[Havisham]

The stampede to convict O'Brien (or any catholic priest, for that matter) makes me uneasy.

[FITZ]

If he were a CEO of some big company, wouldn't there also be a stampede to convict him? Or a federal judge? I don't think being part of the Catholic clergy, especially the hierarchy should give him a break ---I think it's right to hold our moral leaders to very high standards. It's not that they won't fail, they are only human and susceptible to sin just like everyone ---but if you choose to be (or believe God calls you to be) in positions over the rest of us, then you have a duty to live up to the expectations. I think it's even worse for a bishop to do this kind of thing than it would be for a Congressmen to have done it. God is the final Judge though ---and He might have more compassion than us.

[IrishRainy]

The stampede to convict O'Brien (or any catholic priest, for that matter) makes me uneasy.

It's called a witch hunt, and it's all the rage. Didn't you get the memo?