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Victims' group accuses Catholic church of sending problem priests to military
The Baltimore Sun ^ | March 24, 2011 | Tricia Bishop

Posted on 03/28/2011 4:24:33 AM PDT by Gamecock

Advocates for victims of clergy abuse called Thursday for an investigation into its allegations that the Roman Catholic church purposely funneled problem priests into the chaplain corps of the U.S. military.

....members of the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests called for congressional hearings to determine "how frequently and why Catholic officials dumped predator priests on military bases."

And they distributed documents that they said showed that Archbishop Edwin F. O'Brien ignored sexual misconduct by chaplains when he headed the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services.

(Excerpt) Read more at articles.baltimoresun.com ...


TOPICS: General Discusssion
KEYWORDS: edwinfobrien; priest; rape
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To: dangus; Gamecock
What do you do with a priest who has given his life to his ministry, when someone has made credible, but unprovable accusations against him? You send him into a ministry where you don’t risk the chance that he is a perv.

You get rid of them. You ask them to leave the ministry. You keep them away from women and children.

Yeesh. This just isn't that difficult to figure out...for most people.

61 posted on 03/28/2011 10:57:09 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Notwithstanding; Gamecock; Dr. Scarpetta

Your photos are a great example of Roman Catholics conveniently missing the point.

Are there good men who are RC chaplains?

Probably.

Are there pederasts who are RC chaplains?

Yes, according to this article.

As long as Roman Catholic apologists deny the corruption at the heart of their priestcraft, they will get more of the same.

And that doesn’t seem to bother either RC apologists or the pederast priests who have been given a license to corrupt.


62 posted on 03/28/2011 11:01:43 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: TSgt; Gamecock
Cardinal Law's legacy lives on.

It's who they are.

Wonder how many of these photos getting spewed all over the thread are actually snapshots of pederasts priests. According to the article, that number could be significant.

72 posted on 03/28/2011 12:06:13 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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To: Dr. Eckleburg

We KNOW that at least four of these Catholic chaplains were awarded the Medal of Honor.


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Good for them. And dozens more are pederasts given over to the unsuspecting military because Rome refuses to get rid of the problem at the heart of its priestcraft.


76 posted on 03/28/2011 12:12:10 PM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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