EWTN News reports that Seton Hall University may be compelled to release the so-called “Latham report,” a private investigation into clergy sexual abuse at its seminary and the institution’s handling of it. The report, commissioned in 2019 by the university itself following allegations against the disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick, has never been made public. The school initially refused to release it, citing attorney-client privilege, but a state judge ordered its disclosure in November 2025. Seton Hall appealed this order, with oral arguments heard in an appeals court this month. The report is expected to examine whether Monsignor Joseph Reilly, then rector of Immaculate Conception Seminary (and now university president), knew about abuse claims and failed to report them. Separately, Newark “archbishop” Cardinal Joseph Tobin ordered an independent review in February 2025, led by the law firm Ropes & Gray, to examine the findings of earlier reports and their communication regarding Monsignor Reilly. This ongoing saga, while presented as a quest for transparency and justice, is but another grim testament to the profound moral and spiritual bankruptcy that has consumed the conciliar sect since its inception, a direct consequence of the very Modernist revolution that has systematically dismantled the integrity of the true Church.
The Rot Within: A Crisis Born of Modernist Apostasy
The ongoing legal battle surrounding the Latham report at Seton Hall University is not an isolated incident but a symptom of the deep-seated corruption that has metastasized throughout the conciliar institutions. The very need for such reports, the initial concealment, and the subsequent legal wrangling over their release are hallmarks of an institution that has lost its supernatural compass and operates according to the principles of worldly prudence and self-preservation, rather than divine law. As St. Pius X unequivocally stated in Lamentabili sane exitu (1907), condemning the errors of Modernism, the very concept of “development of dogmas” or the Church adapting to “modern progress” is a pernicious error. The conciliar sect, in its relentless pursuit of relevance in a godless world, has sacrificed the immutable truths of the Faith on the altar of secular humanism, thereby creating an environment where true accountability, rooted in divine justice, is supplanted by legal maneuvering and public relations.
The fact that Seton Hall, a purportedly Catholic institution, fought to suppress a report on its own handling of abuse, citing “attorney-client privilege,” speaks volumes about its priorities. This is not the conduct of a Church founded on truth and transparency, but of a corporation protecting its assets and reputation. The true Church, guided by the Holy Ghost, has always sought to purify itself through repentance and justice, not through legalistic obfuscation. As Pope Pius IX declared in the Syllabus of Errors (1864), “The Church is not a true and perfect society, entirely freeānor is she endowed with proper and perpetual rights of her own, conferred upon her by her Divine Founder; but it appertains to the civil power to define what are the rights of the Church, and the limits within which she may exercise those rights” (Proposition 19). The conciliar sect’s reliance on secular legal frameworks to manage its internal affairs, even when it concerns grave moral crimes, is a stark admission of its spiritual impotence and its capitulation to the world.
The Failure of “Transparency” in a Structure of Apostasy
The EWTN article highlights the “transparent review” ordered by “Cardinal” Tobin, yet this “transparency” is a chimera. How can there be true transparency and accountability within a structure that itself is built upon the foundations of Modernist heresy? The very authorities ordering these reviews, the “bishops” and “cardinals” who oversee these institutions, are themselves products of the conciliar revolution, often chosen for their adherence to its progressive agenda rather than their fidelity to Tradition. Their commitment to “self-critical analysis” and “new policies” is a naturalistic approach to a supernatural problem, a bureaucratic fix for a spiritual cancer.
The article mentions that the Latham report was created for “self-critical analysis by Seton Hall, primarily to determine how to discipline employees who failed to report the sexual harassment and sexual abuse… and to advise [the school] on how to create new policies to prevent this from happening again.” This language is purely secular, devoid of any supernatural understanding of sin, grace, or the sanctity of the priesthood. It treats a profound moral and spiritual failing as a mere human resources issue, a breakdown in “policy” rather than a catastrophic departure from the divine constitution of the Church. This is precisely the “cult of man” and the “democratization of the Church” condemned by pre-conciliar Magisterium, where human solutions are sought for problems that require divine intervention and a return to the immutable principles of the Faith.
The Usurpers and Their Complicity
The figures implicated in this scandal, such as Theodore McCarrick and Joseph Reilly, are not aberrations but rather natural fruits of the conciliar tree. McCarrick, a prominent figure in the post-conciliar hierarchy, was known for his “ecumenical” and “interfaith” activities, embodying the very spirit of false ecumenism and religious indifferentism condemned by Pope Pius XI in Mortalium Animos (1928) and Pope Pius XII in Humani Generis (1950). His ascent to the cardinalate, despite widespread rumors of his misconduct, demonstrates the moral blindness and complicity of the conciar leadership. The fact that Monsignor Reilly, who allegedly knew about abuse claims and failed to report them, was subsequently appointed university president in 2024, further underscores the systemic nature of the problem. This is not a failure of individuals but of a system that prioritizes loyalty to the conciliar agenda over fidelity to Christ and His Church.
The “archbishop” of Newark, Joseph Tobin, ordering an “independent review” by a secular law firm, Ropes & Gray, is a further indication of the conciar sect’s reliance on worldly mechanisms to address its crises. This is a far cry from the Church’s historical approach to internal discipline, which was rooted in canon law, spiritual authority, and the pursuit of justice for the salvation of souls. The very idea that a secular law firm can provide a “transparent examination of the facts” for a spiritual institution is an admission of the conciliar sect’s loss of its own spiritual authority and its inability to govern itself according to divine law.
The True Church Endures: A Call to Uncompromising Fidelity
The ongoing scandals within the conciar sect, exemplified by the Seton Hall affair, are not merely failures of governance or moral lapses; they are the inevitable consequences of a fundamental departure from the integral Catholic Faith. The “Church of the New Advent” has embraced the world, its philosophies, and its methods, thereby forfeiting the divine protection and guidance that belongs only to the true Church of Christ. As Pope Leo XIII warned in Immortale Dei (1885), “The Almighty, therefore, has given the charge of the human race to two powers, the ecclesiastical and the civil, the one being set over divine, and the other over human, each being fixed within its own limits; each having its own sphere of action, within which it moves, as it were, independently, yet with due regard to the other.” The conciliar sect, by blurring these lines and submitting to secular authority, has undermined its own divine mandate.
The faithful, recognizing the abomination of desolation that has taken hold of the Vatican structures, must remain steadfast in their adherence to the unchanging Tradition of the Church. This means rejecting the false authority of the antipopes and their “bishops,” refusing to participate in their sacrilegious “sacraments,” and seeking out true priests who validly administer the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass and the sacraments according to the ancient rites. The crisis within the conciar sect is not a reason for despair but a confirmation of the prophecies concerning the Great Apostasy and a clarion call to separate ourselves entirely from the synagogue of Satan. Only by returning to the immutable principles of the Faith, as taught by the pre-conciliar Magisterium and the Saints, can we hope to weather this storm and remain faithful to Our Lord Jesus Christ, the true King of Kings and Lord of Lords.
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Seton Hall University could be forced to release report on handling of sex abuse allegations (ewtnnews.com)
Date: 21.05.2026