Monday, June 27, 2011

Allegations made that TEC Presiding Bishop knew former monk was a pedophile

Allegations made that TEC Presiding Bishop knew former Benedictine monk was a pedophile when he joined TEC
Bethlehem Bishop says Jefferts Schori threatens bishops not to reveal multiple sexual abuse cover-ups

By David W. Virtue
www.virtueonline.org
June 27, 2011

A former Benedictine monk, who sexually abused students at a Roman Catholic Abbey, was allowed to join the Episcopal Church by Katharine Jefferts Schori while she was the Bishop of Nevada, according to reports VOL has received.

According to lawsuit papers filed last week by one of the abused boys known as John Doe 181, Fr. Bede Parry, 69, has admitted that he had inappropriate sexual relations with several members of the group at the northwest Missouri abbey in the 1980s.

In 2000, Fr. Parry underwent psychological testing relating to the possibility of entering another monastery. The results of this testing revealed that Fr. Parry is a sexual abuser who has the proclivity to reoffend with minors.

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