2006-12-05 12:24:19 · 18 answers · asked by House Speaker 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You cannot reassign priest that abuse children.
2006-12-05 12:24:40 · update #1
I found it interesting that the word 'Priest' is never used in describing a potential child abuser.
2006-12-05 12:29:48 · update #2
NO they should be defrocked.
2006-12-05 12:26:32 · answer #1 · answered by surfnsfree 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no i would not feel comfortable with him leading the parish or in any way involved in parish work. i do beieve, just like with any person that has sinned, they can be forgiven but.... i believe that if they are truly sorry and recommitt to a religious life (for they broke that vow) they should be welcomed in a monestary or other