Wednesday, September 19, 2018

UPDATE: Deceptive Responses to Fr. Walter Cuenin Sexual Abuse Inquiry


Boston Catholic Insider has a new update on Fr. Walter Cuenin story.

This is a story very much in progress, so I don't have much to add at this time, except I did want to shed some light on how crystal clear my conversation with Fr. Parrish was – here are my notes from the conversation:

 Me: I’m sure you’ve read what’s alleged about Cuenin’s removal from Brandeis on the blogs, but if not I’ll inform. I note on archdiocesan website Cuenin is ‘senior priest’ which, to the best of my knowledge, requires canonical good standing. I’m calling to find out his ministry status.

 Fr. P: Fr. Cuenin’s current status is a senior priest.

 Me: Oh. Then there are no restrictions on his ministry.

 Fr. P: Yes, there are. Fr. Cuenin had a very public problem with alcohol and the restrictions are related to that.  (Fr. Parrish later clarified Fr. Cuenin's restrictions are 'no ministry and barred from living on Church property'.)

 Me: Oh. Then information provided to blogs that he was removed from Brandeis because a student alleged Fr. Cuenin initiated an unwanted sexual encounter after intoxicating him, is false.

 Fr. P: No, that’s true.

 Me: Wut? (laughing in disbelief) Well, then that would be among the chief reasons for his restrictions! This is not at all surprising. Each one of us heard McCarrick-like rumors about lovers he was living with and his promiscuous consensual homosexual sex activity for decades. We had a right to information about this allegation and actions taken as a result.   These guys need to be cut loose and laicized!

 Fr. P: I’m not sure about that, if they are cut loose, nobody has any supervision over them and it’s much more of a risk. A lot of people believe it’s better the Church retain, treat and supervise to make sure they can never be a threat.

 Me: What do you mean by that? Is he in a lock-down facility?

 Fr. P: Not lock down, more like a supervised half-way house.

 Me: Well, that’s not going to stop him from going down to the local barroom or park.

 Fr. P: Believe me, he is physically incapable due to his health status and is not a threat to the public.  Do not worry about that.

 Me: You mean his health condition leaves him immobile/wheelchair limited?

 Fr. P: Yes, his health is very, very poor.


Does that sound to you like there could have been some miscommunication? 

Please.

The reason I reached out to Fr. Parrish is, he is among a handful of priests in the Chancery who you can report spiritual malpractice to and if he finds out what's reported is true, he actually does something about it. He is a priest who is building broken trust with laity with action – he sees a wrong and tries to right it.

Something that is not tolerated under Cardinal O'Malley. 

After McCarrick was outed, didn't DiNardo usher in the 2018 apology tour by telling us to call our chanceries to share concerns about sexual abusers? This is a perfect example of what they are trained to do after we call so it all ends up being a colossal waste of time and trust.

 I am floored by the stupidity of Cardinal O'Malley's tack.

I repeat the bewilderment I expressed directly to Donilon in an email published at BCI:   If stupid PR strategies could fly, this would be a jet.

He couldn’t just come up with a lame statement like ‘true dat, Cuenin violated boundaries’ – like every other bishop with a sex addict on their hands and let it be a story among the hundreds.

 Oh no, not Terry!  PR advice to the Cardinal that screws things up to a fare the well is his job security. 

Every time Donilon gets his hands on something, respect and trust for the Cardinal is smeared with caca.   If he was trying to sabotage the Cardinal, he couldn’t do a better job.    And let us face it:  a person who would pay $200,000 for it is not the sharpest tool in the shed.

They want the story to blow up?   Ok. 

But, let the record be noted - the communications shared are 1/10 of the free time I spent over the last two days trying to talk some common sense into them.  It's time to flush the toilet.     Stay tuned.


