A six-month investigation into alleged “inappropriate behaviour” by Catholic priest Father Elton Letang, has revealed that the former parish priest of St Paul and St Ann has done nothing wrong.
This is according to a statement signed by Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province, Reverend Paul J. Borowski.
On June 6, 2021, the Diocese of Roseau and the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province announced that they had received an accusation of inappropriate behaviour against Fr. Letang and therefore, an established investigative procedure was initiated.
In their statement earlier this year, the Diocese of Roseau and the Redemptorists declared that they take “all accusations of misconduct seriously” and said steps were being taken to examine the case “to ensure fairness, care and concern to all parties involved.”
The procedure mandated the removal of Fr. Letang, -placing him on an indefinite leave of absence- which prohibited him from ministering in any capacity within the Diocese or elsewhere during the investigation.
In an announcement which was delivered during mass on Sunday, the Redemptorists stated that after conducting an investigation, they can report no evidence of behaviour that precludes Fr. Letang’s full return to active ministry as a priest.
The announcement further revealed that during his time away from ministry and the parish, Fr. Letang was engaged in “intensive therapy” and reflection “which has unquestionably helped him in understanding himself better.”
“He was able to revisit significant moments in his life which helped in contributing to the person he is today,” the statement added.
Though the church has announced that the parish priest will be returning to ministry, a decision has however been taken to have him transferred to the island of St. Lucia where he will join the Redemptorists in Vieux Fort.
“Father Letang will, as he has done here in Dominica, continue being the hard-working priest he is. Thank you for your prayers and well wishes for Fr. Letang during this period of transition,” the statement concluded.
Its time for “father” to CONFESS, CONFESS, CONFESS as he takes his walk of shame!
If you are white and commenting here please disregard this. If you are Black you have to face reality and be informed. You Blacks are the ONLY conquered group of people that were violently forced to, still worship and vehemently defend the god of their enemies and captors. Indians are Hindus, Arabs are Muslim, Chinese & Japanese are Buddhists etc. Europeans stole and modified Christianity right out of Africa – Ethiopia – re-edited the Bible to justify enslavement of you Africans that they were preoccupied with at the time; Forced it upon you and , shut down your African spiritual system in order to enslave you and your whole continent. Let us know when you find a European Jew worshiping the god of Hitler please, please, please.
All of that is total hogwash wash! Your kind of rethoric is not for the era in which the world of different ethnicities exists.
In the first place, it appears as if you do not even know what you are talking about; facts are that God sees absolutely no pigmentation of skin. God only sees people, hence he is the God of those who accepts and worpishp his Son Jesus Christ.
All the other gods you mentioned are lesser gods created by “religion” and their philosophy.
Such gods falls in the category of “theism” they are gods which do not possess power, cannot do anything for human.
The Trinity: God Jehovia Jesus Christ, and the Holy spirit is the Almighty God.
Now you seem to be very angry about the way white people have used religion against our people to keep them in subjection to slavery and oppression.
Nevertheless, God never ordained it to be so. Even in Africa today and in times prior to slavery our ancestors were like the cold hearted whites who knew nothing about God.
Some of us Blake people wast our time remenessen on what white people did to our forefathers who were in most cases stolen from West Africa and brought to the America’s.
We have not taken time to remenists on the fact that our ancestors; aided and abated the slave trade by capturing people from other tribes and sold to the white people to be brought to even Dominic, where people were sold in the old market in Roseau, next to the old post office.
Unless the concrete blocks on which the slave’s stood to be examined prior to be brought, I suspect they are still there.
I last saw a couple of them in the old market in 1966.
True is, one should not express all their wrath and anger towards the religion as the Roman Catholic but the Africans who corrupted with slavery.
With said, I feel sorry for this Black boy who is under the influence and dominance of some religion power which I believe is not of God. Calls himself father, whose father is he?
Very predictable response, it’s like we knew you were going to the Blacks sold Blacks thing which is the mantra of christianity, the Trojan-horse of white supremacy and Christian missionaries. It never happened, Blacks never sold Blacks and had absolutely no need to in bustling towns cities and communities. It was war, superior weapons, the Europeans won, made up jesus, hence all the false stories they used missionaries to feed us. The myth has been debunked. As the commenter wrote, today our people vehemently defend what was forced upon them. Do research further than what you were taught. Even bishop of Canterbury favors changing all statues of white Jesus from their churches. Don’t be left out.
