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"EXPERTS" We address this report to all the former Medjugorje Centers, which are
now called " What probably prompted Bill Reck to take a second look at himself and
the movement was his promotion of Marvin Kucera. The Riehle Foundation was
the first major distributor of his books, "MY HEART AWAITS YOU",
printing book one and two. When they dropped the books, QUEENSHIP PUBLISHING
picked them up and are still pumping them out. The believers of Marvin Kucera are a great example of gullible people.
But more than that, he is a perfect example that those who pass themselves
off as experts in apparitions should not be trusted. An example would be Ted
and Maureen Flynn of "SIGNS OF OUR TIMES" magazine, who were Marvin’s
biggest promoters. But the web Marvin wove goes all over the country, into
all the JUST A CON-MAN What is sad about the followers of Marvin Kucera is that he was
nothing but a con artist from the beginning. He had two felonies before he
met with his "conversion". One felony was for immoral and lud
solicitation, and the other for embezzlement. He is an admitted homosexual.
What you are about to read will prove that he never had any intention of
doing anything except to con people out of their land and money, and to
become a god in the process. Many false seers are fooled themselves by what
they really think is inner voices (actually just their own imagination), but
Marvin Kucera knew what he was doing from the beginning. ANOTHER GOSPA MYSTIC In 1990, at a Medjugorje Peace Conference in
Irvine, California, Father Stephen Barham laid hands on Marvin Kucera and he
received the "spirit of the Gospa", or so tells Marvin of his own
story. From that day on, he writes of himself, voices have been talking to
him by inner locutions. He was asked (supposedly by the voices) to go to Medjugorje and to
become a Catholic. Today, all across the country there are over sixty mystics
who went to Medjugorje and came back with the "spirit" of prophesy.
Like the Charismatic Movement, which is what started Medjugorje, this laying
on of hands has spread this spirit. The Catholic Charismatic Movement started
with the hands of a Protestant Minister. The conclusion of that we leave up
to you. To test Marvin’s spirit we will look at the messages, the claimed
miracles, his spiritual director, testimony of his followers and those who
knew him personally, and the fruits over the past seven years. Keep in mind
that this is no different from THE MESSAGES OF THE SPIRIT OF MARVIN This spirit that talks to Marvin Kucera tells him that the Antichrist
is already here on earth, that the Now, let us look at these messages one by one. The Antichrist cannot
be on the earth already, since we know from 104 true and approved prophets
and mystics, not including Scripture, that the Antichrist cannot come until
there is a chastisement on earth in which 75% of the world will die. Then
there has to be a period of peace. We estimate about 40 years. In this peace
there will be only one Church on earth, the Catholic Church. However, after
40 years of no trials and tribulations to strengthen one’s faith, faith will
grow cold, and the Antichrist will come into the world to take it over for
3-1/2 years. We will recognize the Antichrist in two ways. One, he will be
the one to rebuild the Next, his spirit claims that Peter’s chain [line] will be broken. If
the line of Peter could be broken, Christ would be a false prophet. Christ’s
last words to the Church: "I am with you, all days, even to the
consummation and the end of the world." (Matt. 28:20) And His words to
Peter: "the gates of Hell shall not prevail against it." (Matt.
