Over the past 12 years, in sworn deposition, in accounts to investigators, in affidavits submitted in support of others' cases, in direct statements to Bernardin, in phone calls and letters to Church officials, and in correspondence with Vatican officials (all of which RCF has examined), Agnes has testified to the following story:In the fall of 1957, in Greenville, S.C., Fr, Joseph Bernardin raped 11-year-old Agnes as part of a Satanic ritual that involved, among others, Bishop John Russell of Charleston. Brought to the event by an abusive father, Agnes “was able, at first, to resist Bishop Russell physically, out of the knowledge that God had made me good, not bad as I was being told I was” (her words). As a young child, she had been victimized by a “sadist” cousin, and her identity was based upon “resisting bad things”, which included Bernardin. Bernardin then showed kindness and approval of her resistance, in order to gain her trust and get her to relax, and then he raped her. He followed the rape with a perverted use of a host, in an attempt to make Agnes swallow the guilt of the event.
This article is excerpted from the Spring/Summer 2000 issue of RCF's periodic newsletter, A.M.D.G. (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam).
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For those who may have missed it, this past February, Stephen Brady and Paul Likoudis were invited by the Coalition of Concerned Catholics to come to Albany NY. This was immediately following the untimely death of Fr. John Minkler, another 'informant' priest whose body was found face down on a blanket in his kitchen. Here is the report I filed that night, after attending the meeting.
FROM RCF ARTICLE: The Cardinal stated that the Holy See had received hundreds of letters regarding the pedophile problem in the U.S. and that it was beyond the control of the Holy See as the Church is in schism and the American bishops will not obey the Holy Father.
"in schism" also in heresy I might add
How true that's why it can easily be justified to attend irregular valid traditional masses not visibly in union with the local ordinary; the local ordinary himself is in schism, so how can he be in union with Holy father?
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Was honestly never much of a Malachi Martin fan, but might pick up Windswept House at the library and give it a go. I think his appearances on Art Bell put me off. In any event - hard to not be bothered by all of the latest and ongoing abuse allegations.
In our diocese we have had a priest arrested and convicted for making and selling the date rape drug. A Monsignor was recently removed for allegations of abuse years ago. Dozens of priests have been removed from ministry because of abuse allegations. One particular gay priest I personally knew was kept in 'service' because of the priest shortage. Even though this particular priest took some time off to tend bar at a gay strip club in Florida that his 'lover' worked at, he was urged by the bishop to return to ministry, twice. I know because he told me this right before he tried to get me into his bed. (I not-so-respectfully declined.) His partner is now now dead from AIDS and I believe he is as well.
And ours is supposed to be a solid diocese. Hate to see a liberal one...
We will ordain a single, solitary priest this year and it is becoming clear that many men who might hear the call are unwilling to be lumped in with some of the dross produced during the 60's.
Yet the Church is one, holy, catholic and Apostolic. There is nowhere else I can or would rather be, this side of Heaven.
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Over the years I think I have read virtually every detail of what he describes, in one place or another.
And it has always seemed to me that Cardinal Bernardin was the very epicenter of those evil subversions within the Church in America—and probably Cardinal Bugnini in Rome.
There were other bishops who more openly and flagrantly violated the laws and teachings of the Church. But that was because Bernardin was extremely clever, while some of those other bishops were too dumb to hide what they were up to.
None of this changes my belief in the truth of the Catholic Church and its teaching. But there has, indeed, been the smoke of Satan in the Church, and sadly, many have been driven away from the truth by these evil people.
It has been said that the floor of Hell is paved with the skulls of bishops. Because much is demanded of those who accept that office. Their chief sin has been the loss of souls due to the ignorance and confusion that has followed their failure to teach the truth as they are sworn to do.
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