allowing priests to marry would be positive, 100% consistent with the Church's mission, and would help dilute the effect of pedophiles who currently seek out the priesthood in inordinate numbers. A short time ago I actually took the time to read the study on the scandal in the Church done by the John Jay Institute. Much to my surprise, the accused included married deacons and also of course, married laypeople working in various parish ministries. I was kind of surprised since a poster here on FR has several times made the statement that no deacons were ever accused of abuse.
With the Novus Ordo anything can go. You can say anything you want in the way of liberal doctrine and theology-but heaven forbid if you want to perform a TLM-banned for life
Married priests? That along with female ordination, homosexuality and contraception will be the next dominos to fall in the New Church until a Holy Pope or Our Lord himself intervenes.
We can only keep the faith alive and adhere to tradition as Our Lord, the pre Vatican II church, and scripture dictates to save us and our children from Purgatory or worse yet Hell.
I was kind of surprised since a poster here on FR has several times made the statement that no deacons were ever accused of abuse. That's absurd.
Friday, March 7, 2003
JOHNSTOWN (PA)
The Tribune-Democrat
By PATRICK BUCHNOWSKI, THE TRIBUNE-DEMOCRAT
A Bishop McCort High School teacher died yesterday after he apparently leaped from a building in Canada, one day after he fled Johnstown with a 15-year-old girl.
Thomas M. Lemmon, 38, of the 200 block of Warren Street, Johnstown, was being sought by city police and Canadian authorities for running off with the McCort student, who went willingly. She was unhurt.
Lemmon jumped from the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment complex in Welland, Ontario, authorities said. He was cornered by Niagara Regional Police on a felony Johnstown charge of interfering with the custody of children, and an extradition order had been issued.
It was not clear whether Lemmon was attempting to run or committed suicide, Cambria County District Attorney David Tulowitzki said. ...
The tragedy is the latest to hit the diocese reeling from lawsuits from church members alleging sexual abuse by clergy.
Lemmon’s death left students and faculty wrestling to understand the misfortune that claimed the popular religion instructor and
church deacon.