16:18) If the line of Peter could be broken, the gates of Hell would have
prevailed against the Church. If the line of Peter could be broken, the
prophecies of St. Malachy would be broken, and he has been right about every
pope since 1130 AD, including the anti-popes. After Pope The tribulation or chastisement we agree with and know about from true
prophets and Scripture, but so do the demons. The question is what are demons
doing about preparing people for the chastisement, since this is coming from
God. Their goal is to separate the flock from the shepherds, the bishops and
the Pope, before the chastisement, and therefore they will win the souls to
Hell. Because as St. Clement of That Christ is not present in some Catholic Churches is the greatest
of all heresies. This is the heresy of the Pius X Society. Yes, there is
outrage, blasphemy, and sacrilege in many Masses throughout the Should we obey our bishops, even bishops that we know are leaning far
to the left? Yes! Christ commands this. "The Church is the pillar and
mainstay of the truth." (1 Tim. 3:15) When there is a disagreement
"take it to the Church". (Matt. 18:17) "They sit on the chair
of Moses, therefore do all that they command you, but do not follow their
actions", is the command of Christ. The law of the Church is that we
obey in all things except sin, all who have authority over us, even a sinful
bishop or a sinful father and mother. Even if a drug-using prostitute THE TWELVE REFUGES OF JUDA That leaves us with Marvin’s master plan, the refuges. Ted Flynn,
author of "Thunder of Justice" and managing editor of "The
Signs of the Times" magazine gives Marvin free ad space, and you can
buy Marvin’s books from Ted Flynn’s Apostolate in Marvin is a computer hacker, and is said to have revamped all the
computers at EWTN, Virginia, at the request of Ted Flynn. Ted and Marvin are
(or at least were) very close. Ted Flynn produces some of Mother Angelica’s
TV shows. We were told that it was through Ted Flynn that a major investment
was made in EWTN by a Mason millionaire. And most of the property was bought
from him at greatly reduced prices. What we don’t know is why a Mason would
do a Catholic any favors. We also have in our possession invoices for
computers ordered by Marvin for up to $30,000.00 at a time. So far, Marv has refuges in Hot Springs, South Dakota (incorporated
October 30, 1995 at County of Fall River under the name of Juda), Winterset,
Iowa, Adair, OK, Mineral Point, Wisconsin, North Haverhill, New Hampshire,
Kittanning, PA., and "Our Lady of Guadalupe" in Snowflake, Arizona.
In February of 1996 Barbara Mucha of "Lady of Guadalupe Home Foundation,
Inc." solicited Marvin’s help, but we do not know what came of this.
They are: Lady of Guadalupe Home Foundation, Inc. A. O.
(203) 393-0380 343-5818 Diane S. Ferrara, R. N., M. S. M.B.A. Barbara Ann Mucha, R. N. Carol S. Chrinielewshi Right after Barbara Mucha called Marvin he had an apparition that his
refuge should be called "Our Lady of Guadalupe". There is also a
connection with Nadine Brown (Bellwether Property). See "Signs of Our
Times" February 1995, Page 24. This could be just a clever fraud by a clever man out for money like
Joseph Smith of the Mormons, but we don’t think so. We have a contact that
lived for some time with Marvin. Marv admits to a homosexual background. Our
contact thinks it isn’t just in the past but is still going on. Marvin has
rages and fits if things do not go his way. And like all cult methods, he
causes people to work against each other. People get alone when he is not there,
but fight when he is there. This man, Marvin, is slightly off balance and seems to be more like
Jim Jones. We believe there is more at risk here than just the loss of a lot
of money, as we will show by the following letters. Actual copies we have in
our files. ONE AND ONE HALF MILLION Our first letter is a sad one. Helen Bergman Jobe is a recent widow
and very religious. How Marvin Kucera came to know her we don’t know. But he
managed to convince her to finance some of the refuge centers and to move onto
the "Our Lady of Guadalupe" center at Snowflake, HELEN BERGMAN JOBE 818-447-3436 Marv KuceraMay 31 1996 Refuge of Juda Dear Marv: I mailed a check for $50,000.00 to you today for Our Lady of
Guadalupe. It will be delivered to the HC-56! I know that you are leaving to see Ted and Maureen on the 2nd so
please make sure someone is aware that the package is Coming as you might be
gone by the time it arrives. Thank you. I am looking forward to meeting you and Helen Note: Ted and Maureen Flynn of "Signs of Our Times"
and EWTN THANK GOD FOR BROTHERS Helen Bergman Jobe was lucky. She had a brother, Paul Bergman, who was
not caught up in the apparition mania, but was a devout Catholic who went to
Mass every day and who knew his religion quite well for a laymen. He decided
to go with his sister to the refuge at Snowflake, PAUL BERGMAN POST OFFICE BOX 2468 520-536-4455 October 28, 1996 Most Reverend Raymond L. Burke Post Office Box 4004 Your Excellency: This letter is being sent to you so that you will have knowledge of
what took place out here in A man named Marv Kucera, his son The following is the sequence of events that have occurred with
reference to myself at the Refuge of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Snowflake, Monday, August 5, 1996: I moved onto the Refuge. The Refuge was being
set up and run by Marvin Kucera. All the land, houses, and equipment were
purchased by my sister Helen Jobe. Marv lead us to believe before we moved
out here that the Refuge would follow the canon law of the Roman Catholic
Church and be obedient to the bishop. Saturday, August 10: Helen left to go back to Wednesday, August 21: My sister who I talked to almost daily on the
phone asked me to tell Marv that she wasn't going to send any more money.
