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.
This is very strange...
I'm an average guy with an average life. I have a few more kids than most but for the most part I'm just an anonymous lumpenprole toiling away in obscurity both professionally and on this blog. To say my life follows a certain routine is like saying " The Hindenburg caught fire." That is to say, technically accurate but wildly understates the truth. In any event, I just received a call from The Wife. To wit: "Did you order something?" "No, why?" "There's something here for you." "Uh, box, bag, envelope, singing telegram?" "It's a box" "Who's is from?" "It's from [Name redacted pending confession or further investigation]" "Who?" "(repeats name)" "No idea. Never heard of him." A quick google search later I find that the sender's return address is in the wilds of northern Pennsylvania. A place I have never visited. "Open it." "W...
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