....If a civil lawsuit is filed alleging sexual impropriety by a megachurch pastor, that is news whether you like it or not. Irrespective of guilt or innocence....The alternative is to keep it quiet. IMHO, that would be far worse in the long run. Why? Because news would leak out one way or another, which in turn would lead to rumors, many of them false, which would in turn would lead to accusations of cover-ups and fixes. Is that how you'd prefer this to unfold? Far better to be open about it publish it and let the cards fall where they may.
-- FReeper marshmallow, September 23, 2010
Yes, these stories cannot be suppressed and do need to be posted, just as you've highlighted.
What's strange however, is the manner in which they're posted. Firstly there appears to be a fixation on this issue and other types of scandal to the almost complete exclusion of other Catholic topics and secondly, the process is accompanied not infrequently, by a cheerful banter, bordering on gloating, between yourself and other non-Catholic Freepers.
Freepers can make up their own minds as to which one of us is on "a quest".