister, Harriet, expresses compassion, love, pride, dignity and equality for all people.
From the Harriet M. Malone collection:
Harriet M. Malone - SAN FRANCISCO PARADE
PARADE 3
www.harrietmalone.com/artwork/1323404_Parade_3.html
From the Harriet M. Malone collection:
"Morning" 2010
www.harrietmalone.com/artwork/1298885_Morning.html
Ms. Malone is an artist and Fine Arts teacher at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Mass.
Ms. Malone is the sister of Bishop Richard J. Malone, head of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland (Maine).
http://www.harrietmalone.com/
http://www.equalitymaine.org/
http://www.cclmaine.org/
http://www.standformarriagemaine.com/
More paintings by Harriet Malone:
BOSTON GAY PRIDE www.harrietmalone.com/artwork/1328715_BOSTON_PRIDE_FLOAT_1.html
Harriet M. Malone - SAN FRANCISCO PARADE
PARADE 3
www.harrietmalone.com/artwork/1323404_Parade_3.html
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
A daughter's mother won't help protect children
For immediate release:
Monday, March 22, 2010
Open Letter
Sue Bernard
Director of Public Relations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Portland, Maine
Dear Ms. Bernard,
In a press release issued on Saturday, I asked Bishop Richard Malone to start acting like a real grownup. I asked him to become a responsible member of the community regarding the issue of child protection.
And now I am asking you to start acting like a mother who cares about protecting, not only her own child, but children everywhere, from cunning and manipulative child molesters.
Point number one. Providing full disclosure of all priest sex abuse cases in Maine on the diocese web site will help protect children, Ms. Bernard. It's that simple.
Point number two. Publishing such a database will also help unknown, heretofore silent, shame and guilt ridden child abuse victims realize for the first time that they aren't alone. Perhaps, for the very first time they will seek help.
And so, Ms. Bernard, it's way past time for you to start behaving in a mature and credible manner about the protection of children. For almost eight years now, you have been part of the problem. It's time for you to start being part of the solution.
In addition to your professional responsibilities, you are the mother of a teenage daughter. What do you suppose the parents of your daughter's friends would say to you if one of their children was raped by a molester priest like Father John Audibert and they knew you didn't tell anyone in the neighborhood that Audibert is a child molester?
Audibert lives in a Falmouth neighborhood that's full of kids and young people. You appear satisfied that children are safe because Audibert's crime has been made public.
C'mon, Ms. Bernard, no one in that Falmouth neighborhood knows that the man living there with his brother is named John Audibert. For God's sake, no one even knows what Audibert looks like. You diminish your credibility when you keep saying that Malone is protecting kids from Audibert because Audibert's name was once made public. Can you identify every public figure you've ever heard or read about? Of course not. You're being silly again.
And now we know that neither you, Bishop Malone, nor any other diocese official contacted Falmouth police or school officials in an effort to warn the community about Audibert's presence in Falmouth. By not saying or doing anything, Ms. Bernard, you made a conscious decision to allow other people's kids to be at risk of child sex abuse.
Which begs the question. If Audibert lived in your neighborhood, would you warn your own daughter?
How many more "Audibert's" do you know about who are living anonymously in other communities, Ms. Bernard? How many more children are in danger?
I urge you to reflect upon my words. Please realize that by virtue of your silence you are complicit when a child is abused and you could have done something to stop it.
You may have long ago found a way to compartmentalize your behavior like so many other church workers, Ms. Bernard, but the simple truth about your not warning neighbors in Falmouth about a dangerous child molester like Audibert is sufficient evidence to determine that you are more than willing to put other people's children in harm's way in order to protect your own interests.
Perhaps, Ms. Bernard, you would agree to meet with me. My words are not intended to be construed or measured in any other manner than that of an individual who is serious about and committed to protecting children.If you disagree with my assessment of your words and deeds, then please, do not run to your attorney but, instead, issue a cogent and principled response as to why you find it morally and ethically acceptable to neglect the safety of children.
Sincerely,
Paul Kendrick
207 838 1319
Monday, March 22, 2010
Open Letter
Sue Bernard
Director of Public Relations
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Portland, Maine
Dear Ms. Bernard,
In a press release issued on Saturday, I asked Bishop Richard Malone to start acting like a real grownup. I asked him to become a responsible member of the community regarding the issue of child protection.
And now I am asking you to start acting like a mother who cares about protecting, not only her own child, but children everywhere, from cunning and manipulative child molesters.
