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To: xkaydet65
What's worse is I went to college with one of these guys. I stood as godfather to another friend's son while this guy performed the Baptism.

Your disappointment is understandable. It is a shock to learn that someone in whom we placed trust and confidence has committed a grievous sin. That this priest has now been defrocked, in no way eradicates the validity of your godson's Baptism.

Consider the Apostles. One betrayed our Lord and the others fled when He was brought before the Sanhedrin. Your college friend will have to live with this for the rest of his life. He could certainly benefit from your prayers.

31 posted on 07/09/2005 3:23:13 PM PDT by NYer ("Each person is meant to exist. Each person is God's own idea." - Pope Benedict XVI)
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To: NYer

THANX! I know the Baptism is valid, but the idea of a guy I shared beers with at Fordham being a child abuser and an abuser of sacred trust is disturbing.of course with all that's going on over on the Birmingham thread it's no big deal, but thanks for your concern.


37 posted on 07/09/2005 4:55:25 PM PDT by xkaydet65 (Peace, Love, Brotherhood, and Firepower. And the greatest of these is Firepower!)
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