Pope purges predatory pulpiteer

The leader of the Roman Church is cleaning house of pederastic predators but is taking heat from Republicans for his stance on curbing human-induced climate change and for allowing priests to bless non-traditional couples. 

In 2015, after being censured for sexual contact with a minor John Nienstedt was driven from the St. Paul Diocese, moved to California but is now believed to be living in Michigan. Nienstedt was Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the University of St. Thomas where now-dead Sioux Falls Bishop Paul Swain served on the Institutional Advancement Committee. The Minnesota cleric with intimate ties to Swain is said to have frequented a gay bar called the Happy Tap. Then-interim Archbishop Bernie Hebda acknowledged the number of victims that came forward was "staggering" in the bishopric that also serves my home state of South Dakota.

Last November, Francis sacked an apostate who is an open opponent of women's rights, rejects a vaccine that prevents COVID-19, is critical of the pope’s stance on LGBTQ rights and endorsed the phrase, "you cannot be Catholic and be a Democrat."

1. Archbishop Nienstedt may not exercise any public ministries in the Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (the Province covers all of Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota).

2. He may not reside in the Province of Saint Paul and Minneapolis.

3. He may not exercise ministry in any way outside of his diocese of residence without the express authorization of the attendant Ordinary and only after the Dicastery for Bishops has been informed. [Statement Regarding the Status of Archbishop John Nienstedt]

For decades, yea centuries, survivors of abuse from Roman Catholic clergy have been silenced by a sweeping conspiracy in the hierarchy. 

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