9 priests in my diocese have sexually abused a minor/minors since 1968

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halogirl said:
Ah there is another poster with a green H! That explains the confusion. I totally get where you are coming from btw as regards money. Maybe in the mean time give to CAFOD until you feel able to give to the diocese
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I have all kinds of outlets for contributions.
We mentor a fatherless teen boy.
We support pro life causes.
Drug addiction initiatives.
Endless stream of cancer benefits.
We also have a steady stream of poor and handicapped clients at work.
These are all part of our parish, by definition, whether they are Catholic or not.
We have no problem with wise giving of funds for people who do not abuse others.
 
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That’s great! Thank you for donating to those wonderful things you are helping Gods people so much xx 🙂 as someone who works with young people it warms my heart especially that you are helping that young man
 
halogirl said:
That’s great! Thank you for donating to those wonderful things you are helping Gods people so much xx 🙂 as someone who works with young people it warms my heart especially that you are helping that young man
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Thank you as well. This help puts a smile on faces that find it hard to smile. He get’s no break from ridicule for his poor speech and his learning disabilities. Graduating high school will be a miracle, if statistics be believed.
We will accompany him to the best of our ability. There are millions like him, lost in generational poverty, lacking work ethic, needing attention and direction. And he lives in my parish.
Ite, missa est!
 
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It gives me hope when I hear things such as this. I am still waiting for a priest to acknowlege any of this going on in this area. Each time I speak to a priest or go to Mass or Confession, my heart sinks lower. The few times I have brought it up, I was admonished for stirring trouble up, even though it was done privately. I feel as I am struggling to hang on all alone here. Even my husband seems to want to stay quiet and wait until all this just quietly goes away. If anyone in my life actually took the time to acknowledge that this is really happening and admit the institution has got to change I might find the courage to stay. As for now, I really don’t think I can.
 
We do suffer when we are under the leadership of an abuser/sexual deviant/non-chaste priest, even if we did not suffer a personal attack.

At one parish in my town, a priest was arrested when he propositioned a male park ranger. Prior to the arrest, my husband used to go to Mass at that priest’s church on occasion out of necessity, and my husband said something was wrong with the priest. No one knelt for the consecration, and the priest always had the nun who worked at the parish up on the altar with him at all times during the Mass. This does have an impact on the faith, especially if we are not wise to what is going on. Many people can be led astray. These two things I mention (and there are more things) may seem small, but they demonstrate a denial of the truths of our faith. I will let someone else fill in what truths I refer to, if necessary, but I assume most people get it.
 
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