When I did, he got mad and said "I WISH I NEVER HEARD OF YOUR SISTER, OR
TAKEN ANY OF HER MONEY." He then proceeded to throw a temper tantrum
like a small bratty child and said "I'll have to shut it down, lay off
all the workers and all work around the Refuge would come to a halt".
There were six to seven laborers who were converting a garage into a chapel. Saturday, August 24: About forty-five people from the other Refuges
along with Marv's spiritual director arrived for a five day conference. The
spiritual director, Ryan Patrick Scott, lives in the diocese of Sunday, August 25 :Tridentine Mass said by Father Vince LeMoine from
Refuge of the Sacred Heart in Winterset, lowa. At noon Ryan exposed the
Blessed Host for 24 hours. Monday, August 26: in the evening Ryan said another Tridentine Mass
and blessed the marriage of a young couple. After Mass I called my sister to
tell her about the marriage and that there was also to be a baptism. At her
house, when I called, was our cousin Bart de la Torre, O.P. Father Bart asked
whether Ryan had permission from the local pastor to have a wedding and
baptism and where the rites would be recorded. After the call I went to join
a group of about 8-10 people sitting on the patio discussing an issue Father
Vince had brought up; that the marriage might not be valid because Ryan had
not performed the right ceremony. After a few minutes I went to the front of
the chapel where Steve and Margaret Reger, the parents of the young man whose
marriage was blessed, were discussing if the ceremony was valid. I added the
questions and doubts that my cousin had. Then I said "How do we even
know this guy is a priest?" We decided the next morning we would call
and check Ryan's standing in the La Crosse Diocese. The Regers left for home.
While we were talking Ryan finished the baptism. I went back to the group. A
few minutes later Marv and Ryan joined us. Marv immediately became very
domineering and took control of the conversation. He said that Father Vince
had "NO RIGHT" to bring this question up in front of everyone. He
should have first gone to Marv and Ryan and they would have explained
everything to him. Marv said to the group "YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO DISCUSS
THIS AMONG YOURSELVES WITHOUT COMING TO ME FIRST." Marv then said that
since everything was out in the open we could ask questions. I asked Ryan if
he had permission from the local pastor to celebrate a marriage and baptism.
He said he didn't need permission because he was an abbot and not under any
bishop. I asked Ryan where he was going to record the rites, he said in his
abbey. I asked if the law was to record them in the local parish, he said no.
I asked if he had permission from the local bishop to hold Mass in a private
chapel. Marv said he didn't need permission because this was private land and
we can do what we want on private land. Marv also said he had permission from
the bishop in Tuesday, August 27: A Tridentine Mass was said by Father Vince. After
Mass I went to the Regers. Margaret had already called the Diocese of La
Crosse and was told by Father Michael Gorman, Chancellor to the Bishop, that
Ryan is not in good standing with the bishop and is not a validly ordained
Catholic priest. He gave her the phone number of Archbishop Erwin Kouse of
the American Catholic Church in Desert Hot Springs, Calif. She was told that
Ryan had been ordained in Bishop Kouse's church two years earlier and now was
excommunicated. Bishop Kouse's church does not believe in the infallibility
of the Pope and allows priests to marry. Ryan obviously was not a Roman
Catholic priest. Some of the statements Bishop Kouse made about Ryan were:
