I do not hate this man. I pity him and pray for him (as also his victims). BUT I believe that even the most hardened soul can be redeemed. My inspiration in this regard is the late Seraphim (Eugene) Rose. He was raised in a normal middle class Protestant family. In early adulthood he became an atheist a nihilist and eventually practiced some Buddhist meditation. In college he fell into a lifestyle of bohemian hedonism and became a practicing homosexual.
Then he stumbled back into Christianity (ironically his homosexual lover introduced him to Orthodoxy). As his attraction to the faith grew so also his attachment to the pleasures of the world began to die and he abandoned the vices of his youth. After he formally converted, he with a handful of others who shared a revulsion at the vanity of the world retired from the secular life and built a monastery deep in the wilderness of Northern California where they lived a life of ceaseless prayer and penitence in an atmosphere of extreme austerity. While there he wrote some soul piercing works on Christian spirituality and life. He died very young at age 48 having spent most of the last two decades of his life in a monastery with no electricity or running water praying to God every waking moment. Near the end of his life a visitor asked him for some reflection on his life before becoming a Christian. His reply was four words. "I was in Hell."
That's why I don't hate this pathetic man.
Good post. It's a shame he didn't came out of his monastery and spread the Good News. He had a great testimony to help others.
If you have not already done so, read about Bernard Nathanson's journey from baby killer to pro life activist.
Also the Jane Roe of Roe vs Wade is now a prolife spokeswoman.