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The Worthy Adversary
April 13, 2017 Joelle Casteix
Not fake news. They’re really doing it. And Edward James Olmos is gonna be there, too.
Bruce Wellems is a problematic guy, to say the least.
He’s been banned from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. He’s been removed from ministry in the Archdiocese of Chicago and by the Claretian order. Last year, he was sued for child sex abuse by one of his alleged victims.
He’s even admitted to molesting the alleged victim.
But the San Gabriel Mission (where he was working when he was banned from Los Angeles—and whose leadership is well aware of everything I have written here) is still honoring him at their May 25 Build the Dreams Scholarship Fundraiser, alongside actor Edward James Olmos.
My sources tell me that Olmos has known for more than a year about Wellems. We will see if he pulls out of the event.
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