15: The Chaplain of Ground Zero

Deadly Diocese

True Crime, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Religion, Documentary

3.9 • 622 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Father Joe was a great man, nothing makes this more evident than his call to Ground Zero on September 11th 2001. Despite every flight in the country being grounded that day, Father Joe somehow was on a flight later that morning to New York City.

He managed to make it past the last civilian stop on the subway and onto the “pile” as it was called. He was made NYPD Police Chaplain that same day, and ministered to hundreds of first responders that needed spiritual guidance in the midst of 1.8 million tons of wreckage left from the collapse of the World Trade Center, where to begin? how to continue?

In the 7th months he was at ground zero Father Joe made such an impact on the heroic effort that he was personally thanked by: President George Bush, New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, New York City Fire Commissioner Nicholas Scoppetta, The CEO of Marsh, Fema, The FBI, ATF, The Red Cross, and the NYPD.

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0:04.0	And so, you know, enjoying your girls, you, your house, you know, the time that we have,
0:12.0	the bond with the closeness we share, you know, your mom and family, you know,
0:19.0	there's a lot of blessings here you gotta thank God for, you know.
0:23.6	So maybe I'd be a perfect pro, which is not too bad either.
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1:11.6	The That was Father Joe's voice you heard up top.
1:43.2	We want to remind you to go to change.org slash justice for Father Joe and sign the petition to make John Flynn, Erie County, DA, step down or reopen the investigation into Father Joe's death.
2:15.9	One morning, while visiting Sumerano last, she pulls out a badge at the breakfast table.
2:24.3	You know, Greg, this morning I was gathering some other information for you to look at. And I have not touched this in over 10 years.
2:28.3	It's Joey's badge, his chaplain badge from the Buffalo Police Department.
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