Abuser McCarrick got the Red Hat; Fr. Haley Who Tried to Protect the Flock Got the Butcher's Knife

He Preyed on Men Who Wanted to Be Priests

Reading stories about Cardinal McCarrick's sordid history of abuse make me so angry I need to go out and pound rocks. Sadly, he is becoming the icon for the hierarchy. How many of his "brethren" are just like him? If not abusers themselves, enablers and advancers of the abusers.

The Synods on the Family gave us a magnified view of so many evil men in red hats willing to lie and preen in front of the cameras while they undermined the faith. When I see the dissent to Church teaching among the "princes" of the Church, I recall Bishop Bruskewitz at the Dallas meeting making a motion to study the link between dissent and the sex abuse scandals. He couldn't even get a second! The bishops just wanted the bad news to go away or at least be redirected.

News on Fr. Haley and it's sad indeed!

Well, the word coming down from on high is that Fr. Haley has been excommunicated and defrocked. This has been personally confirmed to me by someone who should know, but don't expect to hear about it anywhere official. There's something about this case that makes authorities skittish. After all, we can't acknowledge the elephant in the sanctuary, the homosexual priest problem. Every new homosexual scandal is met by the three monkeys with ears, eyes, and mouth covered. ("Psst...ignore the elephant until he goes away.") So Fr. Haley will continue to be the invisible man.

Strange, isn't it?

The Vatican released a notification over the excommunication of heretic priest Tissa Balasuriya, but Fr. Haley who is guilty of no more than making his bishop upset for revealing too much about the homosexual subculture in Arlington, simply disappeared without a trace. I have the feeling that if he had experienced an open trial we would have heard testimony by at least one chancery official that was perjury from start to finish. In secular court one has the right to be faced with one's accusers, but in Fr. Haley's case, I understand the accusation used to secure his conviction was summarized by the chancery and the "accuser" never appeared. Isn't that hearsay evidence which would not be allowed in a real trial grounded in justice?

But the story gets worse. Fr. Haley was cut off financially by the diocese last summer and now has no income. His situation has deteriorated from living a nomad's existence in a motor home with a small income to living with no income at all except what he can pick up from odd jobs. He needs work.

Before he entered the priesthood, Fr. Haley was an engineer. He is technologically oriented and I understand he's interested in finding a technical type job. If anybody has leads to suggest or a job to offer, please post them in the comments section.  And please continue your prayers. Consider how the heretics go on and on. They write books, speak at diocesan functions, thumb their noses at the Church, with nary a cluck to upset their scandal. Fr. Gerard Sloyan, the architect of the disastrous feeling-based catechetics that destroyed the faith of a generation and a promoter of the "fundamental option" heresy, gives courses in Arlington regularly.

Fr. Haley, on the other hand, was crucified for "being a snoop" as one priest said to me. In view of the devastation the homosexual cabal is inflicting on the Church (Check out the war in in Minnesota  where the homosexual/pro-homosexual priests are currently fighting their bishop over an amendment on the ballot to protect traditional marriage.), we could use more "snoops" like Fr. Haley.

Pray for Bishop Loverde. He has a lot to answer for. Our God is a God of mercy, but justice is the flip side of the coin. He used his authority to draw and quarter a good priest. A day of accounting is on the calendar.

Pray the St. Joseph Novena for Fr. Haley

Today begins the novena to St. Joseph which ends on his feast day, March 19. Please join me in praying the novena for Fr. Haley and all priests who have spoken out against homosexual immorality and have suffered the travesty and scandal of being driven out of the priesthood. God help those bishops who have effectively committed the murder of priestly vocations.

Richard Sipe on The Cardinal McCarrick Syndrome

I disagree with Richard Sipe on a lot of things, but I think he is accurate when he speaks of the sex abuse problem being not just a bottoms-up problem, but a top-down one. In fact, I think that is the major problem. If the sex abuse of children had not been enabled from those at the top it could never have reached the scope it did. If bishops did their duty, sex abuse would have been dealt with immediately and appropriately. Bishops would have reported criminal behavior to the autorities instead of passing the predators from place to place to abuse more and more victim children. Why didn't they do their duty? For some at least (among them about a dozen who resigned for abuse) their own homosexuality was a factor.

