A Catholic priest could land himself in the back of an RCMP cruiser if he steps foot on a Manitoba First Nation he served and lived on for years..Father Rheal Forest, who accused residential school survivors of fabricating abuse claims to cash in on settlement money, will be considered a trespasser in Bloodvein First Nation, located 210 km north of Winnipeg..A Band Council Resolution (BCR) barring Forest from the community is being drafted and when signed this week by council will be given to RCMP to enforce, Bloodvein Chief Derek Cook confirmed..“I know a lot of people are upset. It’s bringing back a lot of the stories they have to deal with and are continuing to deal with from residential schools,” Cook told CBC..“I hope he abides by the process and respects our decision.”.Despite not having worked in Bloodvein for a few years, Forest continued to visit..The Archdiocese of St. Boniface also banned Forest from all preaching and teaching for remarks he made about residential school survivors in sermons last month while filling in for a vacationing priest at Winnipeg’s St. Emile Roman Catholic Church..The sermons that were live-streamed at the time to Facebook have been removed..“If they wanted extra money, from the money that was given to them, they had to lie sometimes, lie that they were abused sexually and, oop, another $50,000,” Forest told the congregation..“It’s kind of hard if you’re poor not to lie.”.Forest also absolved priests and nuns from any abuse and blamed laymen..Anywhere from $3 billion to $4.7 billion has been paid to thousands of people who claimed they were victims of abuse at residential schools..Almost 50 churches have been burned and desecrated in Canada since unmarked graves were allegedly discovered on former residential school sites..Foster also made controversial comments during one mass about the criminals responsible for the destruction..He admitted to having “thoughts of anger” when he passed by a church that had been vandalized..“If I had a shotgun at night and I’d see them, I’d go ‘Boom’ just to scare them and if they don’t run away, I’ll shoot them,” he said laughing..He immediately added: “This would not help. It’s bad to do that. I’d go have a chat with them.”.Forest also made it clear he is not a fan of the “evil” media which he said is controlled by Freemasons. .Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard.lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com
A Catholic priest could land himself in the back of an RCMP cruiser if he steps foot on a Manitoba First Nation he served and lived on for years..Father Rheal Forest, who accused residential school survivors of fabricating abuse claims to cash in on settlement money, will be considered a trespasser in Bloodvein First Nation, located 210 km north of Winnipeg..A Band Council Resolution (BCR) barring Forest from the community is being drafted and when signed this week by council will be given to RCMP to enforce, Bloodvein Chief Derek Cook confirmed..“I know a lot of people are upset. It’s bringing back a lot of the stories they have to deal with and are continuing to deal with from residential schools,” Cook told CBC..“I hope he abides by the process and respects our decision.”.Despite not having worked in Bloodvein for a few years, Forest continued to visit..The Archdiocese of St. Boniface also banned Forest from all preaching and teaching for remarks he made about residential school survivors in sermons last month while filling in for a vacationing priest at Winnipeg’s St. Emile Roman Catholic Church..The sermons that were live-streamed at the time to Facebook have been removed..“If they wanted extra money, from the money that was given to them, they had to lie sometimes, lie that they were abused sexually and, oop, another $50,000,” Forest told the congregation..“It’s kind of hard if you’re poor not to lie.”.Forest also absolved priests and nuns from any abuse and blamed laymen..Anywhere from $3 billion to $4.7 billion has been paid to thousands of people who claimed they were victims of abuse at residential schools..Almost 50 churches have been burned and desecrated in Canada since unmarked graves were allegedly discovered on former residential school sites..Foster also made controversial comments during one mass about the criminals responsible for the destruction..He admitted to having “thoughts of anger” when he passed by a church that had been vandalized..“If I had a shotgun at night and I’d see them, I’d go ‘Boom’ just to scare them and if they don’t run away, I’ll shoot them,” he said laughing..He immediately added: “This would not help. It’s bad to do that. I’d go have a chat with them.”.Forest also made it clear he is not a fan of the “evil” media which he said is controlled by Freemasons. .Slobodian is the Senior Manitoba Columnist for the Western Standard.lslobodian@westernstandardonline.com
