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Uganda priest ostracized for publicizing clergy sex abuse
Digital Journal ^ | May 6 2013 | Brett Wilkins

Posted on 05/06/2013 11:00:57 AM PDT by BlueDragon

Kampala - A popular Ugandan priest has been ostracized from the Catholic Church after exposing what he calls an 'open secret'-- the rampant sexual abuse of children by clergy members.

Earlier this year, Ghanian cardinal and papal candidate Peter Turkson raised eyebrows when he told CNN that the international clergy sex abuse scandal couldn't happen in Africa because "African traditional systems kind of protect... its population against this tendency" and "in Africa homosexuality... [is] not countenanced in our society."

But one African priest strongly disagrees. Anthony Musaala, a gospel music star known as the "Dancing Priest," has been publicizing sex abuse among clergy in his native Uganda. In doing so, he's forcing the country's Catholic Church to confront an ugly epidemic that it says doesn't exist.

The Los Angeles Times reports that Musaala is paying a heavy price for his crusade against abusive clergy. In March, he was suspended indefinitely by Cyprian Lwanga, the Archbishop of Kampala, to whom he'd written about priests who not only sexually abused children but who also fathered children and kept secret wives. Musaala also called for a debate on whether priests should be allowed to marry.

Read more: http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/349596#ixzz2SX51QUpK


TOPICS: Catholic; Current Events; Moral Issues; Religion & Culture
KEYWORDS: abusivepriests; africanchristians
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To: BlueDragon
"You were aware..."

I am aware that there are those who eagerly believe the worst about priests because it affirms their theological agenda and twisted stereotypes in spite of hard statistics to the contrary. I am also aware that such behavior is contrary to the Gospel.

Peace be with you

61 posted on 05/06/2013 7:56:21 PM PDT by Natural Law (Peace is not the absence of war, it is the completeness of communion with God.)
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To: metmom

62 posted on 05/06/2013 8:04:19 PM PDT by BlueDragon (who dat who say who dat?)
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To: Natural Law
"I am aware that there are those who eagerly believe..." blah, blah, blah, yet another evasive non-answer chockablock full of insinuation.

It's funny how that happens when things back-fire. lol.

63 posted on 05/06/2013 8:09:10 PM PDT by BlueDragon (who dat who say who dat?)
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To: BlueDragon
"It's funny how that happens when things back-fire. lol."

The backfire is that the cited article had the same agenda as the Nazi Immorality Trials to undermine the moral authority of the Church through false public accusations of priestly impropriety.

64 posted on 05/06/2013 8:21:08 PM PDT by Natural Law (Peace is not the absence of war, it is the completeness of communion with God.)
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To: Natural Law
The same agenda you say? That agenda has been aimed at Musaala for years, with unproven allegations said to have been used, by his own superiors, as a form of blackmail against himself. If that is true, then nazi-threat business has been much more aimed at him in all of this, than at any other. Which is why the charge backfires...

If the worm now turns, then perhaps back-bite would have been more appropriate than backfire.

Have you caught wind of this? http://torontocatholicwitness.blogspot.com/2013/04/breaking-news-fr-matthew-despard-will.html and
Priest escapes sanction after bullying claims

SCOTLAND'S longest-serving Catholic bishop has backed down from moves to sanction a serving priest over claims the Church has covered up a culture of sexual bullying.

[snip]

...However, amid concerns any action could simply add fuel to the controversial claims of Father Despard and embroil senior figures within the Church, Bishop Devine has abandoned any punitive action.

One senior source said simply: "Devine blinked."

A priest in good standing, writes a book, telling tales. His bishop makes some preliminary moves to schedule hearings, which many take as sign the bishop was trying to silence him fairly permanently, but "blinked". Still, it's understood there was some agreement to silence in the future. BUT the book is still out.

It's not working very well anymore, the intimidation game is failing...with your own objections here, not touching upon details of what is being spoken about, save in "editorial view" where ill motives (and worse) are being assigned to the messengers.

Should I ping Fr. Despard to make him aware that by your own broadly sweeping statements, he too is being compared to nazis (Godwin's law, anyone?) and is himself also "trying to undermine the moral authority" of [the RCC] "through false public presentations of priestly impropriety" by writing of his own experiences?

So far, it seems the only continent we haven't heard from concerning these types of things (with RCC priesthood involvement) is Antarctica.

65 posted on 05/06/2013 10:03:38 PM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: Natural Law
What is wrong with man that he is fallen in nature? In the world there are about 500,000 Catholic priests, each a flawed human being and each a target of Satan. Please identify any other organization that has a similarly low number of incidents per clergy.

According to the Catholic whistleblower, the number is not that low...In fact, he implies that it is very high...