I agree!! I have to feel sorry for this person. He is the one that sadly has been brainwashed. It is a sign of the “birthing pains”…confusing doctrines, false prophets and doctrines of demons etc.
Please if you have money go to Ethiopia & speak to Ethiopian monks. They have the oldest bible…older than “European” colonization of the west…I used to argue with Rastafarians growing up that said what you said. The religion is not rastafarian btw. Rastafarian is a culture. The religion of any rastafarian should be Ethiopian Orthrodoxy a form of Catholicism & the religion of Selassie and Bob Marley. If you have even more money go to Jerusalem & visit the Ethiopian monks in the compound on the roof of the Church of the Holy Sepluchure. Or go to Egypt & talk to a Coptic Catholic. My friend’s father who is Greek Orthrodox(Catholic) used to say the world is getting more & more stupid. People love travel channel paranormal shows of ghosts but hate the bible. Jesus’ disciples were afraid when he walked on water they thought he was a ghost & on the cross he gave up his ghost. The Bible is the best paranormal scientific & supernatural book!
In choosing to be judge, jury and non-executioner of internal legal affairs, the Catholic Church clearly do not believe in “giving onto Caesar what is Caesar’s and allowing criminal matter to be handled by local judicial systems.
This flawed concept of self scrutiny may provide temporal escape for the guilty but will not exempt any one from the Most High’s certain impartial judgement.
Let me see the video so I can judge for myself. The Catholic Church shouldn’t be investigating it’s own priest. The rat cannot guard the cheese, send me , an independent body that video and I will give you a proper verdict
And don’t forget the pension bro. You and I will get our reward in heaven, just don’t ask for it now.
You just want beff.
As I friend I will quote two giants Shakespeare,,to the self be true
Jesus,,judge not,least ye be judged
I’m now seriously thinking of becoming a priest. The RCC has POWER to condemn and POWER to set the guilty free. Plus, they put you in a massive Mass house to live free. Your haircut, utility bills, transportation, three meals, church clothes, medical etc.. are all free. Plus they supply you with bread and wine but the priest doesn’t share his wine with his congregation; this wine is supposed to be the “blood of Jesus.” So why doesn’t the congregants get wine at communion? Because they aren’t not washed in the blood. They never asked why are they not getting wine. This RCC is just an unbelievable ridiculous Religion.
So, so they still “technically” engage in cannibalism with the drinking of the blood and sharing of the body of Jesus? Liz, anyone?
“Fools rush in where Angels fear to tread.” (Alexander Pope 1688 – 1744).
Been smoking dat ting again eh?
Read conjecture btwn the lines. 1688 – 1744 when Pope and his people were busy loading boatloads of your kidnapped parents parents on ships to where you are today?
“The announcement further revealed that during his time away from ministry and the parish, Fr. Letang was engaged in “intensive therapy” and reflection “which has unquestionably helped him in understanding himself better.”
“He was able to revisit significant moments in his life which helped in contributing to the person he is today,” the statement added.
This statement right here says it all.
#OneLoveDominicans #OLD767
this man has always been happy, its nothing new… a nice young man like you…live your truth and stop hide behind church smh
Where in the article does it state that molested someone? People need to learn to read and understand before making unnecessary comments and accusations. It is alleged “inappropriate behaviour”. He did not molest anybody. You guys are always quick to judge others. “Let who is without sin cast the first stone.”
So what is inappropriate behaviour then? Did he stick two fingers up to the President, expose himself in public, laugh at the bishop and refuse to kiss his ring. Come on, the church not disclosing anything only makes it worse for themselves and the priest. People will always speculate, especially if a case is treated like that with secrecy.
Cult members do what Cult members do. The laity continues to be blinded by this Cult which is dropping them deep in Hell. They do not preach Salvation through the blood of Jesus. They are simply ritualistic.