Point number one. Providing full disclosure of all priest sex abuse cases in Maine on the diocese web site will help protect children, Ms. Bernard. It's that simple.
Point number two. Publishing such a database will also help unknown, heretofore silent, shame and guilt ridden child abuse victims realize for the first time that they aren't alone. Perhaps, for the very first time they will seek help.
And so, Ms. Bernard, it's way past time for you to start behaving in a mature and credible manner about the protection of children. For almost eight years now, you have been part of the problem. It's time for you to start being part of the solution.
In addition to your professional responsibilities, you are the mother of a teenage daughter. What do you suppose the parents of your daughter's friends would say to you if one of their children was raped by a molester priest like Father John Audibert and they knew you didn't tell anyone in the neighborhood that Audibert is a child molester?
Audibert lives in a Falmouth neighborhood that's full of kids and young people. You appear satisfied that children are safe because Audibert's crime has been made public.
C'mon, Ms. Bernard, no one in that Falmouth neighborhood knows that the man living there with his brother is named John Audibert. For God's sake, no one even knows what Audibert looks like. You diminish your credibility when you keep saying that Malone is protecting kids from Audibert because Audibert's name was once made public. Can you identify every public figure you've ever heard or read about? Of course not. You're being silly again.
And now we know that neither you, Bishop Malone, nor any other diocese official contacted Falmouth police or school officials in an effort to warn the community about Audibert's presence in Falmouth. By not saying or doing anything, Ms. Bernard, you made a conscious decision to allow other people's kids to be at risk of child sex abuse.
Which begs the question. If Audibert lived in your neighborhood, would you warn your own daughter?
How many more "Audibert's" do you know about who are living anonymously in other communities, Ms. Bernard? How many more children are in danger?
I urge you to reflect upon my words. Please realize that by virtue of your silence you are complicit when a child is abused and you could have done something to stop it.
You may have long ago found a way to compartmentalize your behavior like so many other church workers, Ms. Bernard, but the simple truth about your not warning neighbors in Falmouth about a dangerous child molester like Audibert is sufficient evidence to determine that you are more than willing to put other people's children in harm's way in order to protect your own interests.
Perhaps, Ms. Bernard, you would agree to meet with me. My words are not intended to be construed or measured in any other manner than that of an individual who is serious about and committed to protecting children.If you disagree with my assessment of your words and deeds, then please, do not run to your attorney but, instead, issue a cogent and principled response as to why you find it morally and ethically acceptable to neglect the safety of children.
Sincerely,
Paul Kendrick
207 838 1319
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Bishop Richard Malone should make room for child abuser priests to live with him in his 6 bedroom mansion.
There are currently eleven accused child abuser priests who still work for Bishop Richard Malone. These priests have either been sentenced to a "life of prayer and penance," restricted from public ministry, or both. Some cases are still pending in the Vatican.
All of these priests continue to be supported by the diocese. They are entitled to health care and pension benefits. They are provided with a housing allowance.
Bishop Malone does not require that these priests live together in a supervised group home where their comings and goings would be monitored. Instead, the bishop allows them to reside wherever they want - for instance, right next to a school.
We discovered that Rev. John Audibert is living in Foreside Estates in Falmouth. Foreside Estates is full of children. The bishop never even warned the local police about Audibert's past or informed them that Audibert is a safety risk to the community.
We want Bishop Malone to require that child molester priests whom he refuses to dismiss from the priesthood be assigned to a single residence with independent, outside monitoring and supervision.
We also want Bishop Malone to publish a database of child abuser priests and church workers on the diocese web site.
All of these priests continue to be supported by the diocese. They are entitled to health care and pension benefits. They are provided with a housing allowance.
Bishop Malone does not require that these priests live together in a supervised group home where their comings and goings would be monitored. Instead, the bishop allows them to reside wherever they want - for instance, right next to a school.
We discovered that Rev. John Audibert is living in Foreside Estates in Falmouth. Foreside Estates is full of children. The bishop never even warned the local police about Audibert's past or informed them that Audibert is a safety risk to the community.
We want Bishop Malone to require that child molester priests whom he refuses to dismiss from the priesthood be assigned to a single residence with independent, outside monitoring and supervision.
We also want Bishop Malone to publish a database of child abuser priests and church workers on the diocese web site.