"con artist", "habitual liar", "bounces from place
to place", "homosexual", "computer whiz",
"don't let him near your computer", "altered check
vouchers", "sentenced in February, 1994, for misconduct in public
office", "three years probation ends in February, 1997". He
also said "I'm out eight grand because of that man." Bishop Krouse
gave us the number of Ryan's probation officer. The Regers and I decided
Steve would call the probation officer in the morning and then we would go
over and present the information to Marv. I got my sister's copy of canon law
(the small book without commentary) and spent the rest of the day going
through it looking for laws that pertained to what was happening here on the
Refuge. Wednesday, August 28: At my sister's request I called the Rapid City
Diocese because Marv has LEAD her to believe he had permission for everything
he was doing at Juda. Sister Celine said the Refuge of Juda was "not
sponsored or approved by the diocese" and that they told people to be
"very careful and not get involved." She also said that "the
bishop was keeping an eye on them". By the time I got to the Regers, Steve
had called the probation officer and left to go talk to Marv. I went over to
Marv's house but he told me to wait outside. I told Marv I wanted to sit in
on the conversation. Marv started to scream at me saying "EVER SINCE YOU
HAVE BEEN HERE YOU HAVE CAUSED NOTHING BUT DIVISION AND TROUBLE BY
COMPLAINING ABOUT HOW THE MONEY IS SPENT! YOU ARE DOING THE WORK OF
SATAN!" He continued to rant and rave for another two to three minutes,
then he became silent and just stared at me with a look of utter hate and evil
in his eyes. Steve asked me to leave so he could talk to Marv alone. I drove
into town to go to Everyone came into the house, sat down, and Marv said in a very loud
and angry voice "I AM SICK AND TIRED OF THE GOSSIP AND GOING BEHIND MY
BACK AND THE DIVISION IT CAUSES. WHOEVER DOESN'T BELIEVE IN ME OR THE
MESSAGES SHOULD LEAVE THIS REFUGE." Marv also said "YOU HAD NO
RIGHT TO MAKE THOSE PHONE CALLS, YOU DON'T KNOW THE DAMAGE YOU HAVE DONE TO
ALL THE REFUGES AND TO FATHER RYAN. IT CAN NEVER BE REPAIRED." I then
said "This is still a free country and I can call whoever I want."
Marv yelled back at me "THIS IS NOT A DEMOCRACY! I AM IN CHARGE
HERE!" He went on to imply that we had to be obedient to him in all
things and not question anything he said or did. Marv then read a letter
written by Bishop Chaput in the June, 1996, West River Catholic. This letter,
according to Marv, gave permission for everything he was doing at the Refuges
of Juda and Our Lady of Guadalupe. I listened very carefully as Marv read the
article and did not hear anything mentioned except the laity's right to
gather in prayer as a community. No mention was made about having a chapel,
saying Mass, having Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, or performing
marriages or baptisms. Marv then opened up the floor for questions. I held up
the Canon Law book and explained to everyone in the room that it was the law
of the Roman Catholic Church and we as Catholics were obliged to follow it.
Ryan immediately asked what edition it was and I said 1983. He said that it
was not current because the code had been revised in 1984. Marv said he had a
current issue at his house. I asked to take a break so someone could go get
it but Marv refused saying there was no time. I then tried to read aloud the
canon about Mass in a private chapel and Marv immediately shouted "I
WILL NOT ALLOW THAT TO BE READ AT THIS MEETING SINCE IT IS NOT THE CURRENT
ISSUE." I said something to the effect of what difference did one year
make. Marv yelled back at me "I WON'T ALLOW IT, I WON'T ALLOW IT!
