There has been a notable amount of propaganda transposed in regard to Fr. Abbot Ryan St. Anne and Holy Rosary Abbey.  You are likely visiting here because you have read the numerous versions of proceedings as told by the "Prosecution". 

The mere fact that you are here, gives rise to the hope that you are in pursuit of the entire truth, not just the part you have been given so far: the parts that they want you to hear and believe. 

In America, one is presumed innocent until proven guilty.  Both the Prosecution and the Defense are permitted to state their position prior to the deliberation and verdict by the jury.  Until this point, the Defense has not had the opportunity to present its case in an unprejudiced format, and further, has been tried, convicted and judgment passed without the  Defense ever having had the opportunity in an unprejudiced forum for defense.

In the spirit of Religiosity, the Abbey has in the past chosen the path of silence, not wanting to engage in inept debate.  It has been presumed, although wrongly, that it would be demeaning and pointless to defend against such baseless mendacity.  However, it has been pointed out, that the Abbey’s silence has permitted the presumption of guilt, and that the Prosecution’s version is true, given that the Abbey has not been allowed to present its defense. 

That time is past.  We, the friends, Benefactors & Patrons of the Abbey are here, and we are here to tell the exactitude of facts. We have the documentation to substantiate our findings, which by the way, were previously presented to the Prosecution, however, they refused to accept or present for your knowledge.

We can and have confirmed that Bobbi Fleming (et al) statement false when she (who is she in the Roman Catholic Church ?) declared that Fr. Abbot Ryan St. Anne Scott is not a Roman Catholic Priest.  Proving that she has lied about this statement – one has to question what else has she lied about to deceive you !

Feel free to observe our position regarding all of the misrepresented accusations, and if after reading the Defense you still have concerns ... please email us in sincerity, and we will make every effort to accommodate your query.

Since the Chicago Tribune article published in 2005 is what the vast majority of accusations come from and is used as the basis of FACTS...we would like to present the text of this article along with the corrections and explanations needed to make it, in fact, the truth.

Path to truth: Holy Rosary Abbey

Offered on this web-site, is an effort to put forth veritable specifics of the spiteful attacks being levied against Holy Rosary Abbey from a deranged Ms. Bobbi Fleming and her cronies.  However, unlike Ms. Fleming, we will to the best of our ability, endeavor to print specifics only and not allow ourselves to get ensnared in the immorality and gossip as offered by Ms. Fleming and her calculated vilification and calumny of the members of Holy Rosary Abbey.

Before we begin, Holy Rosary Abbey and Rev. Fr. Abbot Ryan St. Anne, firstly tender their sincere apology to the beloved members of their families, friends, benefactors and patrons who are with prejudice being subjected to this malicious and malevolent desecration of the sanctity of the traditional Catholic Religious life. The process of utilizing the Internet in assisting the Abbey, is achieving their objective, of bringing into the homes of millions of people, the verity that the authentic and unadulterated Holy Roman Catholic Church is still alive and well, not only here in the United States … but all over the world, in spite of those (like Ms. Fleming) who find personal gratification and a perception of notoriety in their feeble attempt to disqualify its existence. 

We have put this exposition together in segments, thereby permitting the person who reads, to opt which ever section(s) they choose.   We will add sections as and if needed and time allows.   It is important to note:  we chose to have this attached to the Abbey’s public web-site rather than “hide” behind ambiguity like Ms. Fleming, her creeping around slithering in the dark and hiding in obscurity.

For the point of explication, Ms. Fleming is  not  Catholic andhas never been to the Abbey.  She has never asked to see, nor has she ever seen, any documents pertaining to the allegations she perpetuates, she has never personally met any members of the Abbey, nor does she personally know anything about credentials or persons concerned with the Abbey, other than what she presumes or has been told by others in the same status as her.  One would think that prior to publicly libeling and slandering anyone, she would have her specifics verified by competent sources rather than relying on hearsay, innuendo, lies and half truths.  Her reliance upon misinformation and insufficient reporting has become so inventive that the gossip she relies on is so far from the truth that it would take months to disentangle.  One must ask: what truly is her motive ?
That said, the links to the various sections for you to examine at your own pace and degree of interest are listed below.