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Bishop Richard Malone refuses to bear witness to the pain of a mother seeking justice for the unspeakable crimes committed against her son
Letter to the Editor - Portland Press Herald
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I’m saddened by the recent events in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, especially the inaction of Bishop Richard Malone.
As a spiritual leader, he should be an example of the virtues that brought him to his present position. His refusal to bear personal witness to the pain of a mother seeking justice for the unspeakable crimes committed against her son has caused more pain.
What is being asked is simple. I know this because I see it done on a daily basis. Sexual assault center advocates bring solace to people every day just by listening and validating.
In the 16 years of advocacy that I have provided, I have learned that those in leadership have the power to either contribute to healing or create more trauma for victims.
I have seen many leaders in this state be accountable by meeting with victims to answer questions and yes, provide the simple act of listening. It doesn’t mean that these leaders can always deliver on what is asked of them, in fact that rarely is the case.
What it does is much more powerful – it acknowledges and validates that the pain and suffering victims experience means something and is unjust.
Please, Bishop Malone, join the ranks of other leaders – DAs, attorneys general, police chiefs and school principals – and meet with Marie Tupper to bear witness to the pain and suffering of her family.
You can be a role model and rise upon your own discomfort to do what is right.
I know you can.
Cyndi Amato
Executive DirectorSexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
Portland
Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
I’m saddened by the recent events in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, especially the inaction of Bishop Richard Malone.
As a spiritual leader, he should be an example of the virtues that brought him to his present position. His refusal to bear personal witness to the pain of a mother seeking justice for the unspeakable crimes committed against her son has caused more pain.
What is being asked is simple. I know this because I see it done on a daily basis. Sexual assault center advocates bring solace to people every day just by listening and validating.
In the 16 years of advocacy that I have provided, I have learned that those in leadership have the power to either contribute to healing or create more trauma for victims.
I have seen many leaders in this state be accountable by meeting with victims to answer questions and yes, provide the simple act of listening. It doesn’t mean that these leaders can always deliver on what is asked of them, in fact that rarely is the case.
What it does is much more powerful – it acknowledges and validates that the pain and suffering victims experience means something and is unjust.
Please, Bishop Malone, join the ranks of other leaders – DAs, attorneys general, police chiefs and school principals – and meet with Marie Tupper to bear witness to the pain and suffering of her family.
You can be a role model and rise upon your own discomfort to do what is right.
I know you can.
Cyndi Amato
Executive DirectorSexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine
Portland
Will Bishop Richard Malone refuse entry at Christmas Eve mass to the mother of a clergy sex abuse victim?
It's the same letter that was sent to Bishop Malone one year ago by an advocate for abuse victims.
Now it's signed by Marie Tupper.
Here's a copy of the letter sent today.
December 16, 2009
Most Rev. Bishop Richard Malone
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Portland, Maine
Dear Bishop Malone,
I hope to be able to attend the Midnight Mass at the Cathedral next week. It is my understanding that you will deliver the homily.
I look upon my participation in this Mass as an “immersion experience.” I cannot resist having a front row seat to be able to listen to you preach about the unconditional love and compassion of Jesus Christ, yet, at the very moment you are speaking these words, you and I will both know that you have rejected me, the mother of a sex abuse victim, as unworthy of your time.
The Compassion of Christ calls us to be in communion with those who suffer, Bishop Malone. I will come in peace. But, if you happen to look my way from time to time, you may see me shaking my head ever so slightly (in disbelief), or my head may be in my hands as I pray for the tolerance to remain seated in spite of your hypocrisy.
Each time you see my face during the Mass, Bishop Malone, I want you to remember me, my 84 year-old mother, Claire Tupper, and my 35 year-old son. My son was sexually abused by Rev. Thomas Lee when he was a toddler. Have you ever wondered how my son and the rest of our family are holding up?
What a Christmas story you have to tell. At the same time that your houseguest, Rev. Paul Miceli, is warm and cozy inside your mansion on the Promenade, I will be standing on the sidewalk outside your home, shivering from the cold as I wait to meet with you.
Let’s not forget that while working as Secretary of Ministerial Personnel for Cardinal Law, your friend, Miceli, aided and abetted the sexual abuse of children by assisting in the transfer of abuser priests into unsuspecting parishes and schools.
On the other hand, my son was raped by our family’s parish priest during the time that my mother worked in the rectory as the housekeeper.