!" Marv then went back to the subject of the phone calls and started to
yell at Margaret about having no right to make them. Margaret immediately
stood up for herself and yelled back that "You have no right to come
into my home and talk to me like that." During this exchange I left the room
and called a diocesan canon law expert to inquire what the current issue of
canon law was. I came back into the room, asked for a break so someone could
go get Marv's issue of the canon law because I have just been informed that
the 1983 issue is current there is no 1984 revision. Marv yelled "GO GET
IT OR HE ISN'T GOING TO BELIEVE IT." The book was brought back, the
large one with commentary, I looked at it and "This is the same year as
mine." This statement was ignored by everyone. I said to Ryan "Since
you claim to be a canon law expert where does it say that you don't have to
have permission from the local pastor to have a baptism." There was
complete silence for about two minutes then Ryan said "I need the rest
of the 7-8 volumes of commentary to answer that." That brought an end to
the discussion of canon law because without the additional commentaries Marv
wouldn't let us continue. I then asked if it was possible to get independent
verification of Ryan's ordination, something besides his own paperwork. Marv
answered no because Ryan was being blackballed and persecuted by Father
Gorman. Also the Roman Catholic bishop who had supposedly ordained Ryan at
the bishop's sick bed had died. Marv continued that any information we wanted
we couldn't get because the Church lies to cover up the truth and the only
good bishops there are, are part of the underground church and these bishops
will deny everything to protect the underground church. In other words we
just had to take Marv's word with no independent verification that this guy
was a priest. Ryan then proceeded to tell how he was raped by twelve priests
in a locked cathedral, sworn to silence about the incident and then
blackballed. His story continued of how he was framed for forging check
vouchers and placed on three years probation because he had no money for an
attorney. The meeting broke up about 1:30 P.M., two and half hours of Marv
and Ryan lying about everything. By now I was really disgusted and wondered
what my sister and I had gotten into. That evening I talked to my cousin
Father Bart, he told me to stay out of the chapel because the host was
suspect and not to pray with the group anymore. I haven't been back to the
chapel or to any of the prayer meetings since. Ryan returned home to Thursday, August 29: After Mass I stopped at the Regers and was told
that no one on the Refuge was supposed to talk to me. I was ostracized for
standing up to Marv. Friday, August 30: As I was getting into bed there was a knock on the
door. It was Marv and four other members of the Board of Elders. Marv said
"YOU KNOW WHY WE ARE HERE." I replied "No, tell me." Marv
said "WE ARE HERE TO ASK YOU TO LEAVE, YOU HAVE ONE WEEK TO GET
OUT." My reply was "I'm not leaving." This caused Marv to go
irate for two to three minutes on how I was nothing but a problem, causing
division on the Refuge. He also said "YOUR SISTER'S MONEY WILL NOT BUY
YOU A SPOT ON THIS REFUGE." I said "All I'm asking for is
independent, INDEPENDENT, [spelled out] -------- I N D E P E N D E N T! ! ! verification that Ryan is a priest."
Dale Lewinger answered, "We told you he is a priest, a very holy priest.
That should be enough for you. And don't call Father Kuntz because he will
deny even knowing Ryan. Do you think I would let 300 hundred people attend a
Mass on my farm said by someone who isn't a priest?". I was suppose to
believe that 300 people attended the first Mass on Dale's farm. Which he kept
under his own name and did not donate to the Refuges because he gets farm
Subsidies from the government and if the farm isn't in his name he looses his
subsidies. Saturday, August 31 to Monday, September 9: During this time I kept to
myself. I talked almost daily to my sister and cousin, Father Hart, for moral
support to keep up the fight. The Regers talked and met with me, they are
very devout Catholics and realized Marv was wrong. They began to attend daily
Sunday September l: I met with Father Jose Rodriguez, the pastor of
Our Lady of the Snow Catholic Church in Snowflake, Monday, September 9: My sister returned to the Refuge. Wednesday, September 11: Helen [sister] met with Marv to discuss his
disobedience to the Church. She got nowhere with him. Thursday) September 12: The Regers, my sister, and myself met with
Marv. During this meeting Marv said, "I WILL NOT PUT MYSELF UNDER THE
OBEDIENCE OF ANY BISHOP." It was a waste of time Marv refused to even
consider obeying canon law. Wednesday, September 17: Marv stopped by the house my sister lives in
and told us that he would be auctioning off the property that myself and
Helen are living on. During this visit Helen informed Marv that there are no
other volumes of canon law commentary that Ryan had mentioned. Our cousin
Father Bart had talked to Ryan and the volumes he was talking about is a
magazine that is published once a year and has articles about canon law.
