Let me get this straight --
(3) different Conciliar dioceses reported problems with this priest?
That's not a conspiracy by Piano Man, someone with a grudge, etc.
Besides, why would the Novus Ordo *make up* another sex abuse scandal? Aren't they black & blue from this issue already (from the past 25 years)? Why would they severely damage themselves, just to damage some man's reputation? That doesn't even make sense. Also, they would be responsible for *making* him as well as casting him out, since he was with them for 10 years.
Any satisfying explanation (exonerating this priest) would have to answer that question: why would several distinct Dioceses report the same problem with a man? Why would they lie about this? So much smoke, but no fire at all, huh?
Also: from the Conciliar Church point of view, SSPX/True resistance/Fake resistance/Pfeifferville/Fr. Hewko = all the same thing to them. They're not going to "pick a side" in the fight within Tradition.
I'm not buying it.
And "They persecute me because I'm so traditional" is the oldest excuse in the book. Everyone uses it. You could have a legitimate rap sheet of crimes, and come sobbing to some Traditional Bishop, "Oh, they are just making up lies about me to destroy my reputation. I am persecuted for the truth, because I'm Traditional!" and a percentage of Trad bishops would buy it -- especially if they were desperate for priests (helpers, market share, income, influence, etc.)
That excuse is as old as the hills.
I'm going to keep an open mind about this. But I'm not going to let my brain slide out and plop onto the floor, either.