tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post5900318130702216863..comments2024-03-28T11:36:20.629-04:00Comments on southern orders: WHEREIN I HAVE TO AGREE WITH THIS BUFFALO NEWS EDITORIALFr. Allan J. McDonaldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-88784287508013982402018-12-04T15:42:58.497-05:002018-12-04T15:42:58.497-05:00Fr. McDonald, I had no idea that Georgia law prohi...Fr. McDonald, I had no idea that Georgia law prohibits sexual relations between a minister or priest and parishioners. My word! Had that fornicating priest in Virginia been in Georgia at the time of his dirty deeds, he could very well have faced some jail time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-36205579097927287202018-12-04T05:45:15.084-05:002018-12-04T05:45:15.084-05:00Even with an adult sexual behavior with a client c...Even with an adult sexual behavior with a client could be considered a crime in some states, particularly if there is a power differentiation. It is illegal in Georgia for a minister or priest to engage in sex with parishioners.Fr. Allan J. McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16986575955114152639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-6790848600572153312018-12-04T04:23:06.996-05:002018-12-04T04:23:06.996-05:00I agree that criminal behavior ought to be disting...I agree that criminal behavior ought to be distinguished from behavior that is immoral but that falls short of crime. Criminal clergy and unfaithful clergy are two different groups, even if both have committed grave sins.<br /><br />Locally, there was a case in which the bishop suggested reporting an unfaithful priest to the police, but I think that really was overkill. The erring priest in question had only made sexual advances to a married woman. He didn't commit rape. https://brotherandre.weebly.com/<br /><br />TJM, I think that superiors need to be exceptionally careful before retaining a priest who has broken his vows of celibacy with an adult. The same priest who came on to another man's wife already had a previous history of fornication. He was allowed to remain in the active priesthood, but how was it determined that he had renewed his commitment to chastity? It just looks like keeping the man as a priest only led to more sins.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-30788971742543915042018-12-02T07:53:13.290-05:002018-12-02T07:53:13.290-05:00I don’t agree with the article at all. The archdio...I don’t agree with the article at all. The archdiocese has expended a great deal of effort to correct the misunderstanding due to the fact that the names were the same. As this game advances the Church should develop processes to avoid these mistakes, but the effort to correct it is sufficient. I have been mistaken for a criminal for the same reason and the same process quickly corrected the problem. The author of the article also falls into the error of asuming that if something is not illegal then it is permissable. The law alone does not set our boundaries. Illicit sexual activity is a violation of trust and is a limit for many professions other than the Catholic priesthood. rcghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661998350597126663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-76452870346313576412018-12-01T19:18:32.441-05:002018-12-01T19:18:32.441-05:00I find it interesting that no one seems to remembe...I find it interesting that no one seems to remember that this is the very same bishop who was the "special guest" speaker of the Diocese of Savannah for the "One in the Spirit" conference held on November 1, 2008, when Malone was the Bishop of Portland, Maine.<br /><br />Draw your own conclusions.60's Survivornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7846189835239594160.post-35292588316768149012018-12-01T11:37:00.891-05:002018-12-01T11:37:00.891-05:00But since the media LOVES AND ADORES GAYS, they ha...But since the media LOVES AND ADORES GAYS, they had to create a false narrative. Sex with minors is a crime and should be punished and the miscreants removed from the priesthood. I agree, adult peccadilloes need to be handled differently. Some may result in expulsion, others not, if there is a renewed commitment to chastityTJMnoreply@blogger.com