"There's a photo of me 30 years ago standing in front of that sign," points James Faluszczak.

• Christ the King Seminary launched an investigation after several seminarians reported an incident involving three local priests
• The diocese notes the complaints do not include any allegations of physical or sexual abuse
• Protesters stood outside Christ the King Seminary to be voices for the men inside who are described as “stuck between a rock and a hard place.” 

Faluszczak graduated from Christ the King Seminary in 1995 and became a priest for the Diocese of Erie, PA. 

"And I left the ministry in 2014 to become a whistleblower," he explained. 

Whistleblowers and protesters stood outside Christ the King to not only applaud people coming forward in and outside the seminary, but to also be voices for the men inside who are described as “stuck between a rock and a hard place.” 

Faluszczak says he speaks out for those who have reported abuses cases and have been ignored or simply looked over. 

"I was told I was lucky I was only molested 15 times. That's how they responded to me," he stated. 

Recently, Spectrum News has reported that Christ the King Seminary launched an investigation after several seminarians reported an incident involving three local priests. A Diocesan spokesperson says Arthur Mattulke, Patrick O'Keefe and Robert Orlowski have been placed on leave. The diocese notes the complaints do not include any allegations of physical or sexual abuse. 

“It’s a type of programming if you ask me. In many respects, cult-like behavior. They call it formation: intellectual, spiritual, pastoral formation. They are modeling these men into a certain product," said Faluszczak. 

“This culture is broken. This is not a social club," Robert Hoatson, another whistleblower, added.

Hoatson says inside the seminary walls, the culture is toxic and people are scared to report to police. 

Amid clerical allegations throughout the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has issued new rules obligating priests and nuns to report incidents of abuse or cover-ups to church authorities. However, Faluszczak says, help needs to come from the outside.

"We have to shine a very bright light on this and hope the people of the Diocese of Buffalo, in the pews, become outraged enough they are not going to tolerate it even further," he said. 

The seminary's director did not immediately return a request for comment.