Links to come--am boarding a plane to El Paso...
While OC Weekly cover boy Monsignor John Urell is in Canada to presumably get his rocks back in order, the Jeff Andrade matter trudges on. The latest twist: Urell’s lawyer is busy fighting a subpoena filed against the two of them filed by Newport Beach attorney John Manly.
In a letter dated Sept. 25, Urell personal attorney Peter Hennessey tries to plead innocence and ignorance as to why he should be deposed. “I am not aware of any legitimate basis supporting your trial subpoena of a non-party witness’s attorney,” Hennessey wrote to Manly. “I was not a witness to any of the events involved in the underlying litigation.” As for Urell, Hennessey repeats what he has told the world—“unavailable for medical reasons.”
Manly, on his part, noted Hennessey’s inconsistent public chronology of Urell’s breakdown with the truth in his response. “Your statements are the only explanation as to why Msgr. Urell has gone to Southdown [Gustavo’s note: the Canadian psychological facility where Urell sought treatment for “acute anxiety”] in contempt of court,” Manly wrote. “As such, you are a witness in the case.”
But Manly doesn’t end there. He alludes to a previous post of mine in stating that “the OC Weekly’s description of your story which involved ‘cheese grits’ was most apt.
“On a personal note,” Manly concludes, “I fully expect this type of third-rate transparently bogus cover story from the Catholic hierarchy and those who have made a living defending pedophiles. I am shocked that your firm would permit itself to be involved in this perversion of the civil discovery process.”
September 28, 2007 17:32
For those who have never witnessed justice at its worst, take note to the strategic legal strategies that the politically connected attorneys representing the Diocese of Orange, Bishop Brown and other religious institutions continue and have practiced for decades.
Mon. Urell is suffering from an acute anxiety disorder and most likely, he will not be the first or the last to suffer from anxiety because of the legal tactics of attorneys protecting the Diocese of Orange from scandal and monetary damages in a court of law. Hopefully, Mr. Hennessey will have the opportunity to speak with the many Judges and attorneys who will be attending the annual Red Mass Event scheduled for Monday, October 1, 2007, at 6:00 p.m., at the Holy Family Cathedral, with dinner following in the parish hall.
Bishop Brown, the Diocese of Orange and the St. Thomas Moore Society of Orange County host a beautiful and traditional Red Mass event annually, celebrating the role of law in God's plan. However, in my opinion, this year's Red Mass event is poorly timed, in the midst of the Jane Doe v. Diocese of Orange, Jeffrey Andrade pre-trial motions.
Afterall, can you imagine Jesus telling his apostles to badger and defame a victim of sex abuse, a crime that was committed by someone under the supervision of Jesus or any of his apostles, with intent to keep the truths from becoming public? There is something very wrong with this picture! In the interests of justice and correcting the wrongs that have been committed against the unsuspecting, pray there will be special intentions recited at Monday's Red Mass event, something like....
Humility is an essential attitude for success in spiritual life, with no room for self-conceit, nurtured by superior intelligence, wealth, a high position, or the praise of others. Genuine humility is not posturing, it requires constant willingness to deny oneself, to be critical of oneself, and to be open to Heaven's guidance even when it differs from one's own pre-conceived concept. BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH. CHRISTIANITY.
Matthew 5.5