I can’t believe in this day and age a young Black Man would join catholic priest after all the mayhem to help europe gain world dominance, not to mention sexual abuse of likkle boys and girls. Makes you wonder which one this is about. After studying theology thru them, designed for you not to notice that you and your people are the only group of people who worship the god of the people who enslaved them, displaced you violently, took a whole continent from you where the whole God thing happened, and forced you to worship their white God. Yes Jesus was white, but Christ wise story was the Black Madonna and Child was black African. They stole all the stories from temple walls and papyrus of the African Spiritual system, study and know YOUR history Elton, you will be much wiser than these missionaries.
Merlin, you said it so boldly: “Yes Jesus was white” as if you know what you are talking about, but you know nothing, regardless of all your talks about theology–for that too is nothing but the wisdom and understanding of man
Apostle John, who walked the Earth with Jesus, told us about Him: “He came to His own and His own did not receive Him” If you knew who Jesus’ own was, you would also know that he wasn’t white.
Jesus’ own were the Israelites of ancient days, the Nation of Almighty God, at the time. They were known as Jews up to this day, so do you call a Jewish-born person “white”?
But God Almighty and Christ, Jesus, who is His person of the Spirit, is not after skin color, He is after your soul. What is the state of yours–pertaining to Light and darkness–Life and death?
Maybe Elton Letang believed that the best way he could keep his soul lighted to serve the Lord, God was to join the priesthood. He did nothing wrong.
If you look up the history, which you should, you’ll find that when much of England spoke Cockney or whatever, the letter ‘J’ was absent from the English language. The real Jews in Ethiopia still called Christ ‘yesis’ (correct the spelling if needed) . The J wasn’t introduced until the 16th century c 1705, several years after their mascot/boy Columbus made those infamous voyages that almost extinct all The People of the Americas, including the Arawaks they totally destroyed.
At that time King James was busy loading boatloads of God’s People in Africa, doctors nurses, trades men, children, builders etc onto ships he sent across the Atlantic to enslaved them: others in their own land, only to command the Bible be rewritten to justify what he was preoccupied with; the enslavement of African people. Christ is the one the Europeans gave you who wasn’t white, but modeled after the image and likeness of Horus. They gave you Jesus, ‘a man’ to obey and white so you know who is…
I said it both boldly and unapologetically. If you look up the history, which you should, you’ll find that when much of England spoke Cockney or whatever that was, the letter ‘J’ was absent from the English language. The real Jews in Ethiopia still called Christ ‘yesis’. He and the Madonna that was copied by all religions as symbol of fertility were always Black. The J wasn’t introduced until the 16th century c 1545, several years after their mascot/boy Columbus made those infamous voyages that almost extinct all The People of the Americas, including the Arawaks they totally destroyed.
At that time King James was busy loading boatloads of God’s People in Africa, doctors nurses, trades men, children, builders etc onto ships he commissioned across the Atlantic and enslaved them: others he enslaved in their own land. He had them change so much biblical text and books that you can’t even tell what is the word of God.
One of the problems, with some people is that they do not know when they are indulging in nonsense.
If the Jews of Ethiopia are the true Jews, perhaps you can tell the world how that manage to happen!
Whereas I will ask you if you know about the visit of the ” Queen of Sheba” with King Solomon a black King and Jew of Israel.
On her visit to Iseral with Solomon, which took years she had a child a son which returned to Ethiopia with her; and that’s all I need to say.
It is all written in the King James version of the Bible; all Ethiopians are not Jews okay!
Anybody who believe differently, are ignorant to the fact, (truth).
What you said must be in the king James version Bible. It was rewritten to Steer you in their direction, what else did you expect them to write, how else were they going to conquer you and your thinking. I can’t find out for you.
I do not wish to debate you on your conviction; but I will tell you this:
King James did not write the protestant Bible, he only gave the authorization to translate from Greek to English,or from Hebrew to English.
Now if you say that religion have used the Bible to divide and conquer I will agree with you; in the meanwhile you need to learn that it’s not only Black people they used it to brainwash, they did that, and I mean the Roman Catholic Church in particular, did the same thing to white people and every other ethnic group on planet earth; since they were the domineering religion.
The problem is not the Bible, the problem is with people who never take the time to read and concentrate on the written word of God, but rather because of hate, the pigmentation f others all the see is color of one skin.
