The text of an email I sent to some friends a couple of months ago...
I wanted to share one consideration with you at this time:
Fr. Cekada taught me in the seminary for over two years. He knows I was an obedient seminarian, and an excellent student. More than five years after I left the seminary, during which five years I spent more than two as a regular at SGG, I was asked to teach in his school. If he suspected I was mentally ill, why did he invite me to join his staff at SGG School? Would this not be a kind of madness on his part, presuming he thought me ill? Who lets an ill man spend all day with children, forming their minds and hearts?
Well, the first "incident" he mentions in his email took place toward the end of the 2006-2007 school year, almost eight years since I first met Father (June 1999). During this eight years, he had substantial interaction with me at the seminary, had me as a "parishioner" at SGG for over two years, and had other contact with me. Yet, the proof of my madness centers around incidents where he and I simply disagreed, all from 2007 or later? Indeed, the first incident mentioned was not even a disagreement, as I anonymously submitted the concerns of another (a lady of sterling reputation who had asked me to pass on her thoughts, and had subsequently died) about the fitness of a man considered for ordination. To this day, Father has no proof that I am the one who submitted the objection. He only has the word of his secretary at the time, from whom Bp. Dolan pried the information, despite the fact that I had said I would gladly come forward at their request.
The point? I could quite easily, on this point alone, destroy Father's credibility, demonstrating him to be what he is - a detractor/calumniator extraordinaire.
I have debated proceeding with a lawsuit, as my own name is not very dear to me, especially within such truly mental circles. However, when one asks "Why did Fr. C. react so vehemently to my email?", it is clear that I struck a very sensitive nerve, very hard. I believe I will seek a judgment and damages, not for my "name" - but to expose him as a liar. Why? Because there is much more at stake than my name. He lied about me because I know there is more going on at SGG than meets the eye. They are smart men, and thus have eluded detection thus far. By getting the law involved, even if only in a defamation suit at the beginning, there is a much greater chance of exposing some of the truly deep problems. It is my belief that the reason Fr. C. has not brought a suit against me is simple: he does not want the law to be involved in any way. If he were to force me to testify about what I said, and why I said it, he runs the risk of the law getting into his business. Could he not be refraining from motives of charity? Well, I have serious reasons to doubt such.
Well, just some thoughts on this sad matter. The point about asking me to teach at his school after seven years' relationship, including an intimate student/teacher relationship at seminary, is enormous. It shows his whole "case" for my mental illness is based upon very recent disagreements, not incidents indicative of mental illness. Yes, I know this - and you have known it, too. However, it strikes me as hugely important in nailing a man who bullies countless sheep into silent submission, so as to be able to continue the shearing of the others without interruption. Well, the time for interruption has arrived. Would to God there was another, more upright man around to tackle this situation. When he arrives, I will gladly yield the floor. Until then, I believe God has appointed this task to me. Fr. C. is, in my opinion, a psychopath. I am not a psychologist, nor do I wish to throw stones - I have sins enough of my own. However, if I am correct, the kind and degree of damage that would be wrought by a psychopath in his position, with no authority above him, is breathtaking to consider. It must be stopped, and he has provided the lever to do so. His public email, intended to be the end of me, may turn out to be the end of his harmful games. We are all our own worst enemies. I know no one has harmed me like I have harmed myself.
Please pray for me, and for Father, as I proceed to seek counsel on this matter, from God and men. Honestly, I loved having Fr. as a teacher. He has many delightful qualities. I do not wish to see him hurt unnecessarily. However, I have come to believe that he is in serious danger of damnation. A lawsuit may be the only hope at this stage of getting through to him. What is more, it may be the only lever by which to begin the process whereby this whole thing [i.e., sgg.org/cult] can finally be exposed for the fraud it is.
God speed in +JMJ+
Addendum: I still have not taken legal action, although I may do so soon. I am unsure, as it seems pointless at this hour. The evil men in high places are exposing their own evil deeds left and right, through their own nervousness and sloppiness, and action on the part of non-entities like me seems, in a way, superfluous.