“200 angry parishioners” San Francisco archdiocese suspends priest alleged to have ‘sexual addiction’ and ‘sexual identity’ problems

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San Francisco archdiocese suspends priest alleged to have ‘sexual addiction’ and ‘sexual identity’ problems

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has placed a Menlo Park pastor on leave for “a boundary violation” after he admitted to following a 17-year-old boy into a clothing store dressing room, prompting a police investigation.

Although police later determined no crime had been committed in the April 19 incident at a Ross Dress For Less store in San Francisco, archdiocesan officials told the press that Fr. William Myers, pastor of St. Raymond Church in Menlo Park since 2007, has been suspended while the archdiocese’s Independent Review Board considers the case.

Fr. Myers is also undergoing treatment for “sexual addiction,” archdiocesan officials said.

“About 200 angry parishioners gathered Wednesday night at St. Raymond Catholic Church on Santa Cruz Avenue to demand answers about the circumstances of Father William Myers’ suspension and express concern for their children,” the San Jose Mercury-News reported on June 2.

San Francisco Auxiliary Bishop William Justice spoke to parishioners at the June 1 meeting at St. Raymond’s, where he told them there had been no reports of any inappropriate behavior by Fr. Myers with children at the parish or its school.

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Clearly those in Church authority know more aboutt those matters that have not come to public light, you can be assured of that. Clearly the Priest should be defrocked and removed for good. Get rid of him, cast him out.
 
I can understand the anger, but it sounds like everything is being done properly. This is not being swept under the rug, yet it is too early to have allowed for any semblance of due process. As to wanting more details, sometimes we do not have the right to know. The diocese here is mimicking criminal law that provides anonymity and protection for minor victims.
 
By all means we should always pray for our priests so that they may have the strength to carry out their duties, we should also however pray for the removal of those priests who sexually offend against children and we should actively move to have them removed. IN my occupation I have the ability find out if the priests and religeous in my area have either criminal convictions. Needless to say the priests in my area do not have such convictions or complaints.

As if a priest did have such conviction then I would require the Bishop to have them removed, other wise I would ensure I would ensure the public removal of such priest.

This is the type of militant action that is required.

Picture this,

Christ is out doing his preaching and then one of his apostles sexually abuses a child, What do you would imagine the response would be from Christ.

Would it be,

Oh thats bad, make sure you don’t do it again, do some pensance and your welcome back

OR

Begone with you. Tie a millstone around your neck
 
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