I, Stephen M. Greinke, being of legal age, a member of the Roman Catholic Church, swear and declare before Almighty God the following facts and statements, under penalty of Law, Civil Law, and Canon Law (Canons 1390 - 1391) of the Roman Catholic Church.
I have served as President / Superior of a Private Association of the Christian Faithful called the Society of the Missionary Brothers of Perpetual Help from 1990 to the present. Founded in the State of Washington 1989 and accepted into the Diocese of Naval, in September 8, 1990 when invited by Most Rev. Filomeno G. Bactol, D.D. Bishop of Naval to come to his newly created Diocese as an Apostolic Union.
The Missionary Brothers received little or no spiritual and financial help from Bishop Bactol and the Diocese of Naval during our 13 years of belonging to the Diocese of Naval.
I was told by the Vicar General of the Diocese of Naval, that the only reason I was asked to come to the Diocese of Naval was to be a sexual play thing for the Bishop of Naval. I was also told by several priests of the Diocese, that the priest advisors where not consulted on my being invited to be a vital part of the Diocese as decided by the Bishop.
From the very beginning I witnessed Bishop Bactol sleeping with young under age boys under the age of 16, in his bedroom at night. I knew it a bad idea for the Bishop to leave himself open to scandalous gossip among the townspeople. I had frequently told him this when I served as his secretary for 6 months. His response was always “ I need the boys around me at night”.
Priests in the Diocese would make jokes about the Bishop’s homosexual conduct and said these where their aces, if they would get in trouble with the Bishop.
I openly heard a parent talking about having his two young boys having had sex with Bishop Bactol and was happy that the Bishop was paying for their education as there reward for having sex with him.
After 6 months of living at the Bishop’s Palace I wanted to move out and begin the Brother Community that the Bishop had offered and approved..
In the beginning, of the MBPH Monastery I reported to the Bishop that I witnessed some of the Brother Candidates masturbating each other. I reported this directly to the Bishop and he said that was part of the Filipino culture and that “you Americans don’t understand our Filipino culture“.
Another time I was informed that the some of our candidates were receiving money from a priest of the Diocese of Naval. They said they where being paid by the priest to have sex with him. This same priest served as our first confessor to our community. (Violation of Canon 1387) I went to Bishop Bactol and informed him that it was not right for the priest to hear the confessions of his victims of sexual abuse. The Bishop did not do anything about it. I finally objected to this priest hearing confessions at the Monastery. With the Bishop knowledge and approval, this same priest continued to hear confessions at our Monastery.
It was common knowledge that the senior priest of the Diocese was fathered children by women in the area. When I brought it to the Bishop’s attention, the Bishop stated he had heard there were three children now, I informed him there was four. And the Bishop laughed. This same priest continued public ministry until the day he died.
Immorality was very evident among the priests of the Diocese. Many times our Brother Candidates were witnesses to women sleeping in the same convents (rectories) that our Brother Candidates were staying. Even to the point of a Brgy. Government spying on and bringing to the Bishop’s attention these sexual relations. One of our Brothers had to take over the Church (by request of the Bishop) until a priest could be found to replace the priest who was caught in adultery. Later on this same Brother (in formation) was having sexual relations with a married woman and her child - This Brother had learned this was the way of life in the Diocese of Naval. The people in Naval said if priests can have babies, why can’t Brothers?
Our Chaplain was upset with this Brother about what this Brother was saying about him in public. This priest, in the presence of a Brother Associate, wanted me to pay P5,000 pesos to have this Brother murdered. He was not joking. He told me that he had someone in mind who would do the job. I met to discuss this before our Monastery Community Council. They recommended that I go to the Bishop and report it. I did this and the Bishop was not alarmed, the took no action. I asked if we could have another Chaplain, due to the serious nature of this. The Bishop said “no“.
In May of 1997 our MBPH Community place $2.000 in the Diocese of Naval Social Action account with the chancery. This was the Misso Money for building our church (grant money). Our Chaplin told us that we would get it back in September of that year. When that time had passed the money was gone. I went to the Bishop, the Bishop told me that that money was gambled away. The Bishop told me to raise Mass Stipends from the USA to pay off the debt that was owed by the Diocese. The priests would say the masses, and we keep the money. I could not accept using mass money in this improper way.
Sometimes the priests would use 10 mass stipends at one mass and then keep the money.
Getting Mass stipends was a big business with the priests of the Diocese. Sometimes it was told to the people that without an stipend - no mass!
I bring these and other charges against Most Rev. Filomeno G. Bactol, for the purpose that this Bishop has shown little spiritual leadership to the people of the Diocese, that he is a poor role model for priests and religious of the Diocese of Naval. That this Bishop with his immoral lifestyle is a public scandal to the Church. That said, the Bishop needs to be replaced for the good of the Church.
I again call for removal of Most Rev. Filomeno G. Bactol, DD, and that the Holy See appoint a worthy Bishop for the people of the Diocese of Naval and a worthy role model for the priests of the Diocese. I believe that Bishop Bactol has abused his authority as Bishop through negligence. Allowing violations of the moral law of the Catholic Church (Canon 1389). This includes violations of celibacy (Canons 1394, 1395).
I swear and declare the these above facts are true, before Almighty God, under penalty of law.
on this date: June 13, 2006
Stephen M. Greinke, MBPH
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