They are “poor,poor priests” if they have been falsely accused. A lawyer who with his clients stands to profit from accusation will accuse as many people as he can. The tendency is to strip away the rights of many of the accused. The statute of limitations has been amended to allow accusations for deeds performed decades again, which is a terrible practice. Accusations of pedofilia have been brought against men who have done the equivalent of touching a woman’s breast. Others against young men who have had carnal knowledge with other young men. In fact 80% of the convictions have been of relations of this sort. Yet the issue of homosexuality is never brought up. So we have the paradox of a society with opinion inflamed against priests for homosexual acts which applauds those who take part in Gay Rights parades and will that very night engage in similar acts. People talk about hypocrisy. Well this is hypocrisy of the highest sort. To deplore what some priests do and tolerate what most other homosexuals do.
With one important difference: when were homosexuals outside the church given the power to retain or remit the sins of their victims? When did the homosexuals outside the church claim the ability to change wafer and wine into the body and blood of Christ? When were homosexuals outside the church held up to be an alter christus?
I really, really, really don’t want to hear any more of justification. Stand with your priest if you want but please don’t ever think you are going to get me to feel anything but contempt.