Abbey leader is pursuing lawsuits

[WanderAimlessly]

Interesting happenings in Peoria:

Abbey leader is pursuing lawsuits
Catholic Diocese of Peoria says Galesburg facility not recognized
Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Galesburg - An independent abbey leader who has vowed to be a thorn in the side of the Catholic Diocese of Peoria said libel, slander and defamation lawsuits are being pursued against the diocese for a recent news release.

Controversy has followed the Rev. Ryan St. Anne of the Holy Rosary Abbey from state to state, ranging from a felony conviction, lawsuits, jail time and speculation regarding his religious training and credentials.

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[Catholic29]

This lawsuit pretty much proves the bishop’s point right here. In any case this Ryan St. Anne character is not a man of God.

 

[Tadghe]

Catholic29:

This lawsuit pretty much proves the bishop’s point right here. In any case this Ryan St. Anne character is not a man of God.

He may (or may not ) be sincere in his religious beliefs. Either way though, he’s certainly not Roman Catholic, and I frankly don’t see how he can even pretend he is.

From the list of priors he’s racked up, I’d suspect yet another con-artist looking to use the Church to further their selfish motives.

 

[Tristan_daCunha]

holyrosaryabbey.org/ turns out to be an anti-Ryan St. Anne website. It has links to many news reports about him and includes a photo which claims he was pretending to be a bishop.
http://www.holyrosaryabbey.org/index_files/image005.jpg

Since Holy Rosary Abbey claims to be Benedictine, I tried to look them up in the international Order of Saint Benedict website. Perhaps not surprisingly, they were not listed.
atlas.osb-international.info/atlas.php?c=NA_US_IL

 

[Lonevoice]

Not to be judgmental, but when this guy stands before the Lord, in the words of Ricky Ricardo: he’s “gonna have a lotta 'splaining to do”.

 

[Semper_Fi_1]

Sounds like he got exactly what he wanted (a chance to sue the diocese).