How ironic it is that you choose to invite Miceli, the very person who facilitated the sexual abuse of children, into your home yet, at the very same time, you slam the door on a mother whose only child was wrecked forever because of the harms and injuries inflicted upon him as a result of his child sexual abuse.
It will be a trying experience for me to hear you preach on Christmas Eve, Bishop Malone. Knowing what we both know, how will you ever be able to preach the gospel with passion and integrity?
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Sincerely,
Marie Tupper
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Now it's signed by Marie Tupper.
Here's a copy of the letter sent today.
December 16, 2009
Most Rev. Bishop Richard Malone
Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland
Portland, Maine
Dear Bishop Malone,
I hope to be able to attend the Midnight Mass at the Cathedral next week. It is my understanding that you will deliver the homily.
I look upon my participation in this Mass as an “immersion experience.” I cannot resist having a front row seat to be able to listen to you preach about the unconditional love and compassion of Jesus Christ, yet, at the very moment you are speaking these words, you and I will both know that you have rejected me, the mother of a sex abuse victim, as unworthy of your time.
The Compassion of Christ calls us to be in communion with those who suffer, Bishop Malone. I will come in peace. But, if you happen to look my way from time to time, you may see me shaking my head ever so slightly (in disbelief), or my head may be in my hands as I pray for the tolerance to remain seated in spite of your hypocrisy.
Each time you see my face during the Mass, Bishop Malone, I want you to remember me, my 84 year-old mother, Claire Tupper, and my 35 year-old son. My son was sexually abused by Rev. Thomas Lee when he was a toddler. Have you ever wondered how my son and the rest of our family are holding up?
What a Christmas story you have to tell. At the same time that your houseguest, Rev. Paul Miceli, is warm and cozy inside your mansion on the Promenade, I will be standing on the sidewalk outside your home, shivering from the cold as I wait to meet with you.
Let’s not forget that while working as Secretary of Ministerial Personnel for Cardinal Law, your friend, Miceli, aided and abetted the sexual abuse of children by assisting in the transfer of abuser priests into unsuspecting parishes and schools.
On the other hand, my son was raped by our family’s parish priest during the time that my mother worked in the rectory as the housekeeper.
How ironic it is that you choose to invite Miceli, the very person who facilitated the sexual abuse of children, into your home yet, at the very same time, you slam the door on a mother whose only child was wrecked forever because of the harms and injuries inflicted upon him as a result of his child sexual abuse.
It will be a trying experience for me to hear you preach on Christmas Eve, Bishop Malone. Knowing what we both know, how will you ever be able to preach the gospel with passion and integrity?
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam.
Sincerely,
Marie Tupper
Boothbay Harbor, Maine
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Gavin Group Compliance Audit in Maine is a Fraud
December 9, 2009
Commentary
by Paul Kendrick
Bishop Richard Malone is still keeping secrets.
That's why we're just finding out that, from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, eleven more child sex abuse victims reported that they were molested by five living and four deceased priests.
Even as he reports the numbers, Bishop Malone won't tell us the names and whereabouts of the credibly accused priests and how many more children each priest abused.
When child abusers are identified, victims may learn for the first time that they were not the only one. Or, if it is now known that a previously accused priest abused a child in a different parish or school, this information may help other victims to feel strong enough to reach out for help.
The bishops go out of their way to advertise and promote Bill Gavin's (Gavin Group, Inc.) past experience in the FBI as if this information, in and by itself, ensures us that diocese audits will be thorough and unbiased. Yet, neither Mr. Gavin nor the bishops will admit that the financial success of Mr. Gavin's company is dependent upon the goodwill of Catholic bishops across the country. If enough bishops become dissatisfied with the results of their child protection compliance audits, then Mr. Gavin will be shown the door in the same manner as was Governor Keating, former head of the National Review Board.
The very definition of "self audit" is "conflict of interest."
As an advocate for the protection of children and those who were abused, I spoke on the phone earlier today with Mr. Gavin. I focused on a single question; "How can you issue a report that states that Bishop Malone is doing everything he can to protect children when an admitted priest child molester, one who is still in the bishop's employ and remains under the bishop's supervision, is living in a Falmouth neighborhood that's full of kids and no one in the community knows about the priest's past history of abusing children?"
Mr. Gavin had a response on the tip of his tongue. He told me he conducts compliance audits that fall within the four corners of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, nothing more, nothing less.
