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National Catholic Reporter
Dan Morris-Young | Jan. 10, 2014
In an effort to combat the “destruction” of his priest-client’s “good name and reputation” as well as to call attention to the “large amount of erroneous information” swirling around that priest’s removal as pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Bend, Ore., canon lawyer Fr. Thomas Faucher released a question-and-answer narrative yesterday afternoon (Jan. 9).
In the 2,300-word document, Faucher — the canonical advisor to Fr. James Radloff — lamented the “many false and wrong conclusions people have come to about this case,” describing some of those as “truly vicious and sinful.”
Faucher charged that Bishop of Baker Liam Cary “has been asked to at least make some statement defending Father Radloff’s reputation and has chosen not do so.”
On Oct. 1, 2013, Cary formally removed Radloff as pastor of Bend’s largest parish, St. Francis of Assisi, where he had been installed in December 2011. In a letter to parishioners, Cary lauded Radloff’s work and accomplishments, declaring that he was a priest in good standing, and said the priest had done nothing illegal.
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