I'm still shaking my head in wonder after reading these two bits of information.
"I wish him well," Mercieca (the priest who molested Foley) said. "Let bygones be bygones."
Mercieca is still an active priest .
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/19/foley.priest.ap/index.html
Let bygones be bygones????? Is he serious? How are you Catholics dealing with this embarrassment? What do others think?
2006-10-19 03:39:10 · 17 answers · asked by Kathryn™ 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
So the priest cops to it? If that's the case I honestly don't know what to think. How anyone can do something so disgusting and then react so casually is beyond me. Maybe he supposes god is on his side? Every aspect of this is deplorable...
2006-10-19 03:42:17 · answer #1 · answered by mutterhals 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think Mark Foley may have an excellent attorney.
How many excuses has he come up with so far?
The incident is reprehensible, however, the attention is being diverted from the incidents he perpetrated himself.
It cannot be a "Catholic" thing.
This is one person, although there have been many, to take advantage of younger children. There are a lot more perps out there than just the religious types.
Society should deal with each individual as they commit the crime. History excluded.
The media should deal with the current crime and then look at why it happened.
It now perpetuates Foley with a reason to be the victim.
2006-10-19 10:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by dyke_in_heat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His mistreatment by a priest has nothing to do with his molesting boys after he reached his middle 50's, several terms in office running on the slogan "Protect the Children".
That sort of plea is one Neocons are always complaining about being a Liberal mind set.
Now we are finding out that the Republican congress has been a daisy-chain of questionable sexual conduct, for years.
2006-10-19 23:35:25 · answer #3 · answered by Gaspode 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't know if the priest did it or not. If so he need to burn in Hell after he gets molested in jail. However, there are suddenly a lot of people saying they was molested as children, not all of them are telling the truth. Some are doing it so they can get their own little Pity Party going.
2006-10-19 10:45:54 · answer #4 · answered by Daddy Big Dawg 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Can you believe that he republicans are actually blaming Bill Clinton for the Foley scandal? Anyway I agree, the Catholics should demand more answers about these behaviors form their spiritual leaders.
2006-10-19 10:48:09 · answer #5 · answered by jedi1josh 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Take it with a grain of salt. Foley got caught and quickly came up with an excuse as to explain his behavior. I was molested by a priest is probably something he came up with to get some sympathy. It's like saying, "Mom and Dad didn't give me enough love so I killed people." Excuses excuses.
2006-10-19 10:47:14 · answer #6 · answered by sister steph 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I really dont think ANY of this happened. Even Mark Foley incident raises my brow a little
2006-10-19 10:41:55 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can blame anything on the catholics and get away with it.
Foley is the child molester here and this is a republican ploy to shift the blame from them selves.
Love and blessings Don
2006-10-19 10:44:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Foley is trying to deflect the criticism.
Merciece is trying to excuse his own criminal behavior.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.
2006-10-19 10:50:11 · answer #9 · answered by Pablito 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Thats the thing He is able to be released from his past..The Lord wants Him free from the pain in his past and He has forgiven those who has hurt him...They don't have control over him no longer and the Lord will deal with this person or persons...He has no more embarrasment because their is no more pain...Doenst mean He will never forget but He knows the trick of his enemy and will never be put in that postion again...
2006-10-19 10:43:58 · answer #10 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 0⤊ 3⤋