One point Sipe makes in this article is particularly relevant to the Fr. Haley situation. Sipe says:

The main point is that the dynamic [i.e., "sexual sponsorship" of younger priests and seminarians by superiors] is in operation and affects even good, observant clergy who cannot speak openly because the secret system will not tolerate them. Where are they to go? The press will not touch malfeasance on this level of the power system without impossible vetting that will expose the whistle blower to potential or certain destruction. Who of the many-in-the-know within the secret clerical system have that kind of courage?

"Expose the whistle-blower to potential or certain destruction." That about sums up what happened to Fr. Haley and other good priests doesn't it? Is the "secret system" still in effect? Considering that the bishops were quick to shift the blame from themselves to priests and laity, especially parents, I'd say it's a safe bet.

Shh... It's a Secret!

Secrecy is a morally neutral concept. Like fire it can effect great good or, on the contrary, can advance great evil. Secrecy can protect a person's good name from gossip or it can allow gossip to rage unchecked by hiding the truth. It all depends on the circumstances and the motives of those keeping the secret. As Thomas More pointed out during his trial, in law silence indicates consent, so keeping something secret implies agreement with it. And, in the case of the sex abuse scandals, the secrecy and silence was magnified by actions that enabled the immoral/illegal behavior.

Leon Podles in his book Sacrilege exposes the horrifying ways secrecy was used to manipulate the innocent and protect the guilty.

During the homosexual abuse scandals, churchmen embraced secrecy to cover up the most vile and evil crimes against the young. The homosexual priests themselves threatened the children they molested with terrible things if they failed to keep their abuse secret. One young victim of serial mega-abuser Fr. John Geoghan told his mother later that the priest said, "You'd [the mom] hate me and that you'd never love me again because you love the Church more than you love me." (page 147) He used the child's love for his mother against him. That is just plain diabolical, but not uncommon.

Not only the children were threatened however. Geoghan and the others could never have engaged in their systematic abuse (Geoghan's for thirty-six years) without the corrupt assistance of his superiors. Let me repeat that in case you missed it. John Geoghan spent 36 years molesting fatherless boys whom he selected and groomed carefully. "He took them out, became close to them, put them to bed, masturbated them, and performed oral sex on them." (p. 145)

Podles goes on to ask, "Did the diocese have any idea of what was going on at Blessed Sacrament? Rev. Anthony Benzevich, who had been stationed at that parish with Geoghan, at first told Mitchell Garabedian, attorney for the plaintiffs, that he had reported to the archdiocese that Geoghan was taking boys to his bedroom, but he (Benzevich) was threatened with assignment to South America if he opened his mouth." (p. 145-46) (This is particularly interesting in light of what happened to Fr. Haley because one of the things he reported to the bishop about Fr. Verrecchia was his taking a four-year-old boy to spend the night with him in his bedroom at the rectory. Stupid parents!! Fr. Haley confronted Verrecchia and called the parents to come pick up the child.)

A consistent pattern in most bishops' dealing with the crisis was that complaining parents of molested children and complaining priests with knowledge of molesting confreres were threatened and manipulated into keeping the secrets. Like Geoghan who used a child's love for his mother against him, many bishops used the faithful's love for the Church and the priests' vows of obedience to bully them into silence. After allowing the abuse of the children, they abused the parents and their spiritual sons as well. The pattern and scope of the lying coverup can hardly be imagined which is why I, once again, recommend Leon Podles' book. And yet, with rare exception, most bishops who enabled abuse through secrecy retain their ecclesial positions. Can liars be trusted, especially those with a consistent pattern of lies over a long period of time?

And have things really changed? Is the secrecy over? I'd like to think so, but I can't. How many priests are living double lives while their bishops look the other way? Who knows? St. Luke's Institute in Silver Spring has been notorious for years, with allegations that they tell homosexual priests to have "age appropriate" partners.

