Comments on: The Sad Facts of Another Scandal

By: chaco

chaco — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:51:00 +0000

NAIVETE – I see it all boiling down to “Forgive them, they know not what they do !” Sure, it’s all a matter of degree which is a good thing because only God can read the Heart (determine degree of culpability). Thereby, leaving us the capability of at least a glimmer of hope for anyone’s soul. If the Bishop had never experienced 1st hand how “a little yeast pervades the whole loaf”, he may have been NAIVE as to the amount of rehabilitation & maintenance required to correct such an addiction. Until someone sees the mutilation of an aborted fetus, they are NAIVE to the violence. Until someone has a friend killed due to substance abuse, it is merely a victimless crime where people are just having a little fun. “The Glass is 1/2 full”. We are all becoming less NAIVE – No matter what the “Big Money Social Engineering Media” tries to convey. The Holy Spirit is alive and well- convicting the conscience of many (see Jn 8: 9). [Don't Gloat ! about the sins of others; it can hinder this work of the H.S. (see Prov. 24: 17-18)] And Never Forget !; “Those who started at the end of the day receive the same pay as those who started earlier.” (Mt. 20: 1-16). [This is fair if we consider that working in the Lord's vinyard is a reward in itself.] “Jesus, I trust in thee.”

By: Michelle Marie Allen

Michelle Marie Allen — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:15:00 +0000

Thank you Mr.Hudzinski for clarification. I was not aware of this . Of course I checked via the CCC as well as the Encyclical of Pope Pius XII, MYSTICI CORPORIS CHRISTI (ON THE MYSTICAL BODY OF CHRIST), regarding the nature of the true meaning of the Body of Christ. Your statement encouraged me to seek more understanding thereby making it possible for me to “know” my faith much better.
I still find it incredulous that 85% of the laity believe in contraception other than NFP.
Again, thank you and God Bless !

By: Donald Hudzinski

Donald Hudzinski — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:08:00 +0000

Mortal sin divides us. Those who choose to remain in mortal sin choose to remain outside the Body of Christ, and they are not members of that Body.

By: Michelle Marie Allen

Michelle Marie Allen — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 20:51:00 +0000

We are ALL members of the Body of Christ ! The plank from
the eye reference is just an indicator that the Body of Christ is being
blindsided… both laity as well as the clergy. The clergy is weakened by both
the laity and its respective clergymen. Let us not “dismember” the
Body of Christ by blaming one another !

Divine Mercy of the Sacred Heart of Jesus…have Mercy on
ALL of US so that we may heal !

By: Donald Hudzinski

Donald Hudzinski — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:04:00 +0000

Kay, I believe the Laity has to remove the plank from thier own eye before remove the speck from the clergy. The Laity has forced this upon the clergy. Contraception is the issue not clergy abuse. This is ownly an attempt to change that issue. It is the Laity and the contraception issue that is the real reason for these events. The clergy have tried to take upon themselves the sins of the Laity. This has only weaken the clergy!

By: jarhead1969

jarhead1969 — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 03:52:00 +0000

Our Lord told St. Catherine of Sienna that the sin of Sodomy was so despicable, sot detesatble that even the devi,who tempts the soul, l leaves the room in disgust at the commission of this perversion against nature, something even detestable to the nature of the devils.
Sadly, this problem of homosexuality, of child pornography, and all the sins accompanying this detestable vice, have crept into the clergy and hierarchy in mass. Bella Dodd on her testimony to the UnAmercian Committee in 1956, had testified that she herself had infiltrted over 1000 Communist agents into the clergy, many of whom today have reached high postions in the Church and many who were and are homosexuals. A Croation priest in Wash. State sent a copy of an investigation that he documented in the 1980′s to Pope John Paul II, which containted evidence and testimony from priests and seminarians, of the “rapes” happening in “homosexual or Pink” seminaries whose rectors and authorities are homosexuals. In 1976, a book was published called “AA`1025″ which was a report from a Canadian nurse who opened a locked briefcase belonging to a priest in a comma in a Vancover hospital, whose diary stated that he was one of 1025, inflitrators into the Catholic Church from his group alone, a homosexul. All these communists and deviates were infiltrated into the Church with the mission to destroy the faith and attack the foundations of the Church, many today are Bishops and Cardinals, Rectors of Seminaries, and priest is postions of varied influence; we have to wait until God cleans house His way, and He will, in the not too distant future. Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, protect us.

By: Justice for Bishop Finn

Justice for Bishop Finn — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:01:00 +0000

Visit http://www.justiceforbishopfinn.com for resources on the facts. Bishop Finn is the scapegoat for those under him, that is why the prosecution gave Monsignor Murphy “immunity from prosecution”. If he was innocent, why did he get immunity.

By: andrew

andrew — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:51:00 +0000

This is a poorly written article that excludes facts the Catholic League have already made known: From the Catholic League.
On December 16, 2010, a computer technician found crotch-shot pictures of children, fully clothed, on Ratigan’s computer; there was one that showed a girl’s genitals exposed. The next day Ratigan attempted suicide. The Vicar General, Msgr. Robert Murphy, without seeing the photos, contacted a police officer about this matter. The officer, after consulting with another cop, said a single photo of a non-sexual nature would not constitute pornography. After a few more of the same types of photos were found, an attorney rendered the same judgment: they were not pornographic.
Finn then asked a psychiatrist to evaluate Ratigan. The bishop was given the judgment of a professional: the priest was not a risk to children (he was diagnosed as suffering from depression). Finn then placed restrictions on Ratigan, which he broke. When it was found that Ratigan was again using a computer, upon examination more disturbing photos were found. Murphy then called the cops (Finn was out of town) and a week later Ratigan was arrested. Yesterday, Finn was found guilty of one misdemeanor of failing to report suspected child sexual abuse.

By: Voice in the Desert

Voice in the Desert — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 17:31:00 +0000

Bishop Finn should resign. Period. He violated both civil law, Church law and the moral law as a Shepherd. Certainly bishop has done many good things as a bishop, but in this, there is simply no excuse. And I also take exception to Mr. Russell’s characterization of “supposedly” not moving fast enough. And then there is $1.3M legal bill to the diocese (the flock) for Bishop Finn’s defense. Sad, shocking, another scandal. Step down as did the bishops in Ireland.

By: TheMediaReport .com

TheMediaReport .com — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 15:05:00 +0000

As much as people (and the KC prosecutor) have faulted Bishop Finn, people have neglected to realize a very important fact: Two computer technicians, a monsignor, a diocesan lawyer, a vice chancellor, a psychiatrist, and a deacon ALL saw the vile images from Ratigan’s computer but NONE of them called the police.

Bishop Finn has stated he “never saw the images,” but he was the one who was prosecuted. Go figure.