It is without question that the priest has fallen and committed a grave sin. He is in need of our prayers and forgiveness, but the Church did not commit the sin.
Are you saying you are free from sin or only that your sins are less than those of the fallen priest? Is any sin, save blasphemy, worse than any other sin in God's eyes? Are you prepared to confess your sins to us here?
"If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us." - 1 John 1:10
"Truly I tell you, people can be forgiven all their sins and every slander they utter, but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven; they are guilty of an eternal sin.” - Mark 3:28-29
Peace be with you
"the Church did not commit the sin.
I never said it did. The topic is sacramental grace, which appears to have no effect.
"Are you saying you are free from sin or only that your sins are less than those of the fallen priest?"
No. This is completely irrelevant. The topic is sacramental grace, which can be seen to have absolutely no effect, because it is indistinguishable from nothing and violates the concept of free will.
"Is any sin, save blasphemy, worse than any other sin in God's eyes?"
What is blasphemy and how does it apply in this case?
""Since you deny that even the Blessed Virgin was preserved free from would you care to explain why you expect that a mere parish priest would be?"
I asked before what it was that she was preserved from, because it was left out of the claim. It's original sin of course, which is no more than an ad hominum applied by those that chose to believe Augustine over Ezekiel 18. This priest chose to do what other folks reject and refuse outright by virtue of their own uncoerced free will.