tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685512665905007703.post1583341041829671412..comments2023-09-19T16:59:49.153-07:00Comments on Bishop Loverde, Where is Fr. James Haley?: Letters to Bishop Loverde and the HierarchyMary Ann Kreitzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685512665905007703.post-30807641748618852012012-01-25T08:15:20.337-08:002012-01-25T08:15:20.337-08:00Not from any "official" voices. The enti...Not from any "official" voices. The entire matter has always been shrouded in silence and secrecy. I'm hoping that Fr. Haley will break his silence since it appears he has no hope at this point of being restored to his priestly ministry.Mary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685512665905007703.post-80031005607343322522012-01-25T08:07:37.327-08:002012-01-25T08:07:37.327-08:00Has there been any further update on this?Has there been any further update on this?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685512665905007703.post-89059828349888689132009-04-18T11:38:00.000-07:002009-04-18T11:38:00.000-07:00Excellency:
It seems to me that while details are...Excellency:<br /><br />It seems to me that while details are subject to ecclesial discretion the laity has a right to know whether a priest who has honorably served them in the past is or is not in "good standing" and therefore qualified to help them in spiritual and priestly matters. Ordinations are public acts of the Church, marriages too, why should dismissals be any different? Unless all the Is and Ts were not dotted and crossed in the process. Complete silence is fodder for more scandal and erroding trust in our bishops and priests.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1685512665905007703.post-50098521501625671282009-04-08T13:54:00.000-07:002009-04-08T13:54:00.000-07:00October 21, 2008Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde200 N. Gl...October 21, 2008<BR/><BR/>Most Rev. Paul S. Loverde<BR/>200 N. Glebe Rd. <BR/>Arlington, VA 22203<BR/><BR/>Your Excellency:<BR/><BR/>It has been seven years now since Fr. James Haley was suspended and disappeared from the diocese. Many people ask me about him but I can tell them little because of your silencing. Silence – hasn’t that caused enough trouble in the Church? Where is the openness and transparency we’ve been promised? The people of the diocese have a right to know what happened to a good shepherd who served us well until he was unjustly ousted for bringing you proof of homosexuals infesting our diocesan priesthood. <BR/><BR/>Tragically, it is because of the persecution and ousting of good priests, that many laity no longer trust their bishops. The Church is meant to proclaim the fullness of the truth. But Fr. Haley has been persecuted for seven long years because of his love for the truth and your hiding of it. <BR/><BR/>You know very well, Your Excellency, (as does Fr. Rippy) that Fr. Haley is innocent of any wrongdoing. He did what a good priest should do – brought the problem of homosexual immorality among the priests to the attention of his bishop – after which you suspended and expelled him. Then, when after a year of obedient silence, he responded to a subpoena for a deposition in the scandalous Verrecchia/Lambert case, you sought to have him permanently removed from the priesthood. How many clergy child abusers have received the type of draconian treatment reserved for Fr. Haley? <BR/><BR/>You have an obligation, Your Excellency, to rectify this great injustice. I pray every day that you will. Sincerely,<BR/>Mary Ann Kreitzer<BR/>President, Les Femmes<BR/><BR/>Copy to:<BR/>Congregation for the Clergy<BR/>Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith<BR/><BR/><BR/>November 7, 2008<BR/><BR/>Diocese of Arlington<BR/>Suite 914<BR/>200 North Glebe Rd.<BR/>Arlington, VA 22203<BR/><BR/>Dear Mrs. Kreitzer:<BR/><BR/>Bishop Loverde has received your letter of October 21, 2008, and has asked me to reply on his behalf. I hope that you and your family are well, and that you will all have the opportunity to be together at Thanksgiving.<BR/><BR/>The case of Reverend James R. Haley was referred to the Holy See in December of 2002 in accord with the norms issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on April 30, 2001 (Sacramentorum Sanctitatis Tutela). Since the Holy See has exclusive competence in this matter, the process is being directly overseen by the Holy See, and the Diocese of Arlington has no active role. The Diocese is observing these norms.<BR/><BR/>With continued prayers and best wishes for you and yours, I am<BR/> Sincerely yours in Christ,<BR/> Mark E. Herrmann<BR/> Chancellor<BR/><BR/>cc: Most Reverend Paul S. LoverdeMary Ann Kreitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245237845099708478noreply@blogger.com