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David Robert Haas (born 1957 in Bridgeport, Michigan) is an American author and composer of contemporary Catholic liturgical music. In 2020, dozens of women accused him of sexual misconduct spanning several decades, and he issued a public apology for harmful behavior. [ 1 ]
Last spring, St. Catherine University received a letter from Into Account, a nonprofit organization that supports survivors of sexual abuse in Christian contexts. The letter contained deeply troubling sexual harassment and sexual misconduct allegations involving composer David Haas.
The directive concerning David Haas was issued after an investigation found allegations of sexual misconduct by him, which had been reported to the Archdiocese, to be credible.
A top publisher of hymns will stop publishing works by David Haas after receiving additional allegations of sexual misconduct against the embattled Catholic composer.
David Haas, a composer known for “Blest Are They,” “We Are Called,” “You Are Mine” and other favorites, has been accused of sexual abuse and harassment by multiple women, an advocacy ...
Allegations begin in 1979 when Haas was a seminarian accused of raping at 13-year old girl, who was shamed by two priests and the archbishop when she reported the abuse,...
“The Jesus I love comes straight out of my hymnal, in songs composed by my friend, David Haas.” My Jesus, my faith, my religion, my spirituality, was formed, molded, and shaped by this man. It wasn’t only a betrayal of personal trust, It was a complete shattering of my God.
Ten U.S. dioceses have banned popular hymns by the composer David Haas following accusations of “spiritual manipulation” and “sexual offenses.”
David Haas was what one victim called the "rock star" of contemporary Catholic composers. But a new report alleges that Haas targeted young women for "grooming" and forced...
DENVER, Colo. — The composer of several well-known songs used in Catholic liturgies has been dropped by a prominent hymnal publisher, amid accusations of serial spiritual manipulation and...