25 July 2003

Re: Reassignment to Reg}:

REVJamaEPoole. 
Bellamine Jesuit Community

23003 Washington Street

Tacoma. WA 9846-1399 

Dear Jim, Peace of Christ!

Following our conversation of the other day, I am writing to you today to notify you formally
that an allegation hasbeennude ofsexuai miscmduct witha minor whileyou

were assigned to Alaska.
least some inappropriate
and in line with Province

Given the seriousness of this allegation, and your admission that at
(although, according to your report, non-sexual) CORN did 
policy (Policy Manual, pp 31-33), I have requested the Ardtbishop to

formally withdraw your priestly {amides and renew my verbal direction to you to engage

in no public ministry. I 

ave aka spoken to Bishop Thomas and informed him of both the

aliegation and my decision

it is a greatsmow for me, Hm, that I must take this action. Although i was aware that you

had had dif?culties previ

ously in maintaining your to chastity, I believe that we

had dealt with that problem; and that in your current may, with is limits and
rem-idiots, you have managed to live well the life to which you have been called ~sening
the people of Codgpriest. However, with th'n newly received allegation and the passable
involvement 0! a minor~even many years ago- the well-being of the Society and the

Church and Moonstant

care for require even greater vigilant-57'

I am. therefore, mksiorting you to Regis Community, Where you Will be wished to pray for

AtRegis,youarenot 
minors norareyou to meetaJone with any women. In accord withCanon Law, 1 willinform
of your presence in the diocese, but you will not receive faculties for sacred

norshould you

preside at any type of liturgy except with [writs alone.

 

 

ardfatimdeyouneed. thatasyoutakeup

younewmiz?u-yym w?llcxowthepowerofprayer, whichheabandsustaimtchodety-

and egchmeofus. Know, as well. thatyou are inmy prayers.
Ymrsinthelord.

John D. Whitney, 
I?rovindal

cc. Rev. Miducl Rev. Robert Lyons, SJ.