Posted on 01/22/2014 6:03:52 AM PST by marshmallow
> A priest who allegedly raped a nun, abused a seminarian and had sexual relationships with married women was allowed to remain a pastor after the vicar for priests told Bernardin that demoting Rev. William J. O'Brien would destroy the priests career and be demoralizing for him.
Imagine the reaction if a Protestant had posted this exact same news story.
Doesn’t Greg Noble, apparent author, know that everybody is doing this. I mean really now, this behavior is so very common, it is just plain mean to be picking on ‘holy fathers’.
Let me try to get ahead of the wave -
- I am horrified, disgusted and angry, and know of no Catholic on FR who does not feel the same way (any exceptions, please speak up now).
- His actions were indefensible, and he should be the main attraction at a Pinata Party.
The Papist crowd will be around soon to downplay the whole sorid episode.
They won’t really defend hime, but will shift the blame, if history is an indicator.
“Papist”?
Isn’t that a little derogatory? Historically it certainly was.
I think we could all benefit if those on both sides could seek to elevate the discussion and exercise more restraint and respect.
And I do mean both sides.
One of my least favorite people was the mother of one of my soldiers, whose e-mail address was “holierthanu@****”, and who decided that attending a religious function was more important than being there when her son, who had been mobilized for 18 months and deployed to Iraq for a year, returned home with his unit.
that is a lie no Catholic that I know has EVER condoned this.
The revulsion we feel is common to every Catholic I know.
The one who never fails to point it out is you.
Lurking’
Please don’t misrepresent what I posted.
It’s hard to decide what is derogatory. There are blogs run by Roman Catholics that embrace the term.
Or is this like a particular minority that embraces a certain word and then cries foul when it is used by an outsider?
You posted it.
Was it meant to be derogatory?
Matters not as long as certain Roman Catholics embrace the term.
**Papist?
Isnt that a little derogatory?**
They always post like that. Does it show their disdain for Catholics? Might.
I am so glad that this is finally coming out about Bernardin. For a long time he had great influence in the United States.
In fact, many of the lackadaisical priest who did not report sexual abuse were recommended by him to the Vatican. I call them Bernardin’s boys.
From that site: Papist: n. A Catholic who is a strong advocate of the papacy.
Are there Roman Catholics who are against the Papacy?
**Matters not as long as certain Roman Catholics embrace the term.**
For your information, we don’t like or even attempt to embrace the term.
It’s like many here who use the term RC (Roman Catholic) when there are so many other rites of Catholicism worldwide.
Actually the moniker that fits most Catholics in the United States is Latin Rite.
It matters.
Why not simpy use the word "Catholic"?
Maybe. But we need to keep our house in order and discuss issues with respect, not engage in similar behavior.
These boards have really degenerated into some ugly behavior, rather than a place where reasonable and respecful people can discuss differences.
The ugliest seem to come from people who believe they have a lock on spiritual understanding, and just HAVE to win the argument.
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