Fr. Arnaud Rostand, previous US District Superior of the SSPX and a convicted child molester, and his assistant, alleged-pervert Fr. Pierre Duverger, are both named in a just-filed tortious lawsuit by aggrieved father of six, Stephen Sanborn. They are charged with causing harm that directly caused the breakup of the family of eight.
While the court will determine the merits of the case, it should be stated in the beginning of this article that had the SSPX rejected the 1983 Code of Canon Law—like other traditionalist groups—this situation would not have happened. Put another way, had the SSPX instead chosen the approach of long-standing, traditional Catholic justice, the priests in question would never have arisen to the high office of US District Superior, nor would they have been reassigned following charges of sexual misconduct.
Unlike other traditional groups who reject the 1983 Code of Canon Law mentioned in our previous report (such as groups led by Bishops Meikle, Sanborn, and Vigano), the SSPX claims obedience to the Roman Pontiff and their adoption of Vatican II’s justice system via the 1983 Code. This portion of Canon Law (c. 1341, c. 1321), directly protects admitted predators like Rostand and alleged perpetrators like Duverger. But, the SSPX picks and chooses when and how they submit to Rome regarding the 1983 Code. For example, when adjudicating annulments (c. 1065), the SSPX voluntarily rejects portions of the law. And when deciding the fate of perverts and pedophiles, the sections of the 1983 Canon Code which seek to “rehabilitate and heal” sexual predators instead of removing them, are applied.
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