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Loyola [N.O.] president resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations
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Posted on 10/07/2003 1:56:05 PM PDT by Romulus
Loyola president resigns amid sexual misconduct allegations Complaint was lodged in mid-80's while Knoth was in Indianapolis
03:08 PM CDT on Tuesday, October 7, 2003
WWLTV.com
Loyola University of New Orleans accepted the resignation of its president, the Rev. Bernard P. Knoth Tuesday amid allegations of sexual misconduct that occurred while he was assigned in Indianapolis during the mid 1980's.
In a written statement, Knoth denied any inappropriate conduct stemming from a complaint about an incident in 1986.
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Knoth said that his decision to resign came after the provincial superior of the Chicago Province of the Society of Jesus deemed the complaint to be credible, according to the U.S. Bishops Norms.
"Pursuant to those norms, the Chicago provincial superior has removed me from active ministry, necessitating my resignation from the presidency," said Knoth.
A statement from the Chicago Providence Jesuits said the alleged abuse is said to have taken place during Fr. Knoth's tenure at Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School in Indianapolis, IN.
Knoth will be replaced on an interim basis by the Reverend William J. Byron, S.J.
"I would describe it as another event in a series of tragic events that in my view constitutes the greatest crisis that the Catholic Church has had to deal with in the United States," said Byron. "Whenever something like this happens it's like a kick in the teeth. I have deep, deep sympathy for this good man who has been accused, and I have deep sympathy with anyone who has been a victim of sexual misconduct."
TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: catholicchurch; jesuits; loyola; resignation
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Unlike the Reverend William J. Byron, S.J., I am reserving judgment.
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10/07/2003 1:56:08 PM PDT
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Romulus
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10/07/2003 1:56:46 PM PDT
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:00:41 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: Romulus
What do you know about Rev. Knoth?
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:06:28 PM PDT
by
patent
(A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. Carl Sandburg)
To: patent
Loyola, New Orleans, has the reputation of being a "liberal" school.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:12:30 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(CHIRHO)
To: Romulus
His vioation must be of the faggitude variety because no receiving gender is noted. I thought they stopped resigning for this kind of stuff.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:15:04 PM PDT
by
Tacis
To: Romulus
Another one?
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:16:27 PM PDT
by
Salvation
(†With God all things are possible.†)
To: Romulus
Fr. William Byron once said, on a Charlie Rose Show on PBS (I was in the studio) that the Church's teaching on abortion might someday change--after all, he said, it used to take weeks to cross the Atlantic Ocean, and now we can do it in hours. I don't think Byron is really pro-abortion, just a clod. Byron is one of those glad-handers who hop from one college presidency to another.
That yet another Jesuit college president has been accused of abuse, joining the many Jesuits who have died of AIDS, or who have otherwise been exposed as unchaste, is no surprise. The Jesuits have been in the forefront of the movement for contraception and other forms of sodomy, and abortion.
In 2000, Wheeling Jesuit University invited the nation's premier baby-murderer, Janet Reno, to be Commencement Speaker. Wheeling also has a building named after a baby-murderer--Robert C. Byrd.
If there is a single one of the 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S. that has NOT showered public adulation on pro-abortion politicians and activists, I don't know about it.
To: RobbyS
Loyola, New Orleans, has the reputation of being a "liberal" school. I almost took a job there a few years ago. From my interview experience it appeared the economics department emphatically was not. Quite the opposite, in fact.
For whatever that is worth.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:19:23 PM PDT
by
untenured
To: patent
It's a long time since I've had much to do with the Loyola Jesuits, but I can report that 18 months ago he made his campus available as a forum for NOW president Kim Gandy. He has continued to obstruct the requirement of Ex Corde Ecclesiae, that Catholic teachers of theology obtain a mandatum. Also, Loyola hosts a gay/lesbian student club on its university web site, and makes sure they feel "included" on campus. You get the picture.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:20:41 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: untenured
I mean theologically, which is now true of every Jebbie school. So such charges are to be expected.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:23:04 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
(CHIRHO)
To: eastsider
ping to you.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:31:42 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: Arthur McGowan
Knoth also has been very much the man-about-town, as you can imagine. His mug appears regularly on the society page, hamming it up with the Great and Good.
That yet another Jesuit college president has been accused of abuse, joining the many Jesuits who have died of AIDS, or who have otherwise been exposed as unchaste, is no surprise.
Sadly no, but this one hits close to home for me. My Catholic grammar school adjoins the Loyola campus. I lived in that parish for 28 years, and was an altar boy for the Loyola/Holy Name Parish Jesuits (in that day, a different and better breed of men), close to 40 years ago.
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posted on
10/07/2003 2:38:09 PM PDT
by
Romulus
To: Arthur McGowan
"If there is a single one of the 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S. that has NOT showered public adulation on pro-abortion politicians and activists, I don't know about it."
If so, what is your opinion of the Jesuit University in Milwaukee? Just curious.
regards,
To: Thunder 6
The Theology department of Marquette for years (still?) has been the home of pro-abortion ex-priest Daniel Maguire, who authored pamphlets for Catholics for a Free Choice, etc., etc.
To: Arthur McGowan
Yes, I remember him. Thanks.
regards,
To: Romulus
Well, good ridance, too bad they will replace him with another Jesuit.
patent
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:16:41 PM PDT
by
patent
(A baby is God's opinion that life should go on. Carl Sandburg)
To: Thunder 6
"If there is a single one of the 28 Jesuit colleges in the U.S. that has NOT showered public adulation on pro-abortion politicians and activists, I don't know about it." Gonzaga University has absolutely not abetted the cause of pro-abortion groups. Over the past two years, they have welcomed Rev. Jesse Peterson to speak on campus, while denying use of campus facilities to the NOW gang. The administration took a lot of flak from liberals over this, but they stood their ground.
The President of Gonzaga, Fr. Robert Spitzer, SJ (Class of 1974) has written several excellent books, to include Healing the Culture.
NHN - Class of '76
To: Night Hides Not; Thunder 6
Allow me to correct myself--I did a search of the Freeper archives and turned up a few articles under 'gonzaga'.
It was Planned Parenthood, not the NOW gang, that was denied use of campus facilities in April of 2000.
During March 2002, the administration did not allow the play "The Vagina Monologues" to be performed on campus.
The Rev. Jesse Peterson did speak on campus during October 2001.
To: RobbyS
Every Jesuit school is a liberal school.
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posted on
10/07/2003 3:38:34 PM PDT
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CdMGuy
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