The former rector of All Saints Church in Las Vegas, Fr. Eldwin Lovelady told CEN that during the five years Fr. [Bede] Parry was his assistant \u201cI found him to be faithful to his priestly ministry, a wonderful pastoral presence to me and to members of the parish, and a friend.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
In an apparent contradiction to the bishop\u2019s claim that restrictions were placed on Fr. Parry\u2019s ministry and the \u201creasons for it conveyed\u201d\u009d by Bishop Jefferts Schori to his supervisors, Fr. Lovelady said he \u201cnever had even the smallest hint of any kind of inappropriate behavior, or any inclination to such. I was not aware of anything in his past and now that I\u2019ve been made aware of these allegations, I have not changed my opinion about Bede in any way and if I were still in the diocese of Nevada, I would be supporting him.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
Bishop Edwards\u2019 claim the diocese did not receive the 2000 psychological profile of Fr. Parry is at odds, as he notes, with the claim made in a lawsuit filed last month in Missouri, which stated the Episcopal Diocese was given a copy of the report. However, the bishop\u2019s further contention that any psychological profile conducted in 2000 that indicated a predilection for abuse would be \u201cdubious\u201d\u009d as such tests would not be developed until \u201c20 years later\u201d\u009d appears to be a misstatement.<\/p>\n