Father Joe, I enjoy all,your podcasts, I wait until later in the day to watch,listen, and learn……..Rosary prayer for you and all Priests, Then your video’s podcast…..God Bless…….
As a former Sheriff I am very familiar with clerical abuse. Bishop Mengling was from my diocese and familiar with the abuse. During the investigation multiple priests were involved. The Sheriff’s department was kind enough. Kind enough? To not mention the entire story to the press. Only one priest was sentenced to jail. That case was never made public. I met with an adjutant from Rome and discussed the case in detail. There is no excuse for cover-ups. Priests should be held accountable and not be coddled by the public or the church. Jail time is appropriate for proven criminals whether priests or a public person
Father this is a topic I’m interested in. At the parish I grew up in, there were 9 priests found credible cases of abuse. The priest who buried my mom, a devoted member of this church, was found guilty of child porn on his computer. I still can’t understand how he could continue to say Mass. Another priest pursued a person I went to catholic school so much she attempted suicide. How can a priest perform Mass and consecrate the bread and wine? If he confesses is that it and we move on? This is so hard for me to wrap my head around.
