Teens admit beating priest. The only thing they did wrong was kick him when he was down. Had they stopped when they knocked him down, they ought to have been given medals. I wonder if he ever would have resigned but for this beating. The article mentions previous incidents. I wonder how many victims he had before he was confident enough to approach teenagers in public. I suspect the list is long. He ought to be stripped of his collar and excommunicated. Half of me wants him to remain in the priesthood and sent to a leper colony or something. If I thought he'd keep a single one of his vows, that'd be my preference.
So....the autism thing
Since April is nearly over and it's autism awareness month, I suppose I should talk a bit about it. I guess the best way to start is to rehash the story of How I Got Here. My oldest was born in 1999. Healthy, happy and so on. One peculiar thing he did as an infant was to avoid eye contact. Our doctor assured us it was because he was so young and his eyesight was undeveloped and he was probably focusing on something in the background that was more interesting. Besides, babies don't recognize faces for a few months after birth. Only later did we find out that our doctor was an idiot. He was 16 mos. old when his little brother was born and he was walking and making wishes known by pulling me or my wife by the hand to whatever he wanted etc. He was fascinated with the wheels on toys. If you gave him a truck he'd turn it over and spin the wheels and smile. Only later would I find out this is a major warning sign. This was our first born and what the hell did I know? ...
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