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To: brewcrew
"Over the years, Weakland, who was popular with priests in the archdiocese, clearly worried that abuse allegations against a small minority of clergy would taint all priests."

I'm afraid that it's pretty much too late, and the damage is done. I can't see any parent of a Catholic teenage boy EVER looking at any priest with the trust that was given in the past.

4 posted on 05/26/2002 7:29:20 PM PDT by Wonder Warthog
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To: Wonder Warthog
I'm afraid that it's pretty much too late, and the damage is done. I can't see any parent of a Catholic teenage boy EVER looking at any priest with the trust that was given in the past.

I am one father of teenage boys who cannot. I will never allow my teenage sons to be alone with a priest, EVER. I have had to explain to them, reluctantly, that a good portion of the priests in the Church are homosexual, a good many are active homosexuals, and a not insubstantial number are homosexual teenage boy molesters. I abhor the fact that my sons have been forced to contemplate this (before they have even developed a good perspective on normal sexuality). Further, I have NO FAITH in priests teaching my sons about authentic Catholic sexual morality. The Church is entirely responsible for grossly devaluing the esteem with which people hold priests.

5 posted on 05/26/2002 8:33:05 PM PDT by yendu bwam
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