‘Monsignor Meth’: Priest Accused of Drug Dealing, Having Sex in Church Rectory

Time ^ | 1/22/13 | Charlie Campbell

[RummyChick]

It’s just like Breaking Bad, but replace the mild-mannered high school chemistry teacher with a prominent Catholic priest. Monsignor Kevin Wallin of Bridgeport, Conn., is facing trial for selling up to $9,000 of methamphetamine a week and has been relieved of his ecumenical duties after superiors learned of his alleged penchant for gay sex on church grounds.

The 61-year-old was suspended from duties at Bridgeport’s St. Augustine Cathedral in May as a result of his increasingly erratic behavior. “We became aware that he was acting out sexually — with men — in the church rectory,” Brian Wallace, a spokesman for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport, told the Connecticut Post. A source also told the paper that Wallin allegedly enjoyed dressing in women’s clothes. However, the monsignor continued to receive a stipend from the diocese until his Jan. 3 arrest at his apartment on drug charges, according to a report in the Connecticut Post. (The diocese denies any knowledge of alleged narcotics peddling by Wallin.)

[Morgana]

” “Reminding” people of blatant falsehood wastes your time, discredits you, and insults the intelligence of your audience.

If that’s what you want, keep up the good work.”
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Dealing with them is like a horror movie “Night of the Living Protestants”.

[ArrogantBustard]

I have to remember that most Protestants I meet, particularly in the real world, don’t act like that.

[Cronos]

well, the first inquisition WAS internal -- it only had jurisdiction against those who were baptised Catholics. It had no jurisdictions against Jews or others. Also the Spanish Inquisition in particular had no Protestants because there weren't any Protestants in Spain (the Calvinist version had no favor among Spaniards or Italians etc) -- the primary ones this was targetted against were Moriscos and Marranos -- this is in context of the Reconquista when Spain won freedom from the Moslem Moors.

Some converted (Marranos) and there were doubts if they were really Christian or retained Moslem sympathies

I think the entire thing was wrong, but it was a product of its time.

The modern sweeping out needs to be again done, yes, but this time with excommunication