Helen's exact words were "It carries no weight". Upon hearing this
Marv went silent for a minute or two then said, "I have to go". Friday, September 19: Un-mailed letters were left for myself, my
sister and the Regers asking us to move off the Refuge. Helen set a new
Refuge record by being asked to leave after being here only ten days. How can
Marv ask the person who paid for everything on this Refuge to leave. For
myself and the Regers it was the second time we had been asked to leave in
three weeks. Saturday, September 20 to Monday, September 30: Helen retained an
attorney and started a civil suit against Marv to have the gifts returned to
her. She also talked with Ted Flynn several times on the phone. Ted was
trying to mediate some sort of agreement between Helen and Marv. Helen met
with Marv on Thursday, September 25 and asked him to return the land and
everything he had bought with her money to her, because he was disobedient to
canon law and the bishop. He refused Saturday, September 27: Tuesday, October 1: Myself, Helen and the Regers each received a
certified letter from Marv again asking us to leave. This makes the third
request for myself and the Regers and the second request for Helen. We have
until October 19th to vacate the premises or he will start legal action to
have us evicted. I would like to know what is taking him so long to start
legal action, he told me on August 30th that he was going to start legal
action. Maybe something in his past is stopping him from going to court,
because we found out he is being investigated in Thursday, October 3: Today we found out that Marv has left town and
Dale Lewinger will say nothing more than he is out of town on business. Dale
is here to handle business while Marv is gone. Monday, October 7: Wednesday, October 9: Dale Lewinger called and left a message on
Helen's answer machine that the locks had been changed at my house and I
could call him to get in. We called the police and they said I could change
the locks back because I had been given no notice and did not get a new key. Thursday, October 10: I, along with my sister, and the Regers, went to
court and got an injunction against Juda Inc. and all of its agents. This was
too keep them off of the property where our homes are, and also to keep them
from harassing us. After court Helen and I changed the locks on my house and
locked the gate Fridays October 11: The lock on my gate was cut off and the whole gate
taken and hidden by someone still loyal to Marv. We couldn't do anything
about it because the injunction had not been served yet. Saturday, October 12: The injunction was served at 9:30 A.M. to Max.
Hartman, a member of the Board of Directors for Juda Inc. who moved here from
the refuge of Juda in Buffalo Gap, South Dakota. Max had moved on the refuge
here on Thursday October I 0th. We also found out that the auction was going
ahead on October 19, 1996 the following Saturday. The injunction also
informed Juda Inc. and its agents that they have to appear in court on Friday
October 1 8th to answer charges that they had been turning off utilities at
some of the homes, which is against the law in Thursday, October 17: Max Harman's father-in-law and mother-in-law
served us with a notice of motion to reschedule the appearance in court. Friday, October 18: Myself and the Regers went to court as scheduled
because we thought it might be some kind of trick to keep us from showing up.
We were informed that the motion for another date had indeed been filed. So
we left with the date to be determined later and that we would be notified.
Upon learning that the Regers’ son’s electric power had been shut off while
we were in court, we returned to court. I then left to see if my power had
been turned off and it had been. When the judge learned this he became upset
and set the court appearance for the following Monday October 21st. Saturday, October 19: The day of the auction. Steve Reger and myself
stationed ourselves across the street from the entrance to the driveway of
the property where it was to be held. As cars came in I handed them a copy of
a legal notice that informed them that a lawsuit had been filed to recover
the land from Juda Inc. We remained out there for two hours. During this time
members of the refuge still loyal to Marv videotaped us. The Good Lord gave
us a real victory. Not one piece of land was bid on. Total gross for the
auction was approximately $30,500.00 with a net to them after expenses of
only about $22,400.00. Considering that if all the land, antiques, equipment
and other misc. stuff they were selling had all sold they would have received
about $400,000.00, we considered $22,000.00 next to nothing. We gave Jesus,
Mary and St. Michael a very big thank you. Some friends of ours from the
local parish in Snowflake offered to go to the auction and take down what
everything sold for that is how we know how much was made. Thursday, October 24: Monday, October 28: A person left the refuge this morning with all his
belongings in a Ryder truck. The members of the community still loyal to Marv
are Ray Cole a single man and Max Hartman and his family. So the community
has dwindled from a high of maybe 14-15 people loyal to Marv and his messages
to 6. With Marv and That brings you up to date. For now my sister and I will not leave
unless we are legally evicted. We are staying to fight Marv and his "yes
men". As long as we occupy the houses he cannot move in any more
unsuspecting people and we are here to tell people what really is going on.