In other words, if the child protection provisions of the Charter don't specifically state that a bishop must not put kids at risk by allowing an admitted priest child abuser to live anonymously in a neighborhood full of children, then Mr. Gavin and his auditors will ignore this child safety violation in their final report.
Thus, a bishop like Richard Malone gets an "A" for "ensuring the safety of children."
Reminds me of a question I asked a long time high school administrator about what has changed most during his many years in education. He used the example of a student who was caught setting fire to books in the school's library. The student was immediately expelled, causing the angry parents to rush to the principal's office. "Where in the school's handbook," the parents wanted to know, "does it explicitly state that a student will be expelled for setting fire to library books?"
Commentary
by Paul Kendrick
Bishop Richard Malone is still keeping secrets.
That's why we're just finding out that, from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, eleven more child sex abuse victims reported that they were molested by five living and four deceased priests.
Even as he reports the numbers, Bishop Malone won't tell us the names and whereabouts of the credibly accused priests and how many more children each priest abused.
When child abusers are identified, victims may learn for the first time that they were not the only one. Or, if it is now known that a previously accused priest abused a child in a different parish or school, this information may help other victims to feel strong enough to reach out for help.
The bishops go out of their way to advertise and promote Bill Gavin's (Gavin Group, Inc.) past experience in the FBI as if this information, in and by itself, ensures us that diocese audits will be thorough and unbiased. Yet, neither Mr. Gavin nor the bishops will admit that the financial success of Mr. Gavin's company is dependent upon the goodwill of Catholic bishops across the country. If enough bishops become dissatisfied with the results of their child protection compliance audits, then Mr. Gavin will be shown the door in the same manner as was Governor Keating, former head of the National Review Board.
The very definition of "self audit" is "conflict of interest."
As an advocate for the protection of children and those who were abused, I spoke on the phone earlier today with Mr. Gavin. I focused on a single question; "How can you issue a report that states that Bishop Malone is doing everything he can to protect children when an admitted priest child molester, one who is still in the bishop's employ and remains under the bishop's supervision, is living in a Falmouth neighborhood that's full of kids and no one in the community knows about the priest's past history of abusing children?"
Mr. Gavin had a response on the tip of his tongue. He told me he conducts compliance audits that fall within the four corners of the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People, nothing more, nothing less.
In other words, if the child protection provisions of the Charter don't specifically state that a bishop must not put kids at risk by allowing an admitted priest child abuser to live anonymously in a neighborhood full of children, then Mr. Gavin and his auditors will ignore this child safety violation in their final report.
Thus, a bishop like Richard Malone gets an "A" for "ensuring the safety of children."
Reminds me of a question I asked a long time high school administrator about what has changed most during his many years in education. He used the example of a student who was caught setting fire to books in the school's library. The student was immediately expelled, causing the angry parents to rush to the principal's office. "Where in the school's handbook," the parents wanted to know, "does it explicitly state that a student will be expelled for setting fire to library books?"
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Bishop Richard Malone ignores Vatican directive to eliminate every hint of vanity from his possessions.
Maine's Catholic bishop lives alone in a 7,000 sq. ft., six bedroom, $1.2 million mansion.
Canon 387 of the Code of Canon Law mandates that bishops practice “simplicity of life.”
On a trip to the United States, Pope John Paul II told U.S. bishops they should adopt a lifestyle that “imitates the poverty of Christ” so the Church can better identify with the struggles and suffering of the poor.
The Vatican’s Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops says each bishop should “be poor and appear to be poor.”
45. Affective and Effective Poverty
In order to bear witness to the Gospel before the world and before the Christian community, the Bishop, in his deeds and his words, should follow the eternal Shepherd, who “though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich” (2 Cor 8:9) (129).
He should be visibly poor, he should be tireless in giving alms and he should lead a modest life which, without detracting from the dignity of his office, nevertheless takes account of the socio-economic conditions of his flock. As the Council says, he should seek to avoid anything that might in any way alienate the poor, and even more than the other disciples of the Lord, he should seek to eliminate from his possessions every hint of vanity.
He should furnish his home in such a way that it never appears unapproachable, so that no one, even the humblest, is ever afraid to visit it (130). Simple in his bearing, he should seek to be affable towards everyone, and should never indulge in favouritism on the basis of wealth or social standing.