66 posted on 05/07/2013 12:33:00 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: A.A. Cunningham
Can you point us to the threads where you've posed the same question about public education or the baptists or any of these protestants?

Hey, I started reading some of those on the religious links you gave...This was one of the first I came across...

MINNEAPOLIS, MN-An organization calling itself SNAP (Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests) will file a lawsuit against an Episcopal priest who abused a California youngster years ago, and still serves in a parish today. David Clohessy, 46, a national director of SNAP told VIRTUOSITY that he could not name the priest pending the suit, but would release the name shortly. Clohessy did express one serious concern. "I fear that some 400 ex-Roman Catholic priests will surface in other denominations including the Episcopal Church." (Aug. 2, 2003)

I got a chuckle out of that...Did you???

67 posted on 05/07/2013 12:41:19 AM PDT by Iscool
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To: Natural Law

Nobody has to dive to *prove* that priests are evil.

They are doing a good enough job of it all by themselves.


68 posted on 05/07/2013 4:06:49 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
Nobody has to dive to *prove* that priests are evil.

That seems to me, to be going way too far, as in including all priests indiscriminately.

69 posted on 05/07/2013 6:52:26 AM PDT by BlueDragon
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To: BlueDragon
"That seems to me, to be going way too far, as in including all priests indiscriminately."

I commend and thank you for your objectivity.

Peace be with you

70 posted on 05/07/2013 8:53:47 AM PDT by Natural Law (Peace is not the absence of war, it is the completeness of communion with God.)
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To: Natural Law

Sure would be nice to see some objectivity amongst the Catholics and see them admit that molestation and rape by some of their priests is evil and that those who are turning a blind eye to it are just as guilty.

All we get is defense, excuses, and deflections.

It’s the rare Catholic who calls a spade a spade, condemns the actions, demands that something be done other than *reassigning* them.

Perhaps there are some priests who are not evil, but it sure seems to be the norm based on the widespread nature of the problem and it’s long term existence.

There is also evil widespread in the hierarchy who refuses to purge the ranks according to the commands in Scripture, 1 Corinthians 5, that the Catholic church CLAIMS that IT wrote.

Can you say *hypocrisy*?

Cause that’s what it is.


71 posted on 05/07/2013 11:53:05 AM PDT by metmom (For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore & do not submit again to a yoke of slavery)
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To: metmom
"Sure would be nice to see some objectivity amongst the Catholics and see them admit that molestation and rape by some of their priests is evil and that those who are turning a blind eye to it are just as guilty."

To see requires that one open their eyes. I pray that you do.

72 posted on 05/07/2013 12:01:53 PM PDT by Natural Law (Peace is not the absence of war, it is the completeness of communion with God.)
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To: markomalley

From the priest’s letter,

“As people become more enlightened (as in Europe)”

This is your major clue as to motive right there. I can guarantee you this is not just about lifting the celibacy discipline. This is about rejecting the whole sexual ethic of Catholicism.

This is not just about letting priests marry (that is a red herring) it is about the Church not blessing homosexual behavior. It is about the Church not permitting birth control or condoms. It is about the Church not being lead by the world in matters of faith and morals.

“Enlightened” is one of the words dissidents use to bash against Church teaching.


73 posted on 05/09/2013 10:13:37 AM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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To: BlueDragon

Read the full letter the priest wrote. There are five incidents cited which may nor not represent a larger total. Of course any incident of the violation of vows (especially if they involve criminal behavior) is wrong but pay attention to the body of the letter as a whole and you will see an important clue as to the agenda here.

From the priest’s letter,

“As people become more enlightened (as in Europe)”

This is your major clue as to motive right there. I can guarantee you this is not just about lifting the celibacy discipline. This is about rejecting the whole sexual ethic of Catholicism.

This is not just about letting priests marry (that is a red herring) it is about the Church not blessing homosexual behavior. It is about the Church not permitting birth control or condoms. It is about the Church not being lead by the world in matters of faith and morals.

“Enlightened” is one of the words dissidents use to bash against Church teaching.

Those who argue “Everybody’s doing it anyway so we might as well allow it.” often have a very different definition of “everybody” and “it” than you and I might. Remember how the camel’s nose of tolerance for homosexuals stuck its nose in the tent only to turn into demands of approval? This is how that sort of thing starts.


74 posted on 05/09/2013 10:20:58 AM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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To: metmom

Did you miss the part about the allegations he made will be investigated?


75 posted on 05/09/2013 10:27:25 AM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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To: metmom

Did you miss the part about the allegations he made will be investigated?


76 posted on 05/09/2013 10:27:25 AM PDT by lastchance ("Nisi credideritis, non intelligetis" St. Augustine)
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