I read where someone mentioned a “white god.” I would not even describe how foolish is that notion.
The Jews are not white; hence Jesus was born a Jew!
Food for…
Cont:
Food for thought: Nevertheless, be informed that the oldest exoskeleton found, proved to be many millions of years old turn out to be that of a black woman; if you take a modern day class in Biology, when you are lectured and your hear the word Eave, the professor would be talking about the very exoskeleton.
In Genesis God said let us make man after our likeness ( and this might not be verbatim): if God was White, or care about the color of one skin, I suspect he would have created all white people.
Note: if you have the money, take a trip to Namibia in Africa, among the Bushman tribe; any phenotype of people you can think about you will see that features among the Bushman.
Black as they are the white, and all other feature on the planet are found in Namibia; I don’t need to teach you but be informed there were no white people in Europe, Black Africans were there first.
Ever heard the term “mutation.”
I am finish!
Don’t tell that to me, address it to European and European-American scholars and historians who erroneously claim and teach that Zinjanthropus Boisie 1.7 mil yrs old was one of them.
Liz, there’s no way anyone can serve God through a false religion!
The Roman Catholic are into false doctrin.
The teaching and preaching of the Word of God must come from the written word of God, found in the protestant Bible or the very Roman Catholic Bible.
The Roman Catholic have the truth, yet they chose to indulge in the philosophy of sinfully men who calls themselves “pope” (papa), telling people to roll rosary praying to saints and Angel’s.
And especially the Virgin Mary. There’s no place in the Bible where Jesus Christ told his disciples to pary to the Virgin Mary or Angel’s which are messengers of God.
When one tells someone to pray to a saints they are telling them to pray to dead people.
When the Bible refers to Saints of God, it referring to living people, who believes in the Trinity; serves and follows Jesus.
You suggest I judge that guy, he has already judge himself by whatever wrong he may have done
Not Edited!
Let me take the time here to wish him well. Indeed we all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. God is still on the throne. He sees and knows the very core of our being. The good book says he loves the sinner. But he hate the sin. Put God first in all that you do or say and he will see you through.
There is no love for the Father is religion anymore..
Religion was once pure and unadulterated. but all things must pass through the process of being new and elevated to being old and degraded. religion is now old and degraded from the very top to the bottom..
@lyou, first of all, you don’t know what you wrote above with your: “Religion was once pure and unadulterated”–Say what!!!!!!!
How can religion be pure when it is not about the Holy and Divine Almighty God of Spirit?
My friend, God wants nothing to do with religion for it is based on the rules and laws of man who thinks they are gods themselves.
Unfortunately, just like you, they, themselves don’t even know that God wants nothing to do with their manmade rules and laws, or they have chosen to ignore His Spoken Words, where He said:
“These people honor Me with their lips but their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, speaking as doctrines, the commandments of men”
My friend, God does not want your religion, what He wants is a Love relationship with Him, by your faith and through His Christ, His Person in Love who is the Lord Jesus– be careful what you say.
@ elizabethlzavier
Everything from its conception is pure and unpolluted or unadulterated this includes religion. when religion was in its infancy and pure state which was before Isam there was love and remembrance of only one. the one who is most high and bodiless. the one whos form is that of light. but as souls started to became corrupt..so did religion. souls started to move away from remembrance of the highest on high Father as being the supreme spirit whose form is light and started to worship matter..the sun.moon.wind..human beings..Abraham. Buddha. Christ
What is my religion or more to the point..what is the religion of the Father..
Let God be the judge because he sees everything. There is a shortage of priests maybe that’s why he was acquitted. Good luck continuing serving the Lord,
” This is according to a statement signed by Provincial Superior of the Redemptorists of the Baltimore Province, Reverend Paul J. Borowski.”
Tome that is the same as Letang investigating himself! for centuries the Roman Catholic priest and bishops have molested rape little boys and girls, they had relationship with adult women, in which children are produced.
This is international; we see that in America and Europe everyday!
So, whereas this guy is holding his chalice (cup) high over his head perhaps filed with wine; God is the final investigator, who sees all thing, and shall bring them into judgment, whether it is good or evil!
So, why would someone make the allegation, (accuse_ that clown of improper behavior, if that man had not done something wrong to the victim of his actions.
