The top story in the La Crosse Tribune today is breaking the story that a woman is pressing charges against Rev. Edmund Donkor-Baine for sexual assault. Fr. Edmund served for some time at Blessed Sacrament Parish here in La Crosse WI. The article appears to indicate that Fr. Edmund will be pleading not guilty. The woman is not named yet but the court date is next Thursday(Feb 11) so more will be known at that point.
Only two days earlier we found out that another priest of the diocese was charged with embezzlement. Rev. Robert Chukwu served at Gays Mills and Soldiers Grove in the diocese of La Crosse and is charged with taking $200,000 in parish funds.
I feel sorry for poor Monsignor Gilles who was elected the diocesan administrator! Bishop Listecki has not been gone a month and already he's got these whoppers to deal with.
In this Year of the Priest we must remember to pray for priest! Not just this year, but always. Without priest we have no sacraments. And it is certain that the devil hates priest and he would do anything in his power to destroy any one of them. Please say a prayer for both these priest and for the woman who was assaulted(if this truly happened).
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Thank you for this information.
Knew about the "embezellment" situation but not the sexual assault accusation.
You are right; Msgr. Gilles needs our prayers and penances, he has a very heavy load.
I offered Mass for priests this First Thursday during the Year for Priests and we prayed the Litany for Priests during Exposition and Benediction.
We will continue to pray.
Father, I need to set a reminder. I recently read Fr Z talking about First Thursdays being traditionally a day to pray for priests. I always forget about it until after the fact. But no more, I'm setting a calendar reminder! At any rate, priest of our diocese are now in special need of prayers.
Badger Catholic: Bless you!
Priests are in so much need of God's grace and blessing. They (we) are especially attacked by Satan because we have such a responsibility for souls. Thank you.
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