Deposition of Archbishop John R Roach, July 24, 1989

Contributed by: Michael Cronin (Minnesota Public Radio)

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Archbishop Roach: I was unhappy with Father Kapoun. Frankly, I thought he was a fake. At the same time that he was complaining of back problems and inability to work, he was also directing a band called the Polka Padres. And in my lack of understanding of music, I suppose, or perhaps physical defect, it was hard for me to understand how you couldn't work and how you could lead a band."

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"[Fr. Srnec] felt that there was something clearly wrong with him..."

Archbishop Roach: "I really wasn't sure he wanted to be a priest and perhaps was looking for an easy way out of it."

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"I would see billboards of the Polka Padre out with his accordion and here's a guy who wasn't performing."

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Archbishop Roach testimony: Difficulty remembering

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"Was there any question by you about [the victim] and how he was doing...?"

"I wanted to know, really, what I could do to be some help to him."

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Jeff Anderson: "You also I think this morning talked about a vault..."

Archbishop Roach: "Those things certainly I would have tried to do."

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"He is probably right about Kapoun."