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NIGHTLINE Tonight: The Big Picture (Dallas Paper to Break BIG Story on Catholic Scandal!)
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| June 11, 2002
| Leroy Sievers
Posted on 06/11/2002 1:21:39 PM PDT by Timesink
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81
posted on
06/11/2002 5:13:04 PM PDT
by
WIMom
To: livius
Yes! Your point bears repeating:
"Supposedly, a Communist in the 1950s boasted that some 1,000 Communists (or fellow travelers) had been infiltrated into seminaries and religious orders. This may have been simple boasting, sort of like al Quaida's ravings, but even if the number wasn't 1,000, I'm sure they at least slipped in a few of them and left them in place for the future."
To: livius
It was Bella Dodd ,who had been co=chairman of the Communist Party USA.She testified before the House Unamerican Activities Committee. She stated that the Communist Party had placed 1000 young men in the seminaries of Western Europe and the United States by 1941.
To: Virginia-American
Secular priests may stay in a parish for 30 years; religious priests tend to be moved around every three years or so, but they can serve more than one term if the parish demands it. The Methodists also rotate their clergy, by the way.
84
posted on
06/11/2002 5:38:54 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
To: RobbyS
Thanks
To: saradippity
I had forgotten about these guys. Wonder how many made bishop?
86
posted on
06/11/2002 5:40:35 PM PDT
by
RobbyS
To: Virginia-American
"A Catholic friend told me that the Church is rotating priests - they can't be in a parish more than eight years. Can anyone confirm / deny this? It sounds incredibly stupid to me. "Yep, it's true in Philadelphia but it is not stupid. It is no different than corporations who rotate people through different types of responsibility. Actually it is a pretty good idea to prepare a pastor.
87
posted on
06/11/2002 5:49:55 PM PDT
by
ex-snook
To: maryz
Yes, Hesburg. This was not a secret. It was put in the alumni magazine that the famous ND library building had one floor remodeled as an apartment for the retired president and another priest. He was president when I was there.
88
posted on
06/11/2002 6:01:06 PM PDT
by
Chemnitz
To: Timesink
If the Catholic church reforms, I fear it will be of the John McCain variety.
89
posted on
06/11/2002 6:23:06 PM PDT
by
dr_who
To: goldenstategirl
Interesting point. I noticed that The Washington Post has been very vigorous in pursuing this. Much more than they were interested in "getting to the bottom" of the rape and molestation charges against Bill Clinton.
Comment #91 Removed by Moderator
To: LarryLied
Well, you notice that idea was third down the list...
Comment #93 Removed by Moderator
To: BlackElk
The fluffy pillows are probably easier on the teeth. If Nightline wants to know, they can ask Rembert. So, Nightline is gonna maybe out a cardinal? Last I heard, Rembert Weakland was a cardinal. Oh yeah, that's right he don't count because he is a liberal. I reckon it is more substantial to out someone who has always been known as a conservative.
94
posted on
06/11/2002 6:37:04 PM PDT
by
Slyfox
To: Slyfox
Last I heard, Rembert Weakland was a cardinal. Nope, Rembert isn't/wasn't a Cardinal..
To: saradippity
Now, if it was only
Communists infiltrating the Church, that might be manageable. [irony alert] Maybe they are using
Manchurian queers as a fifth column to soften things up. Unfortunately, the Church has other, weirder, even more eccentrically bizarre enemies.
They want this cloning of embryos and population control culture.
To: Plummz
The Holy Bible is very clear on homosexuality, Cardinal or NO Cardinal.
97
posted on
06/11/2002 6:57:28 PM PDT
by
pollywog
To: All
The first objective was the destruction of the home which has been successfully accomplished.
The second objective was to remove all teachings of God and morality from the schools.
The third is to destroy the Church. The Catholic Church being the largest and one of the staunchist against abortion, marxism and all the others has been the most time consuming to destroy. The first two only have taken about 50 years the last has taken a lot longer.
98
posted on
06/11/2002 7:02:15 PM PDT
by
pcpa
To: HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
"Makes one wonder why someone with this in their closet would persist in the affrontery of pretending to be a priest. They like the dining priveleges, VIP cocktail parties, and fluffy pillows, one must assume."Among other things. But I am beginning to suspect that these men have all been PLACED.
On top of that, I am also beginning to suspect that they are either A. so blackmailable that they will do anything they are told to do by their handlers, or B. they are stupidly doing a bunch of very illegal and foolishly blackamailable things in spite of the fact that if they get caught, it will mean their collars and their reputations, not to mention jail time for some.
What ELSE would make a (presumably) sane man risk his entire religious life for the sake of a little underage stuff?
This is almost incomprehensible. Did these men believe they would NEVER be caught or held accountable? Did their lusts so powerfully override their Holy Orders that they risked everything for illicit SEX?? For SEX?? With boys? Is this perversion/addiction this overwhelmingly powerful? What am I missing here?
These guys either deliberately, knowingly, and maliciously molested these young men because they are utterly evil and UNFIT for the priesthood from the very beginning, or they are being used as tools to subvert and undermine the hierarchy in an organized move to take over the Church from the inside. Something isn't making any sense...
99
posted on
06/11/2002 7:04:17 PM PDT
by
redhead
To: dr_who
If the Catholic church reforms, I fear it will be of the John McCain variety.So all the priests will marry rich women with drug habits?
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