Fr. Niklaus Pfluger, FSSPX
Editor s Note: I have been asked by Father Niklaus Pfluger, SSPX, to publish the following retraction of comments he’d made here some months ago regarding the Erica Kauffman case.
As I indicate in my reply to Fr. Pfluger (see below), I fear his attempt at clarification may raise more questions than answers but, as he has asked me to proceed, I am obliged to honor his request.
I hope this unfortunate exchange which could now be accurately described as an exercise in futility will shed some light on my long-established editorial policy against getting involved in abuse cases at all, but especially not when I have little or no direct knowledge of the parties involved or the facts of the case.
Fr. Arzuaga, SSPX (alleged sexual abuser)
Editor s Note: I am pleased to report some good news here at the end of a year marked by bad.
My decision some months ago to try to help a victim of clerical sexual abuse was not an easy one. I had neither personal experience with the victim nor firsthand knowledge of the facts in the case. And since The Remnant is not an investigative journal, I had to weigh the
potential for a good outcome against the
certainty of scandalizing the faithful by publicizing the alleged sins of a priest.
In posting Erica Kauffman s heartbreaking video, The Remnant had no desire to indict or discredit the Society of St. Pius X an organization which for thirty years we have defended against the accusation of schism. And I am happy to report that at least one prominent SSPX priest obviously appreciated my motives for posting Miss Kauffman s story, which is evidently why he reached out to her.