Now Foley's priest is backtracking

[Poiuyt]

ROME - An elderly priest acknowledged Thursday that he was naked in saunas with Mark Foley decades ago when the former congressman was a boy in Florida, but denied that the two had sex.

The Rev. Anthony Mercieca, 72, speaking by telephone from his home on the Maltese island of Gozo, said a report in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune about their encounters was "exaggerated."

"We were friends and trusted each other as brothers and loved each other as brothers," Mercieca said. Asked if their relationship was sexual in nature, the priest replied: "It wasn't."

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[npincus]

1. he already fessed up to nude skinny dipping

and "one" incident that he "can't remember" because he was under the influence of "tranquilizers".

TOO LATE.

[pooja]

2. What kind of life do these people live? Priests in saunas with

young boys? What is wrong with this picture? I don't think there will be a catholic church 100yrs from now.

[shadowknows69]

3. We could have save the world a lot of grief

if it never got started. Sorry good catholics but your history is bloody and wrong.

[acmavm]

5. Who's isn't?

[Ian David]

4. The Catholic Church and The GOP are both Pornocracies. n/t

[Norquist Nemesis]

6. Unless others come out with accusations

Foley's story is going to appear as non-credible, IMO. Pedophiles are repeat offenders.

[enid602]

7. song

Someone's in the sauna with Foley
Someone's in the sauna, I know, ow ow ow
Someone's in the sauna with Foley;
Strummin' on the old banjo.