The preliminary hearing for Father Jacques Faucher started yesterday (29 October 2014) continued this morning (Thursday 30 October 2014) at 10 am in the Ottawa courthouse : courtroom #13, Ottawa Ontario courthouse (161 Elgin St.).
The last witness was scheduled to take the stand at 10 am.
The judge may rule today if he/she concludes there is sufficient evidence to proceed to trial. Sometimes they do: sometimes they don’t. If the decision is not rendered today a date will be set to do so.
Please keep the complainants in your prayers.
Enough for now,
Sylvia
I feel very discouraged by the Diocese of London. I went to the Bishop’s dinner last night all dressed up and was doing okay until I talked to Most Reverend Bishop Fabbro. I asked him about having a yearly mass for people effected by abuse and he said no. There are other ways to do it. I asked what are you doing? He said we pray on our own. I said it hurts me to go to mass and not hear prayer intentions for people effected by abuse. I said can you please put a couple prayers in the prayer intentions at mass for me during Advent and Lent season. He did not answer and then 3 priests came and they said Bishop Fabbro has more people that want to talk to him. I just felt really humiliated and went home crying all night. I had to work 12 hours today and just feel so depressed. I put out a petition asking people by email to sign it for the Diocese of London to have a yearly mass for people effected by abuse but I only have 41 signatures which won’t make much of an impact. I just don’t understand them. I feel so down. I can’t go through another Advent season not hearing prayer intentions at mass for people effected by abuse. It is so wrong that they don’t even care to acknowledge that people are hurting as a result of abuse like I don’t matter. They just want me to be quiet and forget about it but I can’t. I do not want to leave the Catholic faith but I want to see things change in the church. If I had a lot of signatures on my petition I could send it to the Vatican. It would help make changes that are positive. It would help me too.
Dear Deborah,
Your name is no ordinary name. It was the name of a prophet of the God of the Israelites. It was the name of the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. The Song of Deborah; considered to be one of the most ancient texts of the Bible; celebrates a military victory of (two) female warriors.
You may well feel like you are worthless dirt. But you are dirt that God has loved, is loving, and will continue to love. So dry your tears. You are God`s beloved daughter. Answer the Call.
And fight.
What a lovely response….
Amen!
“Most reverend” my ass…fabro just confirmed what I’ve been saying all along. That church and it’s collars don’t give a damn about us. The only thing they truly worship is money and power. They will continue the 3 D’s…Deny the abuses, Defend their pervert collars, and Denigrate the victims.
I am really upset too, because on one hand they say they care, but don’t care enough to acknowledge the people hurt by clergy by at least saying prayers for them at mass in front of people. They still are trying to shut people up and the problem is I can’t stop thinking about it. I don’t want to shut up about it.
Deborah: Don’t ever stop proclaiming this. I won’t until I’m gone to be with our Lord and families, a place where those pervert collars and defenders will be denied entry.
The link you sent me for the petition isn’t working Deborah. I just tried searching the change.org site to see if I could find the link on my own. No luck.
Do you still have the petition? If yes, send me the link again and I will post it so that those who want to support your efforts for a Mass for sex abuse victims in the London Diocese can do so.
You have been asking for this Mass for ages. It’s truly such a simple request. In fact, you shouldn’t have to ask for it all. The London Diocese – and for that matter every diocese in the country – should have at least one Mass a year which is offered for sex abuse victims. I can’t for the life of me understand why any bishop would see a problem offering such a Mass. It’s not a lot to ask for. The victims need those prayers.
Check that link Deborah and send it to me again
Thank you Sylvia. I hope your husband is feeling better and your wrist is healed. I appreciate your help more than words can say.
Thanks Deborah. We are both on the mend 🙂
Click here to link to Deborah’s online petition for a Mass for victims in the Diocese of London, Ontari0
Thanks Sylvia. I saw Bishop Fabbro today because Assumption church had the last mass. It has to close due to a lot of structural damage, but they are still trying to raise funds to save the church.
Bishop Fabbro told me after the mass that he wants to get in touch with me and he will work something out with my request. I felt hope today.
Bishop Fabbro never responded since. I feel pretty disappointed with him. I thought he was sincere. They did cash my cheque.
I still want to send the petition. I only have 55 signatures. I know it is a sensitive topic, but the church has got to stop hiding what happened by thinking if they don’t publicly discuss it or pray for it it does not exist. People matter and people are hurting.
There`s an interesting follow-up to Deborah`s struggle with Bishop Fabbro of the Diocese of London who is such an important figure in society; way much more than his boss in Heaven it seems; that he couldn`t be bothered to pray with her last year…
Bravo Deborah Kloos.
http://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/survivor-of-clergy-abuse-urges-catholic-church-to-pray-together