After suggesting to George Pinto that he write a letter protesting the handling of the despicable behavior of Fr. Henry Willenborg and his superiors, shown below is my own letter to the Franciscan Friars, a copy of which was also forwarded to the Archdiocese of St. Louis, MO.
FROM: Mario Goveia TO: The Archdiocese of St. Louis! Shown below is my message to the Franciscan Order regarding the sickening news of Fr. Henry Willenborg and his long standing abuse of a woman and her son as well as the teachings of the Church. I would like to know if the St. Louis Diocese knew about him all these years and why no one did anything to stop this manifest evil, aided and abetted by the Franciscan Friars. I would also like to know if there were other Catholic Dioceses that either knew or should have know about his heinous actions all these years: [email protected] Franciscan Order St. Louis, MO Dear Sirs, As a practicing Catholic who has a cousin who is a Franciscan Friar in India, the news report of Father Henry Willenborg's affair(s) and now the death of his son, made me sick. What was equally sickening was the fact that the Franciscan Order knew about his evil actions and did not stop him, even paid for them to continue for decades. Shame on all of you for allowing this evil to continue with your knowledge for so long. Fr. Willenborg and the Franciscan superiors who were complicit in his crimes should be excommunicated immediately if the Church has any chance of regaining the credibility it has lost from this despicable incident. Sincerely, Mario Goveia
