[m4629]

I agree it is not a frequent occurance.

Just 2 recent cases come to mind, happened in the US.

2002 case -- Franciscan admits to killing priest, setting fire

2000 case -- Monk confesses to murder of nun in Kendall area

[Aliska]

Thanks. I had forgotten about those.

[saradippity]

I couldn't link to the article about the Franciscan,but it intrigues me. I have repeatedly asked Clevelanders,in person and on the internet about that case.I get no answers to my repeated queries on the net and blank stares from face to face questions.

Initially the story as reported on early morning (5am) news was that the pastor had reported the Franciscan seminarian for some indiscretion with a teen age boy. This led to the semiarian being released from the program. By the 7am news the focus was that the seminarian angry because he was removed,shot the pastor in the head and then burned the rectory. The following day the seminarian was commiserating with the sad parishioners over the death of the pastor. It was only the next day that the coroner noticed the bullet hole in his head and realizzed it was murder,not an accidental death. The later reports did not mention the sexual indiscretion with the teen age boy.

Just recently,someone mentioned that the case went to court in November and the seminarian pled guilty and no information was released. He was sentenced and the whole thing was conveniently buried. I still can't believe the whole story,it seemed that the case would break the whole scandal in the Church vis a vis homosexuality and the homosexuality situation in this country wide open. It's really quite a mystery to me,any thoughts?