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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 07:45 PM Aug 2012

Prominent 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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http://gawker.com/5939320/prominent-catholic-friar-on-poor-guy-sandusky-a-lot-of-cases-the-youngster-is-the-seducer

Just sickening.

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Prominent Catholic Friar on ‘Poor Guy’ Sandusky: ‘A Lot of Cases, the Youngster Is the Seducer’ (Original Post) n2doc Aug 2012 OP
Why would anybody believe their own flesh and blood zbdent Aug 2012 #1
This man needs a padded room. FarPoint Aug 2012 #2
It would be nice a geek named Bob Aug 2012 #3
Insert your own Catholic preist pedophile joke here BlueStreak Aug 2012 #4
"Let's see, what to do today... ZombieHorde Aug 2012 #5
This is as sick as Akin's "legitimate rape." Downwinder Aug 2012 #6

zbdent

(35,392 posts)
1. Why would anybody believe their own flesh and blood
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 07:47 PM
Aug 2012

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)
2. This man needs a padded room.
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 07:52 PM
Aug 2012

Offensive....

think about this....probably in his subconscious, he is aroused by the young flesh....speaking about his own demons.

 

BlueStreak

(8,377 posts)
4. Insert your own Catholic preist pedophile joke here
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 07:53 PM
Aug 2012

I'll pass. Just too easy. They aren't even making us try now.

ZombieHorde

(29,047 posts)
5. "Let's see, what to do today...
Fri Aug 31, 2012, 08:01 PM
Aug 2012

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."

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