In 2002, commenting on the sex abuse crisis Fr. Charles Fiore, stressed that it wasn't about pedophiles (those who molest pre-pubescent little children) but mostly about homosexual abuse of adolescent and teenage boys. "The grand taboo in U.S. culture," he told World Net Daily, "is to focus on homosexuality... [which is considered] an alternate way of life." He warned that there was a "gay subculture" in the Church and spent most of his priesthood fighting it. Fiore said acceptance of homosexuality in the Church should be "zero percent." It isn't, as Fr. Enrique Rueda warned in his 1982 magnum opus, The Homosexual Network. How many priests are living double lives? How many scandals will continue to rock the Church? Will the recent murder of the Austin priest in Mexico turn out to be, as the murderer claims, a homosexual lover's quarrel gone wrong? If true, did the bishop of Austin know about this priest's double life?

The Church must establish canon laws that FORBID homosexuals from ordination to the priesthood. Rulings from congregations don't cut it. Until Canon Law bans homosexuals from the priesthood and from holding positions of authority as pastors, bishops, heads of tribunals, etc the scandals will go on. At present, the enablers are still making the rules. When will it stop?

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 6

Please continue to pray the chaplet for Fr. Haley, Bishop Loverde, and for our poor Church.

Today bring to Me the meek and humble souls and the souls of little children, and immerse them in My mercy.

Most Merciful Jesus, You Youself have said "Learn from Me for I am meek and humble of heart." Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart all meek and humble souls and the souls of little children. These souls send all heaven into ecstasy and they are the heavenly Father's favorites. They are a sweet-smelling bouquet before the throne of God; God Himself takes delight in their fragrance. These souls have a permanent abode in Your Most Compassionate Heart, O Jesus, and they unceasingly sing out a hymn of love and mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon meek souls, upon humble souls, and upon little children who are enfolded in the abode which is the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. These souls bear the closest reemblance to Your Son. Their fragrance rises from the earth and reaches Your very throne. Father of mercy and of all goodness, I beg You by the love You bear these souls and by the delight You take in them: Bless the whole world, that all souls together may sing out the praises of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

The Dumpster Priests

I know several priests who are out in the cold in addition to Fr. Haley. Each has been "dumped," so to speak, by his bishop. They might be suspended or labeled impossible to assign, but the end result is the same. They inhabit a kind of no-man's-land with no residence, no parishioners, no ministry, no assignment, no brother priests, no father bishop.... Oh they have a bishop all right, but he is certainly no father to the dumpster priest. Rather he's the garbage-man bishop who labels his spiritual son junk, and such a priest might as well climb into the dumpster and wait for the compactor to come and crush him in its jaws. That would certainly provide a solution and an answer to the bishop's question, "Oh, who will rid me of this troublesome priest?"

Pray for the dumpster priests, both those who still struggle against injustice and those who have shed their roman collars reluctantly and walked away - some with their faith in shreds.

God has a way of doing justice even when those who lead his Church do not. There is no injustice that will not be righted.

I wonder, if Dante were writing his Divine Comedy today, would he position dumpsters at key spots in the Inferno? And if he did, who would be inhabiting them?

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 5

Please continue to pray the chaplet for Fr. Haley, Bishop Loverde, and for our poor country.

Today bring to Me the souls of those who have separated themselves from the Church.

Most Merciful Jesus, Goodness Itself, You do not refuse light to those who seek it of You. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Church. Draw them by Your light ino the unity of the Church, and do not let them escape from the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart; but bring it about that they, too, come to glorify the genrosity of Your mercy.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who have separated themselves from Your Son's Church, who have squandered Your blessings and misused Your graces by obstinately persisting in their errors. Do not look upon their errors, but upon the love of Your own Son and upon His bitter Passion, which He underwent for their sake, since they, too, are enclosed in His Most Compassionate Heart. Bring it about that they also may glorify Your great mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 4

Please continue to pray the chaplet for Fr. Haley, Bishop Loverde, and for our poor country.

Today bring to Me those who do not believe in God and those who do not yet know Me.

Most compassionate Jesus, You are the Light of the whole world. Receive into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart the souls of those who do not believe in God and of those who as yet do not know You. Let the rays of Your grace enlighten them that they, too, together with us, may extol Your wonderful mercy; and do not let them escape from the abode which is Your Most Compassionate Heart.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the souls of those who do not believe in You, and of those who as yet do not know You, but who are enclosed in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. Draw them to the light of the Gospel. These souls do not know what great happiness it is to love You. Grant that they, too, may extol the generosity of Your mercy for endless ages. Amen.

