1. Is it not true Fintan that a PP down there had been encouraged by you to take a few weeks break, and he in turn, organised the cover by engaging another priest to step in, having consulted and been cleared to do so by yourself?
2. Is it not also true Fintan, that this priest stood in and covered the Masses etc and done so with your own impramatur?
3. Is it not further true Fintan that this permission was then withdrawn on 'safeguarding grounds' as this step-in priest had not been cleared to officiate under safeguarding obligations?
4. Is it not a fact Fintan that this should have been done BEFORE this priest was allowed set foot in the diocese, never mind the parish?
Oh Fintan, how did you allow this to happen?
And where is the 'safeguarding officer' Cleo in all of this?
Will there be an investigation?
By whom?
Have you self-referred the Diocese to the necessary statutory authorities in relation to this (we sincerely doubt it somehow)?
Is this the 1st time this has happened, and if you claim it is, we have plenty of evidence to the contrary...and that the Diocese failed to self-refer.
Will you be seeking Cleo's resignation?
If not, why not as it is not the first time it has happened on her - and your - watch?
Will you seek to step aside and allow an external, independent investigation?
If so, when?
If not, why not?
For your own self, the following may be a useful reference for you...from the Cambridge Dictionary
investigation
* the act or process of examining a crime, problem, statement, etc. carefully, especially to discover the truth:
* investigation into An investigation has been under way for several days into the disappearance of a 13-year-old boy.
* full investigation A full investigation of the incident will be conducted.
* thorough investigation A thorough investigation of the property failed to produce any evidence.
* under investigation Currently, the individuals who might have caused the accident are under investigation.
* subject to investigation Acts of foreign governments are not subject to investigation in the United States.
Maybe an Apostolic Visitation is what is in order for the Diocese at this stage, as it seems that priests who father children, others that procure abortions, alongside those soliciting gay sex on sex apps, priests (and indeed the local ordinary) who bully to their hearts content, and God knows what else is going on - can get away with it all under your alleged sheperding.
However, false and malicious allegations are treated seriously - we believe you (ring a bell?) - and go uninvestigated by you, with you doling out money and accomodation - but not by others.
Why the blind eye to such behaviour Fintan?
Why the failure by you, and Cleo, to follow safeguarding protocols?
How long are you going to ignore it all?
Because it is not going to continue for much longer...and you have had a few visits to date to be advised in relation to commencing an investigation into an issue, that to quote Mr Ger Jones
'we don't discuss here' (unquote)
We make this promise to you Fintan - ignore it for now.....but we will make it become, shall we say - unignorable (that too is also a word you may have to learn the meaning of beside the word investigation).
You - and others - are now on notice Fintan.