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This is a very brief overview of the troubled life of Father Lorne Whale, now deceased, – suffice hopefully to put into perspective his interaction with Father Roger Bazin, former Brigadie General and Chaplain General of the Canadian Armed Forces who is currently facing sex abuse charges.
Father Lorne Whalen was a native of Newfoundland, born 10 October 1956 in Bell Island. After a lengthy and troublesome on-and-off-again journey through the seminary (St. Peter’s, London Ontario) he was finally ordained 07 May 1988 for the Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario.
In 1991 Whalen became a chaplain with the Canadian Armed Forces. He retained that position until his untimely release in 1995. The year of 1994 was spent in Ottawa Ontario, much given to legal wrangling pending his discharge. The process which eventually culminated in his discharge had essentially started in January 1994