Pray the Chaplet.

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 2

Today bring to Me the souls of priests and religious, and immerse them in My unfathomable mercy.

Most Merciful Jesus, from whom comes all that is good, increase Your grace in men and women consecrated to Your service, that they may perform worthy works of mercy; and that all who see them may glorify the Father of Mercy who is in heaven.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon the company of chosen ones in Your vineyard -- upon the souls of priests and religious; and endow them with the strength of Your blessing. For the love of the Heart of Your Son in which they are enfolded, impart to them Your power and light, that they may be able to guide others in the way of salvation and with one voice sing praise to Your boundless mercy for ages without end. Amen.

Recite the Chaplet. If you don't know it, go here for instructions.

A Humble Proposal for Solving the Homosexual Problem in the Church

When Bishop John Keating was alive Fr. Haley took the homosexual problem to him as his shepherd. At that point he had lived in a rectory with a priest who was physically involved with another and the walls of the rectory were thin. Initially, Bishop Keating offered him the door, but Bishop Keating was a fatherly man who loved his spiritual sons. To illustrate, once a year (I think between Christmas and New Year's), he set aside the entire week for his priests. Everyone was encouraged to make an appointment. It wasn't compulsory, but many priests welcomed the opportunity and went. The bishop usually gave his visitors a gift. One priest I know, who has family in another state, said the bishop sometimes gave him an airline ticket so he could fly home.

Bishop Keating offered something very important to Fr. Haley. He listened when Father asked the forbidden question. Bishop Keating and Fr. Haley began to meet regularly to talk about the homosexual problem in the diocese. Presumably, those meetings caused Bishop Keating to ask the question in Rome the day he died, "What can I do about my homosexual priest problem?"

Why such a question? Doesn't a bishop have total control? Not if he's honest and does things by the book. There is nothing in Canon Law about homosexual priests. There are canons about relations with women, but not about men in relationships with other men.

What is needed?

No one is suggesting that every homosexual priest be thrown out on his heels, particularly those who are struggling to be chaste both physically and mentally.

One possible solution, however, is to add two Canon Laws: one that clearly states homosexuals may not be ordained, and a second that says, if a homosexual is ordained and discovered later, he may not occupy a position of authority as a pastor or a bishop.

Why? Because that's exactly how we ended up with a homosexual cabal in the Church which led to the sex abuse crisis. In many places soliciting homosexualls for the priesthood was (and may still be) the norm. At least a dozen bishops have resigned or been removed for abusing boys and how many others are living in secret in their chanceries like homosexual priests in their rectories?

Homosexual clerics in positions of leadership enable homosexuality. It's been suggested that the reason some dioceses have not fought more vigorously for pro-life and against the gay agenda is because so many bishops are homosexual and vulnerable to the threat of "being outed." As gay marriage becomes more likely in the United States, how many homosexual clergy will lead the fight against it?

The Church must take action on this. It isn't enough to have pastoral letters or diocesan policies that may or may not be followed. Writing legislation into the Code of Canon Law would eliminate ambiguity and offer a real solution to the homosexual problem.

Divine Mercy Novena - Day 1

Please pray the Divine Mercy Novena beginning today and ending on the eve of the Feast of Divine Mercy the Sunday after Easter for the restoration of Fr. Haley to active service in the Church, for Bishop Loverde, and for the Vatican to take action to end the scourge of homosexuals in the priesthood and the hierarchy.

FIRST DAY: Today bring to Me all mankind, especially sinners, and immerse them in the ocean of My mercy.

Most Merciful Jesus, whose very nature it is to have compassion on us and to forgive us, do not look upon our sins but upon our trust which we place in Your infinite goodness. Receive us all into the abode of Your Most Compassionate Heart, and never let us escape from It. We beg this of You by Your love which unites You to the Father and the Holy Spirit.

Eternal Father, turn Your merciful gaze upon all mankind and especially upon poor sinners, all enfolded in the Most Compassionate Heart of Jesus. For the sake of His sorrowful Passion show us Your mercy, that we may praise the omnipotence of Your mercy for ever and ever. Amen.

Recite the Chaplet. If you don't know it, go here for instructions.

