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Weakland said he began having homosexual relationships after his episcopal consecration, and he dissented from the Church’s teaching on the immorality of sodomy.

And here's what Bergoglio's homo-Jesuit buddy, James Martin, S.J. has to say:

Martin stresses only that Weakland had paid a man he had homosexual relations with, not that Weakland was a practicing, active homosexual.

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Ping

[kiryandil]

James “The Beast With Two Backs” Martin weighs in....

[Steely Tom]

Fun fact: Weakland was Archbishop of Milwaukee during Jeffrey Dahmer’s most productive period.

[Steely Tom]

Martin stresses only that Weakland had paid a man he had homosexual relations with, not that Weakland was a practicing, active homosexual.

A truly Jesuitical observation.

[john drake]

The Floor Of Hell Is Paved With The Skulls Of Bishops - St. Athanasius. 293-373 AD. No truer words were spoken that some these Shepherds of the Church who’ve lead their flocks astray.

[fieldmarshaldj]

Prayers for a deeply misguided soul.

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I wonder if the Windy City Gay Chorus will sing at Weakland’s funeral Mass, like it did at Cardinal Bernadin’s Mass.

They’re only 92 miles away; I’m sure Cupcake Cupich would pay their round-trip bus fare.

[JesusIsLord]

Homosexuals, like any sinner, can repent of their sin and be forgiven. Where sin abounds, grace much more.

The apostle Paul describes certain qualities that a Bishop should have:
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach;” - 1 Tim 3:2

The point is that Cardinals, Bishops and Priests need to be held to a higher standard if they are to serve in their role.

The Church has the authority and responsibility to defrock a religious for certain behavior. One would think that practicing fornication or sodomy would result in automatic defrocking.

Why wasn't Weakland defrocked?

[married21]

Can this be one of those “death comes in threes” things? It’s time for some other bad church leaders to get ready…

[kearnyirish2]

In the end, this is what sank him publicly: “The sexual misconduct involved a homosexual relationship the archbishop had with a young male graduate student in 1979. The financial misconduct involved the hush-money payment of $450,000 in archdiocesan funds to the man in 1998, after he claimed through a lawyer that he was a victim of “sexual abuse” at the hands of Archbishop Weakland.”

When lay people realized they’d been robbed of $450K to pay for his flings, his public image was ruined.

Imagine trying to raise money for the Church after that?

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