On Thursday June 8, 2023 Fr. James Jackson FSSP entered a guilty plea to felony receiving of CSAM (Child Sexual Abuse Material) in a Rhode Island Federal Court …
This Thursday is a First Thursday. Pray, offer daily sacrifices and Holy Communions for our priests. The Devil does not go after those who already do the Devil’s work. It goes after those who do God’s work. Our priests deserve our every effort towards their personal holiness. They are prayed for every day in my house and especially on First Thursdays.
@Jeffrey Ade Please don't go down this road. He publicly admitted to his crimes. It's hard to believe that sometimes, the supposed good guys do evil things, but that's life. It happens. We have to deal with it.
@John A Cassani Fr. Jackson's admission is explained in this article. I would like to read the handwritten letter if you remember the post I would appreciate having it! Thanks in advance! God bless! Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!
Of course! I couldn’t find the pdf of the letter, but I found excerpts, published on NCRegister: “The vile sin into which I fell, and for which I am guilty, has caused immeasurable harm,” Jackson, the former pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Providence, Rhode Island, wrote. “I have sinned against God, children, you, friends, and family, former students and former parishioners and many others besides …More
Of course! I couldn’t find the pdf of the letter, but I found excerpts, published on NCRegister: “The vile sin into which I fell, and for which I am guilty, has caused immeasurable harm,” Jackson, the former pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Providence, Rhode Island, wrote. “I have sinned against God, children, you, friends, and family, former students and former parishioners and many others besides,” he wrote. “I cannot repair this damage, but I must try,” he wrote. “I hope you will accept this apology. I’m sorry at a level I’ve never experienced before. I’m ashamed beyond any shame I’ve known.” “I will be offering reparations, penances, and what good works I can for you, long after I am dismissed from the fraternity, and praying for you, in a reformed life, until my dying day,” he wrote.
The thing is, he admitted to doing it. He has never maintained his innocence. I believe that his handwritten apology to his confreres was published here. It is entirely possible that a priest could be framed for these sorts of crimes, but there is nothing that suggests that it happened here. Pray for Fr. Jackson, certainly.
