The blame still is on Mcarrak . People such as him are exceptionally gifted manipulators. It should be no surprise many were hoodwinked or bamboozled by him. Often they know how to find their crowd , which gives an added layer of protection. Knowing they were a target, one would think seminaries and religious communities would be extremely cautious in admitting candidates. Sadly they are often selected in the same manner college or university selects its students. They should select seminarians as if they are selecting a pope.
......it could also be said that in 2020, the Catholic Church in America woke up and groaned and was astonished to find that the increasingly ostracised Taylor Marshall was also right and that his book Infiltration could not all be crazy conspiracy stuff. For example, it is possible to disagree on explanations but there must be some explanation for repeated research that claims that since the 1970s anywhere from 30 to 50% of Catholic priests have a homosexual orientation and at any given time over the past 4 decades at least 50% of Catholic priests in the USA are in fact unchaste celibates, be that being sexually active with consenting adult males or females; or including the 2% to 5% that may be sexually active with minors, especially young men/teenage boys. Even if the above figures were halved that would still indicate a devastating problem.
Yesterday, a colleague said to me: if ever the Catholic Church made celibacy optional for priests, marriage should be compulsory for Catholic bishops. I was too tired and depressed to ask him to explain his views further or try to offer a differing view; for example, if a person is pathologically selfish, has close to zero empathy for the sufferings of others and cannot restrain himself from immoral sexual promiscuity, I think it unlikely marriage to even the best woman is going to curb his immoral behaviours.....
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The blame still is on Mcarrak . People such as him are exceptionally gifted manipulators. It should be no surprise many were hoodwinked or bamboozled by him. Often they know how to find their crowd , which gives an added layer of protection. Knowing they were a target, one would think seminaries and religious communities would be extremely cautious in admitting candidates. Sadly they are often selected in the same manner college or university selects its students. They should select seminarians as if they are selecting a pope.
In mid 4th century, St Jerome wrote:
“The whole world groaned, and was astonished to find itself Arian.”
During 2018 - 2020, some Catholics claim:
“The Catholic Church in America groaned, and was astonished to find that Michael Voris had been right.”
......it could also be said that in 2020, the Catholic Church in America woke up and groaned and was astonished to find that the increasingly ostracised Taylor Marshall was also right and that his book Infiltration could not all be crazy conspiracy stuff.
For example, it is possible to disagree on explanations but there must be some explanation for repeated research that claims that since the 1970s anywhere from 30 to 50% of Catholic priests have a homosexual orientation and at any given time over the past 4 decades at least 50% of Catholic priests in the USA are in fact unchaste celibates, be that being sexually active with consenting adult males or females; or including the 2% to 5% that may be sexually active with minors, especially young men/teenage boys.
Even if the above figures were halved that would still indicate a devastating problem.
Yesterday, a colleague said to me: if ever the Catholic Church made celibacy optional for priests, marriage should be compulsory for Catholic bishops. I was too tired and depressed to ask him to explain his views further or try to offer a differing view; for example, if a person is pathologically selfish, has close to zero empathy for the sufferings of others and cannot restrain himself from immoral sexual promiscuity, I think it unlikely marriage to even the best woman is going to curb his immoral behaviours.....
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