Defying Canon and Civil Laws, Diocese Failed to Stop a Priest
“After Father Ratigan was arrested, Bishop Finn met with his priests. Asked why Father Ratigan was not removed earlier, the bishop replied, according to the testimony, that he had wanted ‘to save Father Ratigan’s priesthood’ and that he had understood that Father Ratigan’s problem was “only pornography.” By Laurie Goodstein, The New York Time
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#1 by SARAH M. DOGANIERI on September 8, 2012 - 3:10 PM
I AM SO TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT PEDOPHILES AND THE HARM DONE TO YOUNG PEOPLE. TELL ME PLEASE, WHETHER, PRIEST, NUN, TEACHER, LAYPERSON……IS THERE ANY FORM OF PSYCHIATRY THAT WILL HELP THESE SICK PEOPLE? IS ANYONE STUDYING THE CAUSES AND THE POSSIBLE CURE FOR THIS HORRIBLE SICKNESS?
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