TV. That thing I dust once in a while?
No.... Don’t care for the drivel on it these days.
“Seems the “youth pastor” (Bible college grad, all the right credentials) was diddling some of the youngsters from youth group during off hours. Arrest, newspaper reports, pictures, the whole works. “
Note the operative word “arrest” there.
If you re-read my posts, you will note that I don’t deny that it happens in other churches. The difference is in how it’s handled. That church did it right. Arrest, reports, pictures, the works.
Could we now see some of that from the Catholic church, instead of allowing it to fester, as it has for centuries and offering excuses for having not done so?
Well, not exactly. Seems this fellow was youth pastor at another church where he was caught with his hand in the youth group cookie jar. They called it "inappropriate contact" with a minor. He was arrested and pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct. The church dismissed him. It’s not clear when the church found out about his activities. So this guy takes a job with another church, the one I mentioned in the previous post. The first church tells the second church to keep an eye on this fellow. So what does the second church do? You guessed it; they gave him a leadership job in charge of teenage boys. No background check was performed. So Mr. Youth Group starts plying the young men with gifts. Next thing you know he’s in the news again for inappropriately touching a boy he met at the church.