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Facts regarding accusations made against Fr. Abbot Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB

The subsequent is a list of accusations that have been levied over the past fifteen years against Fr. Abbot Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB.  The objective of these unfair indictments are endeavors to discredit him:  his work as a Benedictine Monk, his Priesthood, his work with Holy Rosary Abbey and the Monks and Sisters of the Abbey, and a deliberate attack against his reputation and character.

For those who have been subjected to these defamatory statements, you should ask yourself the following questions:  why would officials of the Catholic Church [sic] spend so much time and energy discrediting this one man and his work ?  Why would they so brazenly place on public display any of this disgraceful information, whether there is truth to it at all, or even be partially true ?  Why would they work so unremittingly since 1976 to annihilate the reputation of this single Benedictine ?  Now, where the Catholic Church [sic] Officials have left off, Ms. Bobbi Fleming picks up … or maybe we should ask: who has paid her to pick up …

The answer is quite simple:  he knows their dirty secrets.

In an endeavor to cover their tracks, they have to destroy the messenger.  The rational is quite simple and very effective:  discredit the messenger and you discredit the message.

Regrettably, too many good Catholics, men, women and religious of the Faith, who are dedicated to the Truth and who are committed to following Christ, throw all reason to the wind when it comes to believing these false and slanderous attacks against Abbot Ryan.

The question then becomes, why is Abbot Ryan under persistent and inexorable attack while so many palpably evil bishops and priests are allowed to continue unimpeded in their heretical and scandalous lives as recognized priests or bishops of the Catholic [sic] Faith ? 

All one has to do is recollect the incredulous information on the sexual molestation and abuse of boys and men by priests and bishops to put these attacks on Abbot Ryan  into perspective.

 
The existence of vigorous abusive priests and bishops within the United States is legion.  The attack on children is only part of the problem.  There is also a coalition of homosexual priests that attack men, Religious, Seminarians and other Priests.  Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB was the ONLY priest to come forward (in 1995) with these revolting accusations, and has thus earned the eternal hate of those in authority who know about these issues and refuse to do anything about it.  They are either sexual predators themselves, or are too concerned about advancing their careers to jeopardize rocking the boat.  In either case - is it pure cowardice.

Keep in mind that these same sexual predator priests and bishops whom we speak of - are vindictive and revengeful.  They are so inflamed with their own self-importance that they will stop at nothing, literally nothing, to accomplish their goals. 

So they seek to destroy those who threaten to expose their filth with their own lies.  Offense is always the best defense.

So as you read the following indictments, ask yourself this:  Is there anything in your life that you are ashamed of and regret - have you ever sinned or made a mistake – and would you not want that information exposed to the world so that the world would know everything in your personal life ?

If the answer to that question is yes, then realize that Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB too has made mistakes in his past that he has atoned and would rather not be set on public display.

Once you realize that these attacks are personal in nature, then you have to look at the accusers and ask, what is it that they are hiding?  One might want to check out the following web-site … there you will find exactly what and why the priests and bishops of today are doing what they are doing:

   
http://www.bishop-accountability.org/AbuseTracker/

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* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB is a phony priest

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott was married and has a child

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St Anne Scott, OSB has changed his name and
is going by an alias in order to "pretend" he is someone else.

* Charge...Fr. Scott is a convicted felon for forging a check

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB is a party to a multi-million dollar "scam"
that involves a certain Marvin Kucera and is also under investigation by
the FBI

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB was arrested and put
in jail on a Probation Violation

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott and Holly Rosary Abbey are under
investigation by local law enforcement agencies and the FBI

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB in under investigation for the
murder of Fr. Alfred. J. Kunz

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB and Holy Rosary Abbey cannot
call themselves Benedictines because they do not belong
to the Benedictine Confederation

* Charge...Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott, OSB is Excommunicated

* Politics of the Church

* Meet Bobbi Fleming

*  Letter to Bobbi Fleming from her (estranged) mother.

* Fr. Ryan St. Anne Scott open letter

* Documentation