But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 13:13
"The Vatican is now intervening in the scandals currently wracking the diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, pressuring the bishop to oust various clergy. The bishop's leadership ability itself is being called into question..... alleged homosexual relationship between Director of Liturgy Fr. James
Bessert and Deacon Jerome Green, a credible source confirmed that high-ranking officials in the Vatican intervened in May, pressuring Bp. Joseph Cistone to remove both men from their roles.
"Deacon Green has been relieved of his duties as Pastoral Administrator of St. Vincent DePaul Parish, Shepherd; and his faculties to minister as a deacon have been suspended while the matter is pursued," an internal email from Cistone reads.
The letter refers to "some unresolved issues dealing with a time before his coming to the Diocese of Saginaw." Reliable sources say this refers to a sex abuse allegation from Detroit..... Bessert has been accused of covering up sexual assault by a former deacon in 2009. Bessert was also sent away for treatment at St. John Vianney Treatment Center in Pennsylvania, after reportedly being caught throwing a homosexual, drug-fueled orgy in the rectory of St. Mary Cathedral, when he was rector.
In spite of Bessert's history, not only did Cistone place him back in active ministry, he promoted him to the high-ranking position of director of liturgy,...In addition to promoting men like Bessert and Green in spite of knowledge of their conduct, Cistone is also being accused of protecting longtime Saginaw priest Fr. Robert DeLand, currently facing criminal trial for multiple charges of sexual assault of young men."
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Genesis 13:13
"The Vatican is now intervening in the scandals currently wracking the diocese of Saginaw, Michigan, pressuring the bishop to oust various clergy. The bishop's leadership ability itself is being called into question..... alleged homosexual relationship between Director of Liturgy Fr. James
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"Deacon Green has been relieved of his duties as Pastoral Administrator of St. Vincent DePaul Parish, Shepherd; and his faculties to minister as a deacon have been suspended while the matter is pursued," an internal email from Cistone reads.
The letter refers to "some unresolved issues dealing with a time before his coming to the Diocese of Saginaw." Reliable sources say this refers to a sex abuse allegation from Detroit..... Bessert has been accused of covering up sexual assault by a former deacon in 2009. Bessert was also sent away for treatment at St. John Vianney Treatment Center in Pennsylvania, after reportedly being caught throwing a homosexual, drug-fueled orgy in the rectory of St. Mary Cathedral, when he was rector.
In spite of Bessert's history, not only did Cistone place him back in active ministry, he promoted him to the high-ranking position of director of liturgy,...In addition to promoting men like Bessert and Green in spite of knowledge of their conduct, Cistone is also being accused of protecting longtime Saginaw priest Fr. Robert DeLand, currently facing criminal trial for multiple charges of sexual assault of young men."
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