Father Lorne Whalen: relevant documents
Below are documents related to the recyling of clerical sexual predator Father Lorne Whalen. (1956 -2004). These relate solely to Father Whalen’s years as a priest with the Diocese of Pembroke Ontario and time served as a military chaplain. Click here for bio and further info
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19 February 2004: Father Steve Ballard (Chancellor) reply to Sylvia MacEachern email of 17 February 2004 re Father Lorne Whalen death
17 February 2004: Sylvia MacEachern email to Pembroke Bishop Richard Smith re Father Lorne Whalen death
April 2001: Around April 2001 ran an ad on a phone sex cruise line which, according to him, read:
Hi, guys, what is going on? I am an attractive, masculine, ex-military guy. Used to work with cops. Looking for someone similar, someone to appreciate a guy who is educated, professional, someone disciplined, romantic, live alone, have my own place, straight looking, considered attractive, well endowed, somewhat versatile. Get back to me, guys, and call west of Ottawa. Hey, get up the nerve. Get back to me
February 1999: Lorne Whalen Amended Statement of Claim (increased claim for damages from $70,000 to $3,500,000)
23 May 1998: Lawsuit launched against The Ottawa Sun, Jacki Leroux (Reporter) and Sylvia MacEachern. The claim erroneously states that MacEachern is not a parishioner of St. Brigid’s Church, Ottawa – she had in fact been a parishioner at St. Brigid’s for 8 years
04 May 1998: Bishop Brendan OBrien to Archbishop Amrozic pleading Father Lorne Whalen’s cause
23 November 1997: ‘Sins of the Fathers: ‘These people give religion a bad name’ (Jacki Leroux, Ottawa Sun) (This is the article which initiated Whalen’s legal action against the Ottawa Sun, Jacki Leroux and Sylvia MacEachern. Errors referenced on page one regarding the whereabouts of Father Rene Poirier have been redacted)
14 November 1996: Father Lorne Whalen wrote to Bishop Brendan O’Brien apparently asking O’Brien to send him, Whalen, to a centre such as the House of Affirmation. That did not happen.
14 July 1995: Father Lorne Whalen letter to Bishop Brendan O’Brien asking that O’Brien advise Archbisop Ambrozic that Whalen was studying in Toronto and would like to assist at Masses while in the Archdiocse.
16 November 1994: Transcript of Simon Gardner’s CBC television Broadcast re Father Lorne Whalen at St. Brigid’s church, Ottawa
31 October 1994: Michael MacEachern letter to Father Pedro Arana (administrator at St. Brigid’s, Ottawa) re Father Lorner Whalen (copy sent to Ottawa’s Archbishop Marcel Gervais)
20 September 1994: Ex 4 Wing Chaplain removed as DND priest
26 August 1994: Bishop Andre Valee pme (Military Ordinary of Canada) to Father Lorne Whalen revoking Whalen’s pastoral mandate, effective 29 August 1994
23 August 1994: Brigadier General Roger Bazin (Chaplain General) “Withdrawal of Ecclesiastical Mandate K39 624 447 Capt. L.P. Whalen – Chap(RC) 62A”
06 August 1994: Msgr J. Barry (Vicar General, Diocese of Pembroke, Ontario) “To Whom it May Conern” letter of recommend re Father Lorne Whalen
06 December 1993: Excerpt from Significant Incident report
November 1993: Christmas card sent by Father Lorne Whalen to the young Private at CFB Cold Lake Alberta
29 March 1993: Father Lorne Whalen note to a young North Bay Ontario man whom he had talked to briefly after a Sunday Mass