UPDATE

I sent the following letter to Vicar General Bishop Uglietto who was the lead in the management of Cuenin's removal from Brandeis:

-----Original Message-----
From: cmmckinley <cmmckinley@aol.com>
To: Vicar_General <Vicar_General@rcab.org>
CC: NuntiusUSA <NuntiusUSA@NuntiusUSA.org
Sent: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 9:22
Subject: Fr. Walter Cuenin 2015 Allegation of Inebriating Brandeis College Student and Sexual Molestation
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IHS
Bishop Uglietto, 

As you are no doubt aware, for decades, informed and practicing US Catholics have received information about promiscuous homosexual conduct of priests and bishops.    I personally have knowledge of hundreds of Catholics who wrote to the Cardinal O'Malley to raise concerns about rumors of consensual homosexual promiscuity  by a handful of Boston priests.  
 
Post revelations confirming decades-old rumors about Archbishop McCarrick, Catholics have been instructed by Cardinal DiNardo and high-ranking prelates of the Pope's See to call our local chanceries with concerns about sexual misconduct of priests or bishops.
As you are also no doubt aware, after receiving information about a sexual molestation allegation against  one of the largest homosexual activists in the US, Fr. Walter Cuenin, I phoned Fr. Bryan Parrish of Boston's Clergy Personnel office to discuss my concerns and requested information on the status of his faculties.   

Here are my notes on that conversation: 

Me: I’m sure you’ve read what’s alleged about Cuenin’s removal from Brandeis on the blogs, but if not I’ll inform. I note on archdiocesan website Cuenin is ‘senior priest’ which, to the best of my knowledge, requires canonical good standing. I’m calling to find out his ministry status.
 Fr. P: Fr. Cuenin’s current status is a senior priest.
 Me: Oh. Then there are no restrictions on his ministry.
 Fr. P: Yes, there are. Fr. Cuenin had a very public problem with alcohol and the restrictions are related to that.  (Fr. Parrish later clarified Fr. Cuenin's restrictions are 'no ministry and barred from living on Church property'.)
 Me: Oh. Then information provided to blogs that he was removed from Brandeis because a student alleged Fr. Cuenin initiated an unwanted sexual encounter after intoxicating him, is false.
 Fr. P: No, that’s true.
 Me: Wut? (laughing in disbelief) Well, then that would be among the chief reasons for his restrictions! This is not at all surprising. Each one of us heard McCarrick-like rumors about lovers he was living with and his promiscuous consensual homosexual sex activity for decades. We had a right to information about this allegation and actions taken as a result.   These guys need to be cut loose and laicized!
 Fr. P: I’m not sure about that, if they are cut loose, nobody has any supervision over them and it’s much more of a risk. A lot of people believe it’s better the Church retain, treat and supervise to make sure they can never be a threat.
 Me: What do you mean by that? Is he in a lock-down facility?
 Fr. P: Not lock down, more like a supervised half-way house.
 Me: Well, that’s not going to stop him from going down to the local barroom or park.
 Fr. P: Believe me, he is physically incapable due to his health status and is not a threat to the public.  Do not worry about that.
 Me: You mean his health condition leaves him immobile/wheelchair limited?
 Fr. P: Yes, his health is very, very poor.

Does that sound to you like there could have been some miscommunication?  
 
As you are also no doubt aware, journalists seeking to confirm Fr. Cuenin's status due to allegations of plying a college student with liquor and molestation, Cardinal O'Malley's communications director, Terry Donilon, told journalists I am lying about verification received from Fr. Parrish. 

Latest updates are here:

https://bostoncatholicinsider.wordpress.com/2018/09/19/boston-diocesan-denial-and-deception-by-donilon/


https://conqueredbylove.blogspot.com/2018/09/deceptive-responses-to-fr-walter-cuenin.html


I'm writing to you for two things: 

 1. Kindly verify whether the allegations of sexual misconduct were among the reasons for Fr. Cuenin's departure from Brandeis and canonical restrictions. 

2.  Please explain what process and procedure Catholics are to follow to seek verification or denial of credible rumors of sexual misconduct by priests, bishops, deacons or employees of the Archdiocese. 

