A court order on August 13, 2015 ordered the Diocese of Crookston to release all information “related to alleged abuse of children under the age of 18 by clergy, reports of such abuse, and priests accused of such abuse, occurring prior to 1985”. This list was to be released by September 1st, 2015. In 2010, Bishop Hoeppner was made aware of the allegations of abuse in 1971 by Msgr. Grundhaus. Clearly this would have met the requirements of inclusion in this court order. Howeve

The following are excerpts of statements made by the Bishop or the Diocese. Although some contain truths, they are only partial truths. We aim to explain the full story. Statement from the Diocese of Crookston on May 9th 2017 DOC statement: “Msgr. Roger Grundhaus… is currently suspended from active ministry.” What they neglect to say is that Msgr. Grundhaus was active in ministry in the diocese, even after his retirement in July 2010, and was only suspended after the press c

The circumstance in which it was signed, the timing, and the content of the letter are significant. Circumstance Let’s start with the circumstance in which the letter was signed. Bishop Hoeppner called Ron on his cell phone to meet on October 21st, 2015 at 2:00 pm in his residence. This was unusual, as all prior official meetings were completed in his office. Why the change of location? Was this to prevent others from knowing of this meeting? Was this to conceal what was goin