{"id":301251,"date":"2019-08-16T13:59:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T17:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/?p=301251"},"modified":"2019-08-18T22:27:05","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T02:27:05","slug":"buffalo-seminary-dean-quits-the-values-and-morals-of-this-seminary-and-diocese-do-no-correspond-to-my-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/deaconsbench\/2019\/08\/buffalo-seminary-dean-quits-the-values-and-morals-of-this-seminary-and-diocese-do-no-correspond-to-my-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Buffalo Dean of Seminarians quits: ‘The values and morals of this seminary and diocese do not correspond to my own.’"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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Things in Buffalo just keep getting worse:\u00a0<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the wake of more than 100 child sex abuse lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act, a sudden departure is now blindsiding a Diocese already in crisis.<\/p>\n

Stephen Parisi, a seminarian, is announcing his \u201cimmediate withdrawal\u201d over what he calls, \u201calarming and problematic governance\u201d of the Buffalo Diocese and Christ the King Seminary. Parisi served as Dean of Seminarians at Christ the King Seminary, a leadership role among the young men pursuing a vocation in the priesthood.<\/p>\n

The 7 Eyewitness News I-Team obtained a copy of Parisi\u2019s resignation letter, which outlined his decision to withdraw from the seminary, stating at one point,\u00a0\u201cMy parents instilled in me a basic sense of faith and morals. I have come to the realization that the values and morals of this seminary and diocese do not correspond to my own.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n

Mr. Parisi makes specific reference to recent revelations concerning a seminarian who was\u00a0pursued sexually by his confessor<\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/span>writing, \u201cI cannot, in conscience, pursue a priestly vocation within this diocese. The manner in which this case has been handled by the diocese, as well as the manner in which so many of the other clerical sexual abuse cases have been handled is disgusting and revolting.\u201d Parisi goes on to reference the\u00a0RICO lawsuit filed Wednesday<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/span>under the Child Victims Act alleging widespread corruption, blackmail, manipulation and fraud against the Diocese.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Things in Buffalo just keep getting worse:\u00a0 In the wake of more than 100 child sex abuse lawsuits filed under the Child Victims Act, a sudden departure is now blindsiding a Diocese already in crisis. 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