Letter to Persico re Nowicki Misconduct
On October 1, 2012, Archabbot Douglas Nowicki stood outside St. Peter Cathedral with newly installed Bishop Lawrence Persico. A month earlier, then Msgr. Persico met with the webmaster of this web site to discuss sexual misconduct by Archabbot Nowicki. After hearing the allegations against Nowicki, Persico commented that this type of misconduct, “is not something that […]
Nowicki Welcomes Weakland Back to the Abbey
It has been reported that Archbishop Rembert Weakland is back on the campus of Saint Vincent’s College this week.
Mark Gruber Chronology
August 16, 2012 Inside Higher Ed article… “Vatican Punishes Priest and Critic of Saint Vincent Officials” [ View ]
Web Site Featuring Mark Gruber
Ten days after announcing that, “the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) has issued a final decision in the case of Rev. Mark Gruber, O.S.B. This case stems from the July 2009 discovery of pornographic images on the computer assigned to Rev. Gruber by virtue of his teaching assignment,” the abbey’s web […]
Vatican Punishes Priest and Critic of Saint Vincent Officials
The long, disturbing tale of the Rev. Mark Gruber and Saint Vincent College has apparently come to an end, with a Vatican-imposed penalty barring the former faculty member from the priesthood in response to allegations — disputed by his supporters and by civil authorities — that he downloaded child pornography. Gruber, a longtime and widely […]
Open Letter to Bishop Brandt
The statement signed in the presence of a Notary Public outlines allegations of serious sexual harassment made against Archabbot Douglas Nowicki by a former professed monk of St. Vincent Archabbey, who had to leave the monastery as a result of this sexual misconduct. The statement is unequivocally clear about the nature of the misconduct (sustained […]
Police Report re Gruber (August, 2009)
Over three years ago, Pennsylvania State Police officials seized a computer “in a large open room” outside Father Mark Gruber’s office. Prior to the seizure, Father Mark Gruber was interviewed by two members of the Pennsylvania State Police. Father Mark Gruber asked that his superior, Archabbot Douglas Nowicki, be present during the interview.
Statement from Saint Vincent Archabbey
[The following statement appeared on the Saint Vincent Archabbey web site [ View ] on Tuesday, August 14, 2012.]
Feds Now Investigating Sandusky Pedophile Ring
New explosive child sexual abuse charges against Jerry Sandusky and Penn State are being investigated by federal law enforcement officials, RadarOnline.com has learned exclusively. Both the FBI and a criminal investigative division of the United States Postal Service are looking into the possible existence of a pedophile ring that involved Sandusky sharing boys with other […]
Letter to Bishop Zubik
[Webmaster’s Note: Section of this letter/email have been removed because of language which may identify the victim. When information has been removed, it has been replaced by the following: [Redacted]
Seminary Graduate New Bishop of Erie
[Webmaster’s Note: Since 2005, Rev. Msgr. Lawrence T. Persico has been the vicar general of the Diocese of Greensburg. In that role, he has been the bishop’s delegate for clergy sexual abuse. When allegations of sexual misconduct by Archabbot Douglas Nowicki were made, Persico received documents regarding those claims, including this May 21, 2012 letter […]
Letter to Steelers Regarding Douglas Nowicki
Dear Mr. Rooney, Last month I visited Saint Vincent Archabbey after months of researching allegations of misconduct by members of its Benedictine monastic community. I have conducted or have been involved with similar investigations since coming forward in 1989 as a victim of sexual abuse by a monk at Saint John’s Abbey in Collegeville, Minnesota.
Archabbot Nowicki’s Deposition
To the St Vincent Archabbey monastic community, warm greetings to all on this auspicious day, when the Church invites us to honour the memory of the Patron of Europe, Saint Benedict of Nursia.
CDF Decision re Mark Gruber
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) issued a letter regarding their ruling in the Father Mark Gruber case on July 2, 2012.
