Posted on 10/01/2004 10:37:34 AM PDT by HowlinglyMind-BendingAbsurdity
Some of the grownups REALLY need to start showing up at the meetings of Catholic organizations.
from Catholics with axes to grind.
I've always thought this was true.
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I do not think that I would have hired someone for that position with an academic sex scandal or controversy lurking in the background. Knowingly, that is.
Christ offers forgiveness and grace to all who are penitent. That is not the issue. Certain types of employment require tougher standards. One can think of other personal qualities, other than the lack of sexual indiscretions, which are essential for directing a Catholic magazine which pontificates on matters of faith and culture.
Hudson admitted the Cara Poppas incident. Other allegations apparently have enough legs for Hudson to leave and his supporters to back down.
People in positions of authority are held to higher standards as they should be.
Some of the grownups actually have a life, which precludes showing up at all these damn fool meetings--which thus allows others to run the orgs.
And, as you well know, when the grownups actually DO show up for meetings, the parish poofterwonks and their feminazi Praetorian Guard can make certain that the grownups will have little to do--or NO effect whatsoever.
Would I volunteer again? Yup. But only if I knew, in advance, that there was a purpose other than having the "token orthodox Catholic" on the scene.
Personally, I'll accept the decision which was evidently made by Fr. Neuhaus on this. I think that N. is a pretty careful guy and is certainly pre-disposed to be sympathetic to Hudson.
It must have taken more than a will-o-the-wisp to get Neuhaus to move.
Hudson admitted sexual misconduct when confronted by the university. He later admitted that is why he was fired.
He was dismissed from his university position long before the Bush campaign or Crisis magazine.
No one has alleged rape. The allegation is sexual activity outside the bounds of marriage (adulterous for Hudson) and an inappropriate student-teacher relationship.
NCR's motivations for digging up this incident are irrelevant to the truth of what happened years ago.
My only comment about this whole unfortunate turn of events is that,if Deal was not responsible for printing those articles then someone at "Crisis" remains,under cover, on the other side. I wish I could know,it would identify one more big player, "imposter" and help in the search for truth among the ruins.
The definition of sexual assault includes rape but is not limited to rape. There are other means of sexual assault.
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