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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsProminent Catholic Friar on ‘Poor Guy’ Sandusky: ‘A Lot of Cases, the Youngster Is the Seducer’
by Max Read
Father Benedict Groeschel, a prominent friar, television host, and director of the Office for Spiritual Development for the Catholic Archdiocese of New York, gave an interview to the National Catholic Register this week. It's been taken down why? Probably because Groeschel claimed that "in a lot of cases" of abuse, "the youngster... is the seducer." And expressed sympathy with Jerry Sandusky.
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Just sickening.
zbdent
(35,392 posts)when you have a "man of God" saying that your kids came on to him, and that's why he had sex with your kid?
FarPoint
(12,293 posts)Offensive....
think about this....probably in his subconscious, he is aroused by the young flesh....speaking about his own demons.
a geek named Bob
(2,715 posts)To have this turkey expound his views...
In certain section of NYC, at night...
BlueStreak
(8,377 posts)I'll pass. Just too easy. They aren't even making us try now.
ZombieHorde
(29,047 posts)I washed my dishes, I read the news, I guess I will go give an interview and help confirm negative, Catholic stereotypes. That sounds like a great idea."