They want to play priest: rejecting the use of a woman, as ordained by God, yet they indulge in homosexuality, preying on women and children in secret.
A priest is suppose to…
A priest should have his wife, there is no in the Bible where God said priests are not suppose to have a wife; but I an sure the priest of the Bible indeed had their wife and children
Moses who spoke to God himself had his wife!
The police should have investigated matter; and prosecuted that guy, and let a jury find him guilty or not guilty; we have situation in America, where priest raped and murdered the victim; his bosses covered it up, they move him from place to place playing priest; about three years ago a dying priest finally exposed the truth.
The murderer was tried for his crime about two years ago; and is now an old man serving life in jail!
Priests used to have the option or expectation of marriage, but what God has put in place man always changes. The Roman Catholic Church stopped Priests from getting married after the wives began requesting land and alimony in cases of divorce or death of the Priest. So, to longer be liable for any such payments was the supposed reasoning behind the restriction paced on Priests.
Telemaque, right after you said: “God is the final investigator, who sees all thing, and shall bring them into judgment, whether it is good or evil!” You went right ahead and passed your own judgment against him.
Man, you don’t know who, and what you are talking about, sometimes you need to simply remain quiet.
To be fair, there are many questions: If the priest “— has done nothing wrong —“, why was he transferred to another country and why was there a need for him to be “— engaged in “intensive therapy” and reflection “which has unquestionably helped him in understanding himself better —“?
It is good that there is a process to deal with complaints but what are the subject-related qualifications of those assigned to undertake the investigation of the complaint? For example, there are some issues in which it is difficult to find physical evidence because there were no witnesses (Except those involved) or videos of the incident – but that does not mean that the incident did not occur. This process appears to lack objectivity and fairness and should be thoroughly reviewed by competent, qualified professionals.
Proceeding with caution is necessary especially as the devil is always working. This is a sad situation to me to see a young priest, accused, found not guilty of wrong doing but essentially moved to another island to serve. But if you are guilty of wrong; trust that you will answer to the Lord eventually. Also I hope that another priest will replace him as we do not need less priests or ministers of the Lord. We all need more God in our lives. According to Father Celsus, To God Be The Glory. Be strong Father Letang as you answer only to the Good Lord above.
this seem to be a common occurrence within the priesthood and many cases go unreported.
And we are non the wiser. What was the nature of the apparent misconduct of the priest? Does the church have its own police force and can the complainant be forced to make restitution to the priest, who has been absolved of the charge? But nonetheless he has been moved not just to another parish but to another jurisdiction. This is a typical modus operandi of the church, which It appears to have learned very little and continues to look after its own first and foremost. But then again, of course it is not a democratic institution and we should not expect any better.
What the letter said equals nothing. They must have cured him from whatever it is and send him to another parish. Look jokes.
Child and sex molesters are never cured; disease of the mind are not curable; it is a sickness for which there is no cure!
And you are correct; what the Roman Catholic does is that, when they find those who preys on their victim; they do exactly as you said; they move them from what they term parish, to parish for as long as they are sexually active: “till death do they part.”
Pipo, I agree with you!
I will begin by saying that I am a practicing Roman Catholic but, I agree with you that the appearance is never good when an entity is investigating itself. My church needs to stop doing this allow the police to do these things.
Let GOD do his work
God IS doing ‘her’ work.
Well that is the problem pall. Who says God even has a sex. Has anyone ever seen God. It could just be a concept, an idea you know, who knows. but I hope it is only for the good. But I do not like the idea the church playing its own judge and jury, saying they are directed by God. That is so conceited and not fair for the priest or the victim. We may as well do away with magistrate, court and judges and leave it all to God. Very unsatisfactory people.
When speaking of God souls never say..i saw this man or woman. they always say they saw light. because Gods form is that of light. he is the supreme spirit the supreme light. and we the children are also spirits..light using human forms. but we have forgotten that and think we are the human form. hence the divisions which are all based on the body..sex..gender. religion..
The religion of the supreme spirit..God and the original religion of we souls..spirits and children of God the supreme spirit. is Peace .
You slipped up there bro. You referring to God as “he” is the supreme spirit. Force of habit I guess.