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They have infiltrated our schools and churches for decades.

It is not just Catholics. We had a homosexual predator Priest in his 50's in Santa Rosa area, (Episcopalian) a few years ago.

Last year we hired a new Curate. I was not on the interviewing team, but I was asked by several friends on the team what to look for and how to avoid the potential problem that Santa Rosa had.

I said that if a candidate looked and sounded reasonably good, you had to ask him/her if they believe in God, Christ, and the Resurrection of Christ. If they hemmed or hauled or acted evasive, stop the interview at that moment and go to the next candidate. Then, I said that on all final candidates that we had to run a police check on where they grew up, went to high school, college and other areas. (that is now standard for our church before any new hires).

A couple of friends laughed at my first requirement that the candidates be a Christian. After a few candidates were interviewed and dropped because of that quesion, they stopped laughing. They could not believe that someone would spend all that time and money in seminary school and not believe in God and be a Christian. They now know there are a lot who are non believers who want to be Priests.

We found a great believer, family man and father as our Curate. He is a great priest will be a great Priest wherever he moves on to after he finishes his contract with us.

I said that if a candidate looked and sounded reasonably good, you had to ask him/her if they believe in God, Christ, and the Resurrection of Christ. If they hemmed or hauled or acted evasive, stop the interview at that moment and go to the next candidate.

My mother attends a Congregational church where she is the librarian. She has decided to step down and leave the church after trying to bring in solid Christian books against the direction of church leadership. The "minister" is pro-abortion, doesn't believe in miracles and denies the virgin birth and resurrection of Christ. It makes me wonder where his hope lies. They now understand the wisdom in your above advice.

It's truly sad who poses as leaders in some churches.