He should behave like a father towards everyone, especially towards those of lowly condition: he knows that he was anointed by the Holy Spirit, like Jesus (cf. Lk 4:18), and that he was sent first of all to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. “In this perspective of sharing and of simplicity of life, the Bishop will administer the goods of the Church like the ‘good head of a household’, and be careful to ensure that they are used for the Church’s own specific ends: the worship of God, the support of her ministers, the works of the apostolate and initiatives of charity towards the poor” (131).
Canon 387 of the Code of Canon Law mandates that bishops practice “simplicity of life.”
On a trip to the United States, Pope John Paul II told U.S. bishops they should adopt a lifestyle that “imitates the poverty of Christ” so the Church can better identify with the struggles and suffering of the poor.
The Vatican’s Directory for the Pastoral Ministry of Bishops says each bishop should “be poor and appear to be poor.”
45. Affective and Effective Poverty
In order to bear witness to the Gospel before the world and before the Christian community, the Bishop, in his deeds and his words, should follow the eternal Shepherd, who “though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that by his poverty you might become rich” (2 Cor 8:9) (129).
He should be visibly poor, he should be tireless in giving alms and he should lead a modest life which, without detracting from the dignity of his office, nevertheless takes account of the socio-economic conditions of his flock. As the Council says, he should seek to avoid anything that might in any way alienate the poor, and even more than the other disciples of the Lord, he should seek to eliminate from his possessions every hint of vanity.
He should furnish his home in such a way that it never appears unapproachable, so that no one, even the humblest, is ever afraid to visit it (130). Simple in his bearing, he should seek to be affable towards everyone, and should never indulge in favouritism on the basis of wealth or social standing.
He should behave like a father towards everyone, especially towards those of lowly condition: he knows that he was anointed by the Holy Spirit, like Jesus (cf. Lk 4:18), and that he was sent first of all to proclaim the Gospel to the poor. “In this perspective of sharing and of simplicity of life, the Bishop will administer the goods of the Church like the ‘good head of a household’, and be careful to ensure that they are used for the Church’s own specific ends: the worship of God, the support of her ministers, the works of the apostolate and initiatives of charity towards the poor” (131).
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Bishop Richard Malone recommends to pastor that he lie to parishioners about the reason for a child abuser priest's sudden departure from the parish.
You are urged to view the Graham documents in a single file.
Bishop Malone's memo can be found on pages 43-44. The memo is transcribed below:
Bishop Malone's memo can be found on pages 43-44. The memo is transcribed below:
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Archdiocese of Boston
Office of the Regional Bishop
MEMORANDUM
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
Office of the Regional Bishop
MEMORANDUM
PERSONAL AND CONFIDENTIAL
TO: Father Higgins
FROM: Bishop Malone (initialed)
DATE: January 26, 2002
SUBJECT: Father Daniel Graham, Father Robert Monagle
___________________________________________________________________
I. Father Daniel Graham
I met this morning with Father Daniel Graham and informed him that, because of the new policy of the Archdiocese with regard to past instances of clergy sexual abuse of minors, Cardinal Law was asking him to resign as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Quincy, effective immediately.
I assured Father Graham that we are very aware that he has been giving excellent service as pastor of St. Joseph Parish and as vicar forane, and that absolutely no one is questioning the integrity of his behavior at this time. I told him that we know he had received very good psychological assessments and that the archdiocesan review board, under the former policy, had in the past agreed that he could appropriately serve in active ministry. I reiterated the recent change in the policy, and reminded him that the Cardinal has been giving the assurance that as far as we know, no priest with a past history of sexual abuse of a minor is currently serving in ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston.
While he was shocked with the suddenness of this decision, he seemed to understand the reason for it. He did not fight it in any way, but accepted it in a very sad but manly fashion.
I told Dan that he was not to appear at any Masses in the parish from this weekend on, despite the fact that it is Father Bob Monagle's good bye weekend.
I offered him the opportunity of being admitted to St. Elizabeth Medical Center this afternoon for a full health and pschological workup. I told him that the Cardinal had arranged for this with Dr. McDonald. Dan declined this option. He would prefer simply to go on health leave and move home with his elderly and ailing father. He did say that one good thing about this miserable situation is that he will now be able to attend better to his own health challenges, and also be able to spend more time with his father, whom he does not expect to live much longer. He expressed the hope that he might be able to celebrate his father's funeral Mass. After consultation with you, Father Higgins, I told him that I did not have an answer to that question at this time.
