Sunday, February 14, 2010

Those crazy Catholic priests

I had a conversation with a friend about his catholic priest. He was so naive as to think they locked themselves in their rectory after mass to pray. They would never commit a crime, and they have no real life outside of Church. If I’ve learned anything over the years, I know this to be true. It’s just a job.

Priest charged for buying cocaine

A priest who is pastor of a Catholic parish in Scott Twp. was arrested in Philadelphia on drug charges after allegedly buying cocaine, the Diocese of Scranton confirmed Friday.

The Rev. James Shimsky, 50, has been on a leave of absence since Feb. 1 from his position at Corpus Christi Church on Montdale Road in the St. John Vianny parish, diocese spokesman Bill Genello said.

Priest charged in sexual assault

The La Crosse Tribune reports that the Rev. Edmund Donkor-Baine has been charged in La Crosse County Circuit Court with misdemeanor fourth-degree sexual assault. The 47-year-old priest allegedly tried to kiss the 48-year-old woman while the two were on a car ride last August, after she requested an emergency counseling session.

Priest are people just like the rest of us. They buy groceries, walk the dog, jones for cocaine, and have inappropriate sexual urges. Sometimes they fall.

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Rayme · 792 weeks ago

People have their heads so far up their asses it's not even funny. They'll believe what's best for them and their ego. The blinders are always on when it comes to what they deem sacred; it is their ultimate defense mechanism.

My favourite part the movie Religulous is the old priest standing in front of the Vatican with Bill Maher ridiculing the authority of the Church, its frivolous practices, and pretty much the whole of Christianity. What a joke.
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Baconsbud 96p · 792 weeks ago

I think your friend has gotten much of his info from TV. Most of the time TV programs and movies do make priest appear as if they are completely focused on church. You also have to look at what he wants to believe about those telling him their version of the truth.
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Mike aka MonolithTMA 58p · 792 weeks ago

My whole life, even when I was a Christian, I knew that pastors/priests were just normal people and treated them as such. Honestly many of them are quite relieved when you talk to them like a normal person. I think one of the reasons so many of them fall is because people do put them up on a pedestal and they become isolated.
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No2Religion 85p · 792 weeks ago

Damn.You really burst my bubble on this one. I thought priests, and all religious leaders, went into a room and studied bible passages and prayed until the next service. Asshole! 8~P
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Volly 49p · 792 weeks ago

Shouldn't come as any big shock to see a priest buying coke. Hasn't pop culture perpetuated that affectionate stereotype of the boozing priest? Maybe it's more than just sexual weirdness that fuels so much bad behavior -- maybe it's a pervasively addictive personality that is somehow attracted to religious vocation.

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