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To: madg
This scandal with Fr Thompson is not at all representative of Saint Elizabeth Parish.

Of course it isn't. No one is suggesting it is. No one is trying to castigate the good people of St Elizabeth.

(And I do not appreciate the sensationalistic title of this thread. People are hurting over this, there’s no need to make a circus out of it.)

The language used is excerpted directly from the news article (see below). Please try to see this from outside the parish level. This story elucidates a problem. Having knowledge about the serious situation in your parish may help to gain solutions. It's truly sad that it happened in your parish and that church members are hurting over it. Most readers would conclude the dedicated school principal is representative of parish members.

EXCERPT Samide states in the suit that Thompson, 50, spoke openly about being a "sugar daddy" to a teenage "houseboy," and moved his lover into the St. Elizabeth rectory in January 2001. Samide, who joined the school in September 2000, also charges that Thompson stole $14,000 in profits from a school candy drive.

32 posted on 06/21/2002 10:57:11 AM PDT by Liz
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