[Coleus]

I don't want to believe that these numbers are accurate.

[MNJohnnie]

Well that nothing. 100% of Attorneys are whores.

[siunevada]

And they would know this - how?

Personal interaction with all the U.S. bishops?

Gaydar?

Visions from above?

[GSlob]

"This is very difficult for the heterosexual priests in the archdiocese"
Isn't a "heterosexual" [instead of celibate] priest a gross misnomer?

[wolfcreek]

This would explain a lot of questions about the abuse. Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot pedophilia and homosexuality are two different sicknesses> /s

[Nihil Obstat]

30% of the bishops are straight?

[Hound of the Baskervilles]

"According to a group of priests who remain faithful to Rome, "

A group of priests huh. Well that settles it. It MUST be true! If these priests don't want to come out and say it like it is then just maybe it isn't.

[Enterprise]

Oh my!

[Salvation]

That percentage is ridiculous! Is this a leftis organization/author?

[Antoninus]

It's long past time to weed out these wolves in sheep's clothing. I don't believe that 70% are homo. 40% maybe.

However, it's about time that the laity began compiling evidence on these creatures. If we have to become private investigators to do so, then so be it. It's not difficult to get hold of a video camera and the internet can spread such evidence around far and wide. If hard evidence can be obtained that these low-lives are 1.) visiting gay bars, 2.) having young men for "sleep-overs", 3.) or any other deviant behavior, we can force them to resign.

[A CA Guy]

Makes no sense, somehow mostly men called of God did not make it to serve the church but a bunch of gays did?

Bunk IMO.

I believe the levels of abuses are currently at 25% of the level found in the public, but you listen to this article and the church is made to sound like a gay pride parade.

[Coleus]

You can FReep Mail Matt C. Abbott here  last time posted was in 2005; you'd be better off e mailing him.

Sharon Bourassa's e-mail address is WinandSharon@aol.com. 

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[vox_freedom]

Stephen Brady knows more than the average investigator.
He is smart, aggressive, knows the TRUTH, and isn't afraid to publish it. He also deserves support: financial and moral.
His website is here: Roman Catholic Faithful

[livius]

Well, the numbers were probably accurate in South Florida a few years ago, but I think, Deo gratias, that even that is changing. South Florida (and the Gulf Coast) was horrible; the seminary was a scandal, a real pink palace.

That said, I have known some strong priests who fought their way through seminary - including, in one case, a man who was denied ordination for a year because the seminary director (a nun) said he was too conservative and not homosexualf-friendly - and are now good priests in other parts of Florida.

Here in North Florida, we have some good bishops, and one really excellent bishop, Bp Galeone of St. Augustine. They're orthodox, not gay and work very hard to get and promote orthodox, non-gay clergy, and I think slowly but surely the tide is turning here.

[Alex Murphy]

I don't want to believe that these numbers are accurate.

I'm not even Catholic and I don't want to believe they're that high. Will be interesting to follow this story and see what turns up. Hopefully Benedict XVI will root them out and clean house in FL.

[bornacatholic]

Five of the South Florida bishops are homosexual

*So, we have ten Bishops in Florida, and five are queer? It would have been nice if trhe attorney named them

[Tax-chick]

I hate gossip, and I have no respect for gossippers.

[steadfastconservative]

Abbot doesn't offer readers any documentation to prove his claim that 70% of our country's Catholic bishops are homosexual. The Homiletic & Pastoral Review article on homosexuality as the underlying cause of the clerical sex abuse scandal is right on target, but the article does not claim that 70% of bishops are homosexual.

I don't know what the situation in the Diocese of Miami is. Perhaps many or most of its priests are homosexual. If so, then that is a problem. But just because one diocese has a high number of gay priests, that doesn't mean that all dioceses do or that most bishops are gay.

Over the last 30 years, only a small percentage of priests and bishops have been accused of sexually abusing minors. I think that figure is under 5%. If a majority of bishops and priests were gay, then the percentage of priests and bishops accused of abuse would be much higher. And, don't forget that not every priest who has been accused of abuse is guilty.

Finally, as most Catholics already know, the Vatican is currently conducting an investigation of all of the seminaries in the U.S. When the visitations and investigation are over, "lavender" seminaries will be purged or closed. This will solve much of the problem.