Felon poses as priest, is arrested

The Arizona Republic ^ | June 20, 2002 | Joseph A. Reaves

[Prodigal Daughter]

Senior officials of the Phoenix Diocese acknowledged Wednesday that they unwittingly approved a man with a 20-year criminal record to serve as a priest in one of the most prominent Hispanic parishes in the Valley.

The same man, who never was a priest, duped the Tucson Diocese just a month earlier.

[CatoRenasci]

This is great, not only does the hierarchy refuse to get rid of Poofter Pedophile priests, but they can't even tell real priests from fake priests! Where are the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence?

[Atsilvquodi]

fits right in with all the priests posing as felons.

[genefromjersey]

Guess they got a bit suspicious, when it came time to take up the collection, and the imposter hollered: " Dominie go frisk 'em ! "

[gcruse]

Poor guy. His mistake was in the type of crime he was doing. Had he just been molesting, he could still be at it, somewhere.

[a history buff]

Family obligations once obliged me to visit a nunnery which hosted a "visiting nun." With my historical bent, I began asking her questions, which she couldn't answer. An alert mother superior picked up on this, and made enquiries. As it turned out, she was a complete fraud, travelling the South West, and its barrios in particular, with a madonna, talking of miracles, and banking the money. Charges weren't pressed, but she's since left the state. Permanently.

O monachi, vos estis, deus est testis, turpissima pestis.

Vestri stomachi sunt amphorae bacchi. (Non semper verus.)