Happy Birthday, Fr. Haley and Faithful Priests of the Church

Dear Friends,

Today is the feast of the priesthood when Jesus first told his apostles, "Do this in memory of me." I wish all the faithful priests in our diocese a happy birthday. Thank you for washing our feet through your service.

Today I'm launching this blog dedicated to Fr. James Haley and the on-going scandal of his treatment by Bishop Loverde. I suspect many will be critical of this work. So be it.

We live in a Church today where unfaithful and heretical priests are allowed to engage in dissent and publicly disgraceful actions with impunity. I'll just give three examples.

Fr. Michael Pfleger - Archdiocese of Chicago - I hardly need to add anything about this outrageous and scandalous priest beyond his name. Has he been silenced? Suspended? Cast out into outer darkness? No, he continues to lead his parish on the wide path to hell.

Fr. Steve Meriwether - Archdiocese of San Francisco under Archbishop George Niederauer. Holy Redeemer parish is notorious for its gay bingo, drag beauty contests, etc. (The bingo was finally stopped after public outrage from the faithful.) Fr. M. blesses participants in the Castro Street Fair (a lewd gay pride event), continues to allow gay drag events in his parish, and promotes the entire activist gay agenda. If he is not homosexual himself, he is a homosexualist advancing gay rights. And yet he continues undisciplined from scandal to scandal. No silencing, no suspension.

Fr. Michael Lastiri - Diocese of Fresno under Bishop John Steinbock. Lastiri advertised on the internet for gay sex. A gay friend of his whom he allowed to live in the rectory molested the nephew of a fellow priest. What happened? Steinbock sent Lastiri for a quick cover trip to the notorious St. Luke's in Silver Spring and then put him in prison ministry for a time. He's now back in regular parish ministry as the administrator of Our Lady of the Sierra, appropriate perhaps since the people there are likely to be in the desert with such a pastor. (A fellow priest, Fr. Joe Baca, known for his orthodoxy, has been labeled by the bishop as unassignable.)

Why are these priests still in active service while Fr. Haley is out in the cold and, if rumors are accurate, excommunicated from the Church? It is an injustice that screams to heaven and deserves to be exposed. For that reason I'm putting this blog online on the Birthday of the priesthood.

And I ask every cleric the forbidden question? When will it get a straight answer?

Letters to Bishop Loverde and the Hierarchy

Over the years I've sent numerous letters to Bishop Loverde, the Apostolic Nuncio, and the Vatican about Fr. Haley. With regard to those sent to Bishop Loverde, at first they were ignored, but when I resent them registered mail with a copy to the Nuncio I always got an anwer.

Nowadays I generally receive a very polite response from the Chancellor. I'm posting one of my letters (the most recent) in the comments section with Mr. Herrmann's answer. Despite the Chancellor's saying it is out of Bishop Loverde's hands, the bishop set the events in motion and is still the major accuser.

Keep in mind that the bishop suspended Fr. Haley initially in 2001 because he wouldn't stop asking the forbidden question and bringing the bishop evidence about the homosexual problem. The bishop asked for evidence, but didn't really want it.

Subsequent to the 2002 deposition which was released by court order almost a year after Fr. Haley's suspension, charges were brought (who knows what since it's all secret?) and the tribunal was convened three years later in 2005. Talk about speedy Church justice! Were the charges legitimate? Who knows since everything is secret? What was the verdict? Again - it's a secret.

One thing is a moral certainty, however. If a person sets in motion an evil against another, particularly if false accusations are involved, he has an obligation to rectify those falsehoods and try to undo what he did. Whether he's a humble layman or the pope the obligation is the same. Since all has been done in secrecy, how can any false witness, if there was such, be exposed? It's a Catch-22 for the accused. The trial was secret (Fr. Haley wanted an open trial), the results are secret (I believe Fr. Haley would want them to be public), and a troublesome priest is out of the way. But he's one priest who won't just disappear into the night like so many other persecuted priests have done and, personally, I thank God for that.

If you would like to post a letter you've written to the bishop or the Vatican, use the comments section. I urge you to continue to write to Bishop Loverde, the Apostolic Nuncio, the Congregation for Clergy, and the Apostolic Signatura.

As I continue to build this site I will be adding addresses for contacts.

God bless all of you who have written and prayed about this tragic situation.

