Background on Fr. Mark Rogers HERE (20 February 2019) – HERE (17 June 2023) – HERE (5 July 2023).

November 30, 2023

Dear Diary,

Fr. Mark Rogers. Loved Latin and all that stuff. I had to come down on him after some of the priests got on him with me.  Pushed me into.  They said he was making them look bad, and he was not on the team. Other bishops suggested sending him to that St. Leo’s priest clinic, who would straighten him out or get rid of him. Fr. Rogers returned sort of broken. Disappeared after awhile. I had to take him off the list cause we didn’t know where he was. Not my fault he left.  The presb council guys said get him laicized. They really had it out for him. Didn’t want to do that. Then in Orlando Jude Noble said Rogers was in Black Duck diving an Uber. Jude wanted to rehab him, take him in. Sure! Give it a try I thought but the presb council advisors again said no and pushed for laicization.  Rogers being traddy was annoying, but these guys really seemed to hate him.  I don’t get that.  I sent the papers to Rome. Jude wrote to them too.  Rome did it to Rogers, fast! I think it was the trad thing.  BAM! laicized him and sent it all to Jude and me too, telling us to let Rogers know instead of just getting some letter. Jude just called me. Fr. Mark killed himself today. He stopped his car and jumped off one of the high bridges in Black Duck. Sad business. Vice told me not to go to the funeral in Black Duck. Fr. Tommy can represent me.  Tommy’s not talking to me again.  Neither is Sr. Randi.  Everyone’s unhappy.   Anyway, we’ll be putting up the chancery Christmas decorations this weekend and Fr. Gilbert has orders to get a tree for the office.  Residence, NO WAY. Chester.  We tried that once.  The decorations will cheer everyone up.  I asked Mrs. Kennedy to get some egg nog and some of those cookies that come around this time of year.