The days have come to an end where the we report these incidents and sexual predators are given decades of opportunities to rob our relatives of their innocence and salvation.     
Please reply by the end of work day today, or this email will be published with your non-response.   This conduct is absolutely intolerable.
In Christ, Carol McKinley 

I received no answer. 


As predicted when the Holy Father said he said he 'would not say one word' about Archbishop Vigano's testimony, he has been using the passive-aggressive spiritual manipulation protocol of using his homilies to caricature sexual predators and their episcopal enablers as Jesus Victim who remains 'silent' and depicting lay Catholics seeking the protection of the flock as demons.

Unimaginable diabolical infestation and activity.

Yesterday, the USCCB announced the 2018 sexual abuse dog and pony show.  I haven't delved into the details, but it appears Pope Francis has nixed the request to assign an Apostolic Visitor, as well as the lay-led review board that reports to the Nuncio, and he's asked the bishops not to have their annual meeting in November that would tackle internal sexual debauchery and coverups and to instead, asked them to 'retreat' behind closed doors.

When it comes to internal corruption in the Church, I do not consider myself a naive person.  I knew things were bad.  But, yesterday, I started to come to terms with the latest reality check: It is way, way, worse than any of us could imagine.

All their bs about being committed to honest dialogue and legitimate actions on sexual and spiritual predators, the above is what actually happens when you make a sincere attempt to trust their commitment for real reform.    After decades of similar experiences, most people wouldn't even bother to offer them the opportunity to demonstrate their sincerity and honesty.   Who keeps going into a room where the occupants kick you in the head and when you ask them to stop, accuse you of victimizing them?

As a person with the courage to go where angels dare not tread, and keep giving them another chance, here's my assessment:

There are priests and bishops who realize what needs to be said and done to build trust, but as soon as they attempt it, they are silenced and oppressed by the infiltrated power structures that protect  spiritual and sexual priest predators.     And it appears this power is more lethal than it has ever been in the history of the Catholic Church.





16 comments:

  1. Carol, yours is probably the last phone call Parrish will ever take. He's going to swear off phones completely. You didn't record it, did you?

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  2. Yep. That's a risk you run when you're dealing with a corrupt enterprise.

    No, I did not record. The few interactions I've had with Fr. Parrish over the years, he's never conducted himself like a liar and a sneak. I doubt very much he's about to start lying now. The Sacraments have funny stipulations - like you can't intentionally break a commandment and then run for absolution - because that absolution won't be valid and your salvation is toast. I doubt he'd go down that road but if he does, good luck to him.

    He knows this testimony about our conversation is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. And God knows it too. There was no room for a misunderstanding.

    Of course Fr. Parrish couldn't opine as to whether something alleged between two people actually happened, and that is not what I asked. He can attest to whether it was alleged, and what actions the archdiocese took as a result of that allegation. That is what he did.

    Isn't that what the bishops and pope have told us to do? Call a chancery with our concerns about sexual abuse rumors?

    But the Cardinal evidently thinks the glory days, when they can pull a stunt like Donilons, are still in full swing.

    That's the treachery about the post-McCarrick apologies and protocols telling concerned Catholics to call chanceries about sexual abuse rumors. We know too well this is exactly what happens when we do.

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    1. TTC,

      "That's a risk you run when you're dealing with a corrupt enterprise."

      YOU HAVE NAILED IT !!!!!


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  3. Gee, is there some mechanism to hold bishops available for neglect when they are aware someone in their chancery has lied to the press about clergy sexual abuse of a vulnerable person?

    From YESTERDAY, US CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS

    September 19, 2018
    WASHINGTON--The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Administrative Committee has issued the following statement today in response to the recent sex abuse scandals. In the statement, the bishops say they pledge to "heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us."

    Turning to the Lord

    "When each of us was ordained as a bishop, we were told:

    'Keep watch over the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has appointed you to shepherd the Church of God.'

