Post by jdb on Aug 23, 2008 9:21:29 GMT -5
Whistleblower Reveals Gay Crisis In Catholic Clergy
Catholic bishops met to tie up loose ends on the massive
sexual-abuse crisis that has shaken the U.S. Catholic
Church to its core in the past two years. The church revealed that there were 10,667 cases of abuse committed by 4,392 priests in a 50-year period. The true source of the crisis is a priesthood that is "honeycombed" with homosexual clerics. After hearing from Father Haley about numerous instances of homosexual activity among diocesan clergy, Arlington Bishop Loverde ordered the priest silenced Oct. 23, 2001. This "precept of silence" is usually only employed during church trial proceedings and is rarely used to silence a whistleblower. Haley said the Catholic priesthood is demoralized because homosexual clerics control who gets admitted to seminary, which men get nominated for bishop and which priests get the plum parishes. Based on his 17 years in the priesthood, he estimates that 60 percent of the Diocese of Arlington's 127 diocesan priests are homosexuals, which is high compared with national estimates of 30 percent to 50 percent from other authorities on the priesthood. As his prospects of returning to life as a parish priest dwindle, he has amassed reams of tapes, videos, photographs, e-mail messages and 1,200 pages of documents for a tell-all book on homosexuality and the priesthood. "I am astounded the bishops will protect these guys, promote them, even make them bishops," he says. "This is a huge moral issue, and if the bishops aren't clear on this, the pope needs to rule on it. Richard Sipe, a former Catholic priest, says 15 percent of homosexual priests are sexually active. If all homosexual clergy were to leave, the church would lose one third of its bishops, added Mr. Sipe. The Kansas City Star estimated the rate of AIDS deaths among priests at least four times that of the general population. "These are guys who are supposed to be celibate, virtually chaste and modest," said Sipe. "There's a point where you have to put your faith on the line," Father Haley said. "You have to put your life at risk. I am willing to die for this. I am willing to stand up for the truth. Someday, this will all come out. The abuse scandal will seem small compared to this."
(Washington Times, 11/15/04)
Catholic bishops met to tie up loose ends on the massive
sexual-abuse crisis that has shaken the U.S. Catholic
Church to its core in the past two years. The church revealed that there were 10,667 cases of abuse committed by 4,392 priests in a 50-year period. The true source of the crisis is a priesthood that is "honeycombed" with homosexual clerics. After hearing from Father Haley about numerous instances of homosexual activity among diocesan clergy, Arlington Bishop Loverde ordered the priest silenced Oct. 23, 2001. This "precept of silence" is usually only employed during church trial proceedings and is rarely used to silence a whistleblower. Haley said the Catholic priesthood is demoralized because homosexual clerics control who gets admitted to seminary, which men get nominated for bishop and which priests get the plum parishes. Based on his 17 years in the priesthood, he estimates that 60 percent of the Diocese of Arlington's 127 diocesan priests are homosexuals, which is high compared with national estimates of 30 percent to 50 percent from other authorities on the priesthood. As his prospects of returning to life as a parish priest dwindle, he has amassed reams of tapes, videos, photographs, e-mail messages and 1,200 pages of documents for a tell-all book on homosexuality and the priesthood. "I am astounded the bishops will protect these guys, promote them, even make them bishops," he says. "This is a huge moral issue, and if the bishops aren't clear on this, the pope needs to rule on it. Richard Sipe, a former Catholic priest, says 15 percent of homosexual priests are sexually active. If all homosexual clergy were to leave, the church would lose one third of its bishops, added Mr. Sipe. The Kansas City Star estimated the rate of AIDS deaths among priests at least four times that of the general population. "These are guys who are supposed to be celibate, virtually chaste and modest," said Sipe. "There's a point where you have to put your faith on the line," Father Haley said. "You have to put your life at risk. I am willing to die for this. I am willing to stand up for the truth. Someday, this will all come out. The abuse scandal will seem small compared to this."
(Washington Times, 11/15/04)