Priest Puts Blame on Some Victims of Sexual Abuse

“A prominent Roman Catholic spiritual leader who has spent decades counseling wayward priests for the archdiocese provoked shock and outrage on Thursday as word spread of a recent interview he did with a Catholic newspaper during which he said that “youngsters” were often to blame when priests sexually abused them and that priests should not be jailed for such abuse on their first offense.” By Sharon Otterman, The New York Times

NY Priest Apologizes for Saying Priests Seduced by Kids

“A New York priest has apologized after coming under criticism from church officials and advocates of sex abuse victims for saying that priests accused of child sex abuse are often seduced by their accusers and that a first-time offender should not go to jail.” By Associated Press in The Washington Post