Silenced priest warns of gay crisis

The Washington Times ^ | November 15, 2004 | Julia Duin

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Starting today, 290 of the nation's Catholic bishops will meet at the Capitol Hyatt for their yearly business meeting and to tie up loose ends on the massive sexual-abuse crisis that has shaken the U.S. Catholic Church to its core in the past two years. Although it's been less than a year since the church revealed that there were 10,667 cases of abuse committed by 4,392 priests in a 50-year period, the message at the meeting will be that the crisis is under control.

But it's far from over, says a local Catholic priest who says the true source of the crisis is a priesthood that is "honeycombed" with homosexual clerics, especially in the Diocese of Arlington. However, attempts by the Rev. James Haley, 48, to persuade his bishop of the problem have backfired. After hearing from the priest about numerous instances of homosexual activity among diocesan clergy, Arlington Bishop Paul Loverde ordered the priest silenced Oct. 23, 2001. This "precept of silence" — usually only employed during church trial proceedings — is rarely used to silence a whistleblower. Thus, in the past three years, Father Haley's case, which also involves accusations of sexual misconduct against him, has become a cause celebre among many Catholics in the Diocese of Arlington.

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Ping

[Land of the Irish]

If all homosexual clergy were to leave the U.S. Catholic Church now, the church would lose one-third of its bishops as well, added Mr. Sipe, whose new book on priestly sexual abuse dating back to the fourth century, comes out Nov. 15.

[Tula Git]

there were 10,667 cases of abuse committed by 4,392 priests in a 50-year period,

Great God! I wonder if that stat is accurate?

[old and tired]

there were 10,667 cases of abuse committed by 4,392 priests in a 50-year period, Great God! I wonder if that stat is accurate?

It can't possibly be. That would mean at least half of the accused priests only committed one act. I don't think that's the way chickenhawkers operate.

[ardara]

It would be interesting to hear from some members of the Arlington Diocese regarding Father Haley's statements.

[UsnDadof8]

Humorous headline of the morning nominee.

[Arguss]

What happened? Is this even our Church anymore? This is the battle Leo XIII warned us of when he gave us the St. Michael prayer.

How many will be lost until the devil is once again contained?

[NYer]

The Catholic priesthood is demoralized, he says, by groups of homosexual clerics who control who gets admitted to seminary, which men get nominated for bishop and which priests get the plum parishes.

This is totally corroborated by how the Diocese of Albany, functions.

As his prospects of returning to life as a parish priest dwindle, he has amassed reams of tapes, videos, photographs, e-mail messages and 1,200 pages of documents for a tell-all book on homosexuality and the priesthood.

This should rival "AmChurch Comes Out" by Paul Likoudis.

[Pyro7480]

As his prospects of returning to life as a parish priest dwindle, he has amassed reams of tapes, videos, photographs, e-mail messages and 1,200 pages of documents for a tell-all book on homosexuality and the priesthood.

He should hire a bodyguard, or at the very least, buy a gun, because I can see someone going after him for this.

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He should hire a bodyguard, or at the very least, buy a gun, because I can see someone going after him for this.

he should be armed....they got Rev. Alfred J. Kunz.

[viaveritasvita]

To PEDL.

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[Pyro7480]

Who is Rev. Alfred J. Kunz?

[desherwood7]

It looks like the Thin Black Line has reared its' ugly head.

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Who is Rev. Alfred J. Kunz?

Fr. Alfred Kunz Murdered

[Pyro7480]

Thanks for the link. After reading that, he DEFINITELY should be armed.

[ninenot]

The number's good.

Remember, MOST of the priests who abuse are heteros---

It's the minority homos who really racked up the numbers.

[ninenot]

Not only Fr. Kunz, a friend of mine BTW, but a Chicago priest who was found dead in Iowa on a roadside (!!)--and a Chicago liturgywonk poofter as well.

There may be more.

[NYer]

he should be armed....they got Rev. Alfred J. Kunz.

Don't forget Fr. Minkler!!

Agony In Albany

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