When you write be sure to make your letter respectful, unemotional, and short.

And before you sit down at the keyboard or pick up a pen, please pray to the Holy Spirit for guidance and charity and, particularly, pray for the person to whom your letter is directed.

The Story

The easiest way to summarize Fr. Haley's early story is to send you to Mark Fellows' article from Catholic Family News titled Father Haley and "The Boy's Club." the story essentially covers the period from Fr. Haley's suspension in 2001 up until the time of the deposition almost a year later. The article was originally published in 2003 in Catholic Family News.

I will be adding a timeline to the site to show the progression of events and give an easy overview of Fr. Haley's story.

What is Fr. Haley's current status?

Who knows?

Is Father Haley still a priest?

Has he been forcibly laicized?

Has he been excommunicated as the rumor mill says?

Try to find and out and all you get is the clerical version of the polka with fast and fancy footwork.

No one is talking.

The entire case of Fr. Haley has been shrouded in silence and secrecy. If you write to Bishop Loverde, as I have, you will most likely receive a letter from Chancellor Mark Herrmann telling you that all information about clerical personnel is confidential to protect the privacy of the priest.

But who does the silence and secrecy really protect? The bishop and the homosexual subculture in the church.

In 2005, a clerical tribunal headed by Bishop Thomas Doran met at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Philadelphia. The hearing was closed.

Was Father Haley allowed to face his accusers?

He definitely was NOT allowed to bring in character witnesses, because I and many others would gladly have testified for him.

What was the outcome of the tribunal? Was there a verdict? What was it?

No one is allowed to know.

Secrecy and coverup were the great enablers of the sex abuse scandals. They also enable injustice and scapegoating. As long as silence and secrecy prevail, justice will not be served. Phil Lawler, Russell Shaw, Randy Engel, and Leon Podles have all written books that show what egregious evil is enabled by silence and coverup. It protects the institutional Church, the hierarchy, and the lavendar mafia - it does not serve the truth or the flock or the lowly faithful shepherds. Remember when the pharisees wanted to kill Jesus, they held their trial in the dark of night and suspended all the Jewish rules protecting the accused. Think of Fr. Haley and other scapegoated priests on Good Friday when you read the Passion. Pray for them. And also pray for those in the hierarchy who do foul deeds in the dark.

Why this blog?

In 2001 Fr. James Haley was given four hours to vacate the St. Mary's rectory in Fredericksburg, VA where he was a parochial vicar. His faculties were suspended and his preaching privileges were taken away. he was denied the right to wear clerical garb and was put under a penal precept of silence.

Why?

Did Fr. Haley molest a child?
Embezzle from the Church?
Murder a parishioner?
Strike the bishop?

No, his crime was providing Bishop Paul Loverde proof of the homosexual immorality of his pastor. It wasn't the first time. Father lived with one homosexual pastor after another during his 15 year service to the Church:

Pastors who had vicious collections of homosexual pornography,

A pastor who brought a little boy into his bedroom and others who engaged in homosexual relations with fellow priests or consenting adults, and some who "just" enjoyed the homosexual flirting and cameraderie of "the club."

Did Father make a public declaration? No, he brought the problem to the attention of his spiritual father, the bishop, as he should.

And did his spiritual father correct the situation? No, he moved Father Haley and allowed the homosexuals to continue on their merry ways.

Since Father's suspension in 2001, he has been an outcast - from his parishioners, his fellow priests, from the life of service he loved. He went from a respected and beloved spiritual father to a homeless vagabond - all for telling the truth - not to the world but to his bishop. I have watched the injustice for almost eight years and can no longer participate in the conspiracy of silence that allows a faithful priest to be a sacrificial lamb instead of the bishop's spiritual son. It is unjust and immoral.

Let me make it absolutely clear that this blog is entirely my doing and I have had no input or encouragement from Fr. Haley. Most of what appears here is a matter of public record that I am gathering in one place. I take full responsibility for the content.

Why am I doing it? Because I love Holy Mother Church who continues to suffer from the cancer of homosexuality, secrecy, and dissent. All three of those things tend to converge in the homosexual priest problem.

Finally, I ask Bishop Paul Loverde: Where, Your Excellency, is Fr. James Haley?