[–] letsdothis3 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Thank you for the comment. I'm going to look into Our Lady of Perpetual Help Retreat and Spirituality Center further. A quick google of their address 3989 S Moon Dr, Venice, FL 34292 got me to:
https://www.sc-pa.com/propertysearch/parcel/details/0733001010
Ownership - DEWANE FRANK J BISHOP OF THE DIOCESE OF VENICE
https://dioceseofvenice.org/our-bishop/bishop-frank-j-dewane-biography/
Most Reverend Bishop Frank J. Dewane serves as the spiritual leader of more than 227,000 Catholics in the 10-county Diocese of Venice in Florida. He was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI in 2006 as the second Bishop of the Diocese.
Bishop Frank J. Dewane was named Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Venice in Florida by Pope Benedict XVI on April 25, 2006 and on January 19, 2007, he was installed in his current role as Bishop of the Diocese.
Bishop Dewane holds degrees from the University of Wisconsin, The American University in Washington, D.C., as well as from Pontifical Gregorian University and Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas, both in Rome.
Prior to entering the seminary, Bishop Dewane worked for the National Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) in Moscow, Russia, and then for a subsidiary of PepsiCo in New York City.
Ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Green Bay in 1988, Bishop Dewane was appointed in 1991 to serve as a member of the Permanent Observer Mission of the Holy See to the United Nations in New York City, during which time he represented the Holy See at several international conferences. In 1995, he was transferred to the Pontifical Council “Cor Unum” and was later appointed Under Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace.
Bishop Dewane currently serves on several committees at the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops including the Administrative Committee of the USCCB, Chair of the Committee for Domestic Justice and Integral Human Development, and is a member of the Committee for Religious Liberty. Most recently, he has been named the Consultant for the Ad Hoc Committee against Racism. In addition, Bishop Dewane is a member of the Board of Directors of the Franciscan Foundation for the Holy Land.
Organizational Membership :
Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Chaplain ad honorum to the Order of Malta
Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus
Lots to look into. [Romney, Bain and Dominos Pizza are very connected with the Order of Malta]
Edit: What Should Bishop Frank Dewane Do? - https://parishionersforjustice.com/2018/08/27/what-should-bishop-frank-dewane-do/
The activities and actions of Bishop Frank Dewane of the Diocese of Venice in Florida need to be closely examined in the context of the current scandals rocking the Church. Bishop Dewane has had a regrettable eleven-year term as bishop with accusations of intimidation, the use of fear, bullying, and improper management of funds. These charges have come throughout his time in Venice from the people he is meant to serve and, extraordinarily, more than four years ago, from ten priests of his diocese who called the situation “intolerable.”
Over the last couple of weeks, revelations have come out, first, about criminal sexual misconduct involving Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, former Archbishop of Washington, and, second, in a report about sexual misconduct of over 300 priests in the state of Pennsylvania.
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In the letter he issued following the Pennsylvania report, Bishop Frank Dewane expressed his sorrow over the sexual abuse situation. However, his collection of words requires examination in light of his present actions and his history of actions as a bishop. Bishop Dewane’s record raises questions as to the motivation behind the words in his letter. Bishop Dewane must be held accountable. He can no longer be allowed to preside over the Diocese of Venice behind a wall of silence where he shuns his obligation to be responsive to people who raise legitimate concerns about his actions and the actions of his operatives in the diocese. We can identify a small sampling of reasons for concern about Bishop Dewane and his motives...
Bishop Dewane has worked closely on two small committees with former-Cardinal McCarrick. When the McCarrick story broke, the National Catholic Reporter published a picture of the Cardinal with Bishop Dewane...
In 2011, a priest of the Diocese of Venice was accused of asking inappropriate sexual questions of ninth and tenth grade girls, but not boys, during confession. Bishop Dewane quickly used his “power and position” to have the teacher who made the accusations fired and summarily dismissed the charges. The priest in question was Bishop Dewane’s diocesan director of vocations, responsible for presenting the priesthood to impressionable young men interested in religious life. There is no indication that the charges against the priest were examined diligently and objectively. In a similar case in Nebraska, the priest in question was suspended from ministry. Subsequent to Bishop Dewane’s questionable handling of the confessional case, the teacher who sounded the alarm and was fired sued Bishop Dewane and the Diocese. The case languished in the courts for almost four years. Records of the Florida Second District Court of Appeals show that the case was “destroyed” on February 20, 2015; the records were sealed. No information can be obtained as to how the case was settled or the cost to the Diocese of Venice. Bishop Dewane has stonewalled the facts. This is unacceptable.
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Bishop Dewane suggests in his letter that he will do personal penance in reparation for the grave sins of others, those named in the Pennsylvania scandal. He does not state that he will do penance in reparation for his own sins. He does not indicate what his penance will be. It seems it will be done in private, which is the place where abuses occur. Bishop Dewane might instead do personal and public penance. He can forego the trappings of his office, the chauffeured car, his public relations people, his virtually unlimited entertainment budget, his use of resources to suppress those who challenge his ways, his ability to surround himself by those who do his bidding because he has power and money. Bishop Dewane can act. He can do what is right.
[–] letsdothis3 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
On his FB page, Dewane refers to the passing of Bishop Morlino
https://www.churchmilitant.com/news/article/bp-robert-morlino-rip
In the comments some Catholics are questioning the circumstances around his death, and there's this:
[–] YogSoggoth ago (edited ago)
Been busy, so just reading this. I would be really surprised if there were no 'something' here. Great research. Not really related to anything yet, but they found that missing girl in Wisconsin, so that is at least some good news. Waiting to find out more details of abduction and murder of her parents. Jayme Closs: Wisconsin girl found alive in Douglas County