"Well, you know, until recent years, people did not register in their minds that it was a crime."
And now we finally realize exactly why Sandusky got away with what he did all these years. He’s got friends like this one.
Can we shoot this sicko as well?
He’s 83 years old, almost died in a car accident a couple of years ago (I’m talking brain injury and in a coma for days) AND he’s already apologized and lost his TV show. Give it a rest already.
Is this man insane?
And those priests, teachers, attorneys, judges and social workers are supposed to be responsible adults and not let this stuff happen. Can't believe this guy - protect the adult over the child?
Gives a lot of very good Catholics a bad rap.
Sounds like the priest is having an Akin moment. Hey, he’s a Franciscan; isn’t there a monastery where they can stick him until the Second Coming?
A) Check this guy for possible offenses.
B) Even if a young person is 'seducing' you, it is called BEING AN ADULT AND HAVING SELF CONTROL! When I was 20something, a well-developed underager came at me. I had a little FREAKIN RESTRAINT and she remains UN-HIT. Sheesh.
He’s already apologized for that statement - said something about not being able to express himself properly. I think that was over a week ago.
Why is this posted today, a month after it happened??? EWTN has explained in great detail about Father Groeschel’s deteriorating condition following his stroke, but NO, just keep on ragging about the Catholic Church.
Should be posted under ‘Tedious Slander.’
“I did not intend to blame the victim,” Father Groeschel wrote in a statement published on The Catholic Register’s site. “A priest (or anyone else) who abuses a minor is always wrong and is always responsible. My mind and my way of expressing myself are not as clear as they used to be.”
Statement of Michael P. Warsaw, President and Chief Executive Officer of EWTN Global Catholic Network regarding Father Benedict Groeschel:
The recent comments regarding clerical sexual abuse of minors made by Father Benedict Groeschel to a news editor of the National Catholic Register should never have been published. In no way do those comments reflect the views of the Register or EWTN. It should have been obvious to the editor that Father Benedict’s physical condition and mental clarity have deteriorated and that the comments were completely inconsistent with his life’s work and witness. We apologize that these remarks were published and ask for forgiveness for this error.
To regular viewers of EWTN, it has been evident for some time that Father Benedict’s health has been declining. For more than a year, the Network has been in discussions with both Father and his Community about his capacity to continue hosting Sunday Night Prime. This is the reason that the program moved from a live to a pre-recorded format last year. In more recent months Father Benedict’s decline has accelerated. After consultation with EWTN and the Community of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, Father Benedict has decided that it is now time to step away from the program. The Sunday Night Prime program will continue and will be hosted by other priests of the CFR community.
Father Benedict has led a life of tremendous compassion and service to others and his spiritual insights have been a great gift to the EWTN family for many years. We are profoundly grateful to him and assure him of our prayers. At the same time, we ask our EWTN family to pray for all those who have been affected by this painful situation and in particular those who have been victims of sexual abuse.
Monday, September 03, 2012
There is nothing wrong with this statement, and Father Groeschel has a PhD in psychology to put behind his words. Do the critics?
Oh good grief.
Say you’re an adult, responsible priest. Father Jones. Supposing it IS true. Some little girl or boy in your care says hey Father Jones, let’s go have some whoopee. What is your response to this.
Nuff said.
Father Groeschel is a very holy man. Something is out of context here.
Toddlers are just too sexy. They are asking for it.
Sheesh
Awwwdoggies! Do NOT get me started!
OK: Check this out: A man I know accused a sister of being “provacative” when he was 15 and she was five. He blamed his proclivity for juvenile females on his sister, and by the time his youngest daughter was two, (the youngest of ten children, five of whom were girls) she was actively trying to distance herself from his demand to change her diaper.
Eventually, she blew the whistle (made the front page news in the small town) and he spent 12 years in prison without parole. His daughter is still undergoing therapy, but she has a loving husband and a supportive, extensive (aware) family members who are with her every step of the way.
Him? He has recently turned 78 years old, and says he is “too old for that now.” His life is a total, absolute lie from beginning to end. And I’m sorry I know him, but I am happy I was confided in by his daughter and sister.
Predators are predators. And they will blame everyone they can for their proclivity to molest the innocent. Where is John Walsh when you need him?