I also told Dan that it is important that he arrange right away with his own physicians to have a full examination, including the psychological dimensions. He nodded in agreement. He told me that only one priest, a close friend, Father John Malloy, knows of his past abuse allegation. He will be in contact with John about this recent development right away. I also assured him of the Cardinal's and my own care and esteem for him, and that we both find this to be a very painful thing. He appreciated that, and knows that we are willing to help him in any way that we
can.
I told Dan that I would be talking to Fr. Bob Monagle about this situation right away. Dan did not have a problem with that.
This was the most difficult thing I have had to do as a bishop and, perhaps, in 30 years as a priest. But, with God's grace, it is done.
II. Father Robert Monagle
After some difficulty, I was able to contact Father Robert Monagle. Because he was preparing to go to a burial, and I to a parish visitation, we had tom speak on the phone in a confidential manner. I informed him of my meeting ewith Dan Graham, and outlined for him what I had communicated to Dan. Bob had no knowledge whatsover of Dan's past abuse allegations. I explained that he and Dan should talk as soon as Bob returned from the burial, and determine what will be said to the parish during the weekend Masses. I recommended that they announce that because of some health problems, Dan has taken a health leave, effective immediately. That will later turn to retirement, but that should not be mentioned at this time.
Bob said there is no problem covering the weekend Masses, since there are several priests who assist at St. Joseph's. He needs no help at this time.
FROM: Bishop Malone (initialed)
DATE: January 26, 2002
SUBJECT: Father Daniel Graham, Father Robert Monagle
___________________________________________________________________
I. Father Daniel Graham
I met this morning with Father Daniel Graham and informed him that, because of the new policy of the Archdiocese with regard to past instances of clergy sexual abuse of minors, Cardinal Law was asking him to resign as pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Quincy, effective immediately.
I assured Father Graham that we are very aware that he has been giving excellent service as pastor of St. Joseph Parish and as vicar forane, and that absolutely no one is questioning the integrity of his behavior at this time. I told him that we know he had received very good psychological assessments and that the archdiocesan review board, under the former policy, had in the past agreed that he could appropriately serve in active ministry. I reiterated the recent change in the policy, and reminded him that the Cardinal has been giving the assurance that as far as we know, no priest with a past history of sexual abuse of a minor is currently serving in ministry in the Archdiocese of Boston.
While he was shocked with the suddenness of this decision, he seemed to understand the reason for it. He did not fight it in any way, but accepted it in a very sad but manly fashion.
I told Dan that he was not to appear at any Masses in the parish from this weekend on, despite the fact that it is Father Bob Monagle's good bye weekend.
I offered him the opportunity of being admitted to St. Elizabeth Medical Center this afternoon for a full health and pschological workup. I told him that the Cardinal had arranged for this with Dr. McDonald. Dan declined this option. He would prefer simply to go on health leave and move home with his elderly and ailing father. He did say that one good thing about this miserable situation is that he will now be able to attend better to his own health challenges, and also be able to spend more time with his father, whom he does not expect to live much longer. He expressed the hope that he might be able to celebrate his father's funeral Mass. After consultation with you, Father Higgins, I told him that I did not have an answer to that question at this time.
I also told Dan that it is important that he arrange right away with his own physicians to have a full examination, including the psychological dimensions. He nodded in agreement. He told me that only one priest, a close friend, Father John Malloy, knows of his past abuse allegation. He will be in contact with John about this recent development right away. I also assured him of the Cardinal's and my own care and esteem for him, and that we both find this to be a very painful thing. He appreciated that, and knows that we are willing to help him in any way that we
can.
I told Dan that I would be talking to Fr. Bob Monagle about this situation right away. Dan did not have a problem with that.
This was the most difficult thing I have had to do as a bishop and, perhaps, in 30 years as a priest. But, with God's grace, it is done.
II. Father Robert Monagle
After some difficulty, I was able to contact Father Robert Monagle. Because he was preparing to go to a burial, and I to a parish visitation, we had tom speak on the phone in a confidential manner. I informed him of my meeting ewith Dan Graham, and outlined for him what I had communicated to Dan. Bob had no knowledge whatsover of Dan's past abuse allegations. I explained that he and Dan should talk as soon as Bob returned from the burial, and determine what will be said to the parish during the weekend Masses. I recommended that they announce that because of some health problems, Dan has taken a health leave, effective immediately. That will later turn to retirement, but that should not be mentioned at this time.
Bob said there is no problem covering the weekend Masses, since there are several priests who assist at St. Joseph's. He needs no help at this time.
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