Posted on 10/16/2024 10:19:01 AM PDT by ConservativeMind
A former priest accused of sexually abusing children Diocese of Scranton has been permanently defrocked, diocesan officials said Tuesday. The process authorized by Catholic Church's disciplinary arm concluded against Martin M. Boylan, more than eight years after the church first removed him from priestly ministry.
Boylan, 76, was found guilty under canon law of sexually assaulting two children, but he was credibly accused by five. The diocese referred the allegations to law enforcement, as well. Boylan has not been criminally charged, records show.
Once convicted under canon law, the Vatican's Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, the arm of the Roman Curia that oversees discipline, reviewed the case and authorized Boylan's removal from the clerical state, which the diocese said is the most severe penalty the church can impose on a cleric.
That means that Boylan's official relationship with the Diocese of Scranton is permanently ended. He may not celebrate Mass, hear confession or administer the Church's sacraments, the diocese said.
Boylan appealed the decision twice. Each time, the Vatican upheld the diocese's decision. Boylan may not appeal again.
"Let me be clear: there is no place in our Church for such heinous acts," said the Most Rev. Joseph C. Bambera, the bishop of Scranton, in a statement. "We must ensure that our Church is a safe haven for all, and it is our collective duty to protect, to listen and to stand against any form of abuse."
Bambera asked that churchgoers pray for the victims and their families. Boylan was ordained in 1980. Over more than 30 years, he worked in churches in Lackawanna, Luzerne, Lycoming, Wayne and Monroe Counties, according to the diocese.
He last worked at Saint Patrick Parish in West Scranton.
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defrocked???
Deballed is what needs to happen.
So ... what's up with the civil authorities in Scranton? Are they all faggots protecting one of their own?
The biggest sin is getting caught.
You are fixated with homosexual priests.
I hope FR is not your only form of therapy, and you are seeing someone about it.
This is good. Too often they just move them to another parish or promote them to get them out of the pulpit.
If I came across a story that was about heterosexual priests, I would post that, too.
For some reason, they all seem to be gay.
Don’t forget te e Baptists and Methodists who abuse kids too…
Oh, I agree, and Morgana does the Protestants for Free Republic.
The ones who molest boys are, yes. I’m assuming you don’t mean to imply that all priests are homosexuals. They aren’t.
No, I definitely know or have know priests I would not think had any such issues, just as I know ministers in the same way.
I was just commenting on the specific gay question.
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There needs to be real punishment for these people - like prison or execution. Defrocking is not punishment!
—> I’m assuming you don’t mean to imply that all priests are homosexuals. They aren’t.
Only 30-50% are gay.
“Many of our priests are non-practicing straight men!”
Not true that priests that violate their oaths are only gay. A good friend of mine had a good female friend who had an affair with a New York state priest for decades from when she was a young woman. My friend was mostly disgusted with the situation because the priest would not “be there” for her friend when she was dying. Too busy keeping secrets.
On the Protestant side, it is just about as high a percentage of heterosexual affairs.
Something is quite different between the Catholic and Protestant side, with leadership weaknesses.
Agreed. It seems that a homosexual contingent CHOOSES to lead an active sex life within the priesthood, disagreeing with that part of the Catholic laws. Rather than going Reformation, they just create their own world that runs by their own rules WITHIN the Church. There seems to be no guilt because they’re practicing their own beliefs and just giving lip service to rules they disagree with. That’s cowardly. I’d have a lot more respect for them publicly acknowledging their set of beliefs and starting their own congregation with their own seminaries following their own beliefs and practices.
The problem is that now even the pope doesn’t believe in Catholicism, so why would we expect priests to.
Thank you for your post. Criminal clergy must be exposed.
Tell that to those who daily post multiple articles like this about non-Catholic churches.
These few posts are just balancing out the tsunami of ones posted on FR on a DAILY basis by one poster.
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