Please do all in your power to stop Marv Kucera and his so called spiritual
director, Ryan Patrick Scott. Thank you and God bless you. Very truly yours, Paul Bergman BISHOP CHARLES J. CHAPUT, O.F.M. Cap. In a letter written in the West River Catholic paper the bishop gave
this warning in the November/December 1996 Issue. Pastoral Advisory "You may remember that in the June issue of the West River
Catholic information was presented about Marvin Kucera his claims to private
revelation and his establishment of a number of refuges around the United
Slates. In that issue I encouraged people who are considering joining a
refuge under Mr. Kucera's auspices to exercise appropriate caution and
prudence as Marvin Kucera's organization does not have the approval of the
Catholic Church. At the same time I shared information with you about the
right Of individual Catholics to form associations to further their own
spiritual development and cooperate in spiritual activities and service. "Since that time I have received several complaints from parsons
who have been associated with one or another of the refuges established by
Mr. Kucera here or in other dioceses. .Some of these persons feel that Mr.
Kucera has misrepresented his relationship with the Church and has
misrepresented matters of a material or financial nature as well. I have no way
of either verifying or discounting the claims and concerns raised by these
individuals hut what I have heard is enough to cause me concern. "Therefore I feel it necessary to give a formal warning to
individuals in the diocese or elsewhere who are considering either joining or
having an association with Marvin Kucera and the Refuge of Juda. I remind
everyone to exercise caution and prudence before making moral or financial
commitments to Marvin Kucera's organization. "If anyone has questions about Marvin Kuccra or the Refuge of
Juda I encourage you to contact my office and speak to me or to Msgr. Michael
Woster Vicar General of the Diocese." Most Msgr. Charles 1. Chaput, O.F.M "THE MARIAN MOVEMENT OF PRIESTS" AND THE PHONY PRIEST Ryan Patrick Scott was supposedly ordained by Retired Bishop James
J. Byrne, S.T.D. Archbishop of Interesting to note that it was this same bishop who gave an
Imprimatur to the 1982 edition of "The Marian Movement of Priests".
The fact that he had no authority to give this Imprimatur, is no
condemnation of the bishop. He probably had no idea what he was signing. He
was already senile. But those who sought him out knew what they were
doing. The only prove of ordination by Patrick Scott is the signature of the
bishop, who obviously did not know what he was signing. But what about this
so-called priest and spiritual director of Marvin Kucera? The National
Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, D. C. keep all the records.
Listen to them. NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS On November 6, 1996, the office of the president of the CONFERENCE OF
CATHOLIC BISHOPS, Most Reverend Anthony M. Pilla, D.D., M. A., Bishop of
Cleveland, published the following warning. Office of the General Secretary National Conference of Catholic Bishops (202) 541-3100FAX (202) 541-3166 Monsignor Dennis M. Schnurr. J.C.D. General Secretary Sister Sharon A. Euart, RSM. J.C.D. Reverend William P. Fay. Ph.D. Reverend Paul D. Therelrx. J.C.L. Associate General Secretaries To:All Bishops November 6, 1996 From:Msgr. Dennis M. Schnurr If// Re:Ryan Patrick Scott The Conference has been advised by the Most Rev. Raymond L. Burke,
Bishop of La Crosse, that an individual named Ryan Patrick Scott (born
Randall Dean Stocks) has been attempting to raise funds for the "Holy
Rosary Abbey," which he has established near Bishop Burke further advises that Mr. Scott is currently on probation
as a result of a felony conviction and is not to leave the state of ECCLESIASTICAL PERMISSION TO PUBLISH In all of Marvin’s books there is a section called
"Ecclesiastical Permission Not Required". It states that Articles
1399 (forbidding publications of revelations, visions, prophecies and
miracles) and 2318 (the penalties of 1399) of the Canon Law are abrogated by
the Decree of Pope Paul VI on 12-29-1966. This is not true and never has
been. To Queenship Publishing, The Riehle Foundation, Ted and Maureen
Flynn of "Signs of Our Times", we must point out that almost all
books on private revelation without imprimaturs make this same false
argument. But the best proof (that this is not true and never has been) is
the latest statement from the The Congregation for
the Doctrine of the Faith, November 1996 II.
