https://freerepublic.com/tag/despard/ en-us Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:43:45 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3281861/posts A Roman Catholic priest in Scotland who alleged there was a culture of sexual bullying in seminaries stretching back decades has been found guilty by a Church tribunal of injuring the reputation of the Church and its clergy. Father Matthew Despard, who was suspended from his parish at St John Ogilvie in High Blantyre, Lanarkshire, made the claims in a self-published book entitled 'Priesthood in Crisis'.The e-book has been removed from sale on Amazon's Kindle service following legal threats by priests who said they had been defamed, but its description says that it is "a story of one priest's experience... Christian Today https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3281861/posts#comment Wed, 22 Apr 2015 13:43:45 GMT