Web Site Feedback #4
Not only is it offensive that Worry’s name is on the parish bulletin, but the same also applies to Capato’s name still on the Notre Dame of Mt. Carmel Bulletin. I wonder how seriously the Abbey is taking this lawsuit? It appears that Notre Dame has a teflon shield? Many, many people are extremely disgusted […]
Delbarton monk accused of sexual abuse
(The Star-Ledger) The latest in a string of accusations of sexual abuse at the Delbarton School involve a monk, the Rev. Benedict Worry, who has been serving as the pastor of St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Linden and the chaplain for the Linden Police Department.
Abbey’s Statement: More Spin
Abbot Giles Hayes is at St. Vincent’s Archabbey in Latrobe, Pennsylvania this week, leading a monastic retreat on Pauline Mysticism. As a distracted and disorganized Abbot Giles reflects on Colossians and Ephesians in poorly attended retreat sessions on Tuesday, the public relations team back at Saint Mary’s Abbey was busy spinning the latest chapter in […]
NJ Catholic boys school faces child sex abuse allegations
(Reuters) – Accusations of child sex abuse at New Jersey’s elite Delbarton School widened on Tuesday as two men joined a lawsuit claiming molestation by monks at the Roman Catholic boys academy in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
More Former Students Join Lawsuit
MORRISTOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork/AP) – Two more former students at a prominent New Jersey Catholic school have come forward to claim that they were sexually abused by clerics in the 1970s and ’80s.
Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy (Worry)
Abbot Giles Hayes and Saint Mary’s Abbey misled the parishioners and school community in Linden, NJ. For months, staff at the Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Church and Saints Mary and Elizabeth Academy have been repeating to parents and children what they heard from Rev. Anthony Sergeant and others from Saint MAry’s Abbey: Rev. Benedict Worry has […]
Former Parsippany Resident Alleges Delbarton Abuse
(MorristownPatch.com) Steve Badt said he recently had a conversation with his 8-year-old son about what had happened to him as a teenager.
Sixth former student claims he was sexually abused by a Delbarton monk
(The Star-Ledger) WASHINGTON — As the head chef at Miriam’s Kitchen, Steve Badt has been turning discarded food into acclaimed meals for the homeless for 11 years. Vegetables from local farmers markets, bruised fruit from Costco and restaurant leftovers are turned into healthy dishes for the desperately hungry of Washington, D.C.
Media Advisory (re Worry and Brennan)
Two more clergy sex abuse cases to be filed against Benedictine monastery Four men allege childhood sexual abuse by priests from Delbarton School/St. Mary’s Abbey
Timeline… Rev. Benedict Worry
1952 Born March 27 in Orange, New Jersey 1966 Graduated 8th Grade from Saint Rose of Lima School (Newark, NJ)
The Quigley Affair
Rev. Patrick Quigley, ordained in 1981, associate pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Stony Point, pleaded guilty in December 1994 to a misdemeanor charge after admitting he had offered to pay several boys for sex in Haverstraw village.
Former Finance Employee Speaks Out
My name is XXXXXX. I worked in the business office at St. Mary’s Abbey / Delbarton School between 199X and 199X. During my tenure at St. Mary’s, I witnessed several incidents that I believe, given the current climate of silence and secrecy at the abbey, need to be exposed.
Delbarton Fundraising Letter
I must admit to you this year I contemplated my decision to give to Delbarton considering the allegations our school has faced in the past several months. I found the allegations disappointing, disheartening and an embarrassment. I hope the legal process unearths the truth and punishes the guilty accordingly. – Jim Gallombardo ‘81
Benedict Worry: Police Chaplain
According to the City of Linden’s Web Site (screen shot below), Rev. Benedict Worry is the department’s chaplain.
Rev. Elias Lorenzo: Protector of Children?
Rev. Elias Lorenzo is currently “protecting the rights and safety of children in the Church” (see below). Since when?
Rev. Benedict Worry: Whistleblower Designate
According to the Whistleblower Policy at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church in Linden, New Jersey, Rev. Benedict Worry is “the person designated to receive whistleblower complaints.”
Be a hero: Show compassion at Delbarton
Your ongoing portrayal of alleged abuses at Delbarton, my alma mater, is totally disconnected from my student experience. I remain grateful to the lay teachers and clergy who ensured I left Delbarton with the values that formed my moral foundation. I would betray those educators if I didn’t express my support for the alleged victims […]
Who is Ed Broderick?
Many outsiders believe that a religious leader, Abbot Giles perhaps, is responsible for managing the abuse scandal at Saint Mary’s. The truth, however, is much different. Nearly every move made by Saint Mary’s Abbey must pass through a series of filters. The abbey leadership utilizes attorneys, public relation experts and wordsmiths to craft almost every […]