    We, the Administrative Committee of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, assembled last week in Washington at this time of shame and sorrow. Some bishops, by their actions or their failures to act, have caused great harm to both individuals and the Church as a whole. They have used their authority and power to manipulate and sexually abuse others. They have allowed the fear of scandal to replace genuine concern and care for those who have been victimized by abusers. For this, we again ask forgiveness from both the Lord and those who have been harmed. Turning to the Lord for strength, we must and will do better.

    The Administrative Committee took the following actions within its authority:

    1. Approved the establishment of a third-party reporting system that will receive confidentially, by phone and online, complaints of sexual abuse of minors by a bishop and sexual harassment of or sexual misconduct with adults by a bishop and will direct those complaints to the appropriate ecclesiastical authority and, as required by applicable law, to civil authorities.

    2. Instructed the USCCB Committee on Canonical Affairs and Church Governance to develop proposals for policies addressing restrictions on bishops who were removed or resigned because of allegations of sexual abuse of minors or sexual harassment of or misconduct with adults, including seminarians and priests.

    3. Initiated the process of developing a Code of Conduct for bishops regarding the sexual abuse of a minor; sexual harassment of or sexual misconduct with an adult; OR NEGLIGENCE IN THE EXERCISE OF HIS OFFICE RELATED TO SUCH CASES.

    4. Supported a full investigation into the situation surrounding Archbishop McCarrick, including his alleged assaults on minors, priests, and seminarians, as well any responses made to those allegations. Such an investigation should rely upon lay experts in relevant fields, such as law enforcement and social services.

    This is only a beginning. Consultation with a broad range of concerned parents, experts, and other laity along with clergy and religious will yield additional, specific measures to be taken to repair the scandal and restore justice. We humbly welcome and are grateful for the assistance of the whole people of God in holding us accountable.

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    1. We appear to have our test case.

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    2. And is it me, or is this missing the protocols for reporting priest sexual misconduct - which is 99% of what needs to be addressed?

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  4. Carol, Church Militant picked up the BCI post on Walter Cuenin!

    https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/boston-archdiocese-wont-answer-questions-about-accused-predator-priest

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    1. Say what you will, but CM is consistent in their commitment to expose corruption, for which practicing Catholics are grateful!

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  5. Mitch Garabedian was on Dan Rea last night, an interesting interview

    https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2018-09-21-listen-catholic-church-sexual-abuse-9-20-18/

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  6. If Cardinal Sean and his chancery will not reveal cases of priestly sexual abuse, perhaps the Massachusetts AG will take action.

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  7. Seems there is a homosexualist network in the Pastoral Center: Fr. Bryan Parrish speaks a negative word about Homosexualist Priest Fr. Walter Cuenin, and, all of the sudden, Fr. Parrish is squashed by Donilon and Company.

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  8. Carol,

    True story: I know a woman who went on pilgrimage with Fr. Cuenin back when the archdiocese had him leading pilgrimages for a spell. She went to the Holy Land with a small group. My friends is a very faithful Catholic and a Charismatic (not my thing, but she's not crazy). She soon found Fr. Cuenin and her fellow pilgrims were way different from normal Catholic. My friend says a Rosary every day. She found she could not concentrate on the mysteries as she prayed, but instead saw Walter Cuenin's face. This continued through the pilgrimage and after she got home. She couldn't stop, no matter how she tried. Finally, she decided Our Lady was sending her a message. The whole Cuenin/Rosary thing lasted an entire year before fading.

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    1. That is something!

      Prayers are surely needed. The number of victims of his spiritual perversion is astronomical.

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  9. He probably doesn't feel the need to answer a letter from someone who doesn't show any traits of the Holy Spirit, but is obsessed with the actions of others. Maybe he doesn't feel the need to answer someone who sees themselves is a self-appointed policeman/woman of the Church. You keep asking for prayers, but we don't see any fruit of those prayers in your spiritual life or an infusion of the Holy Spirit. Just finger pointing and an obsession with what others are doing.

    If you came across as a holy woman, then maybe your would get a response.

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    1. HAHAHA. I hope they try that one on the FBI!

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