Regarding the circulation of texts of
alleged private revelations, the Congregation states: 1.
The Interpretation given by some
individuals to a Decision approved by Paul VI on 14 October 1966 and
promulgated on 15 November of that year, in virtue of which writings and
messages resulting from alleged revelations could be freely circulated in the
Church, is absolutely groundless. This decision actually referred to
the "abolition of the Index of Forbidden Books" and determined that
--- after the relevant censures were lifted --- the moral
obligation still remained of not circulating or reading those writings which
endanger faith and morals. 2.
In should be recalled however that with
regard to the circulation of texts of alleged private revelations,
canon 623 #1 of the current Code remains in force: "the Pastors of the
Church have the … right to demand that writings to be published by the
Christian faithful which touch upon faith or morals be submitted to their
judgment".
3.
Alleged supernatural revelations and
writings concerning them are submitted in first instance to the judgment
of the diocesan Bishop, and, in particular cases, to the judgment of
the Episcopal Conference and the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. [underlines added] This is a preliminary report for those asking for it now. We have put
it off because we have additional information being presented by people who
have lived with Marvin, and were lucky enough to get away with only the loss
of house, job and money. As of Jan. 1997, no one knows where Marvin is. But
if you have any connection and need help, contact one of the following: JOHN WALTER, FBI (DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION) (605) 394-2258 BOB OVERTURE (FRAUD DIVISION) (605) 394-2258 BOTH ARE LOOKING FOR MARVIN ______________________________________________________ BISHOP CHARLES CHAPUT (VERY AWARE OF SITUATION) DIOCESE OF MSGR. MICHAEL ROSTER (605)343-3541 P. O. REFUGE OF JUDA P. O. HOT SPRINGS, SD. 57747-0071 (605)833-2471 _______________________________________________________ BISHOP DONALD PELOTTE (VERY AWARE OF SITIUATION) DIOCESE OF BRO. DUANE TORISKY (505)863-4406 REFUGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE P. O. SNOWFLAKE, AZ. 85937 (520)536-3432 _______________________________________________________ BISHOP BOSCO (MAY NOT BE AWARE) DIOCESE OF 1-412-837-0901 THE REFUGE OF SAINT FRANCIS RD 7 BOX 398 BOOHER RD. KITTANING PA. (412)548-5616 _______________________________________________________ BISHOP LEO O'NEII, DIOCESE OF P. O. (603)669-3100 MSGR. BOLDUC He is aware of a refuge in the diocese but not of Marvin Kucera or
Ryan Patrick Scott's background or affiliations THE REFUGE OF THE FAITHFUL AND TRUE RR1 (603)787-6864 _______________________________________________________ BISHOP WILLIAM BULLOCK DIOCES OF P. O.
BOX 111 (608) 256-2677 THE REFUGE OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST 6108 CNTY DD. (608) 987-2444 DALE LAWINGER _______________________________________________________ BISHOP EDWARD J. SLATTERY DIOCESE OF 820 S. (918) 587-3115 REFUGE OF ST. NILUS P. O. OAKS, OK. 74359-0018 (918) 785-2942 DAVID AND DENISE HATCH JOE AND MARY BROUSSEAU _______________________________________________________ BRYAN PATRICK SCOTT (ALLEGED PRIEST) KNOWN AS MARVIN KUCERA'S SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR 3 YEARS AGO WAS CONVICTED IN 1994 OF A FELON, ALTERING CHECK VOUCHERS
AS A CITY EMPLOYEE AND DEPOSITING THEM IN HIS OWN ACCT. THIS TOOK PLACE IN PROBATION OFFICER IS; GARY HENDERSON 608-637-3247 FOR MORE IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING RYAN PATRICK SCOTT CONTACT FR. GORMAN CHANCELLOR AT BISHOP BURKE'S OFFICE DIOCESE OF LA CRGSSE 608-788-7700 BISHOP ERWIN G. KLAUSS BISHOP OF A REFORMED HOT SPRINGS, 619-326-1696 MONSIGNOR (605) 343-3541 MARK FITCH IN (605) 348-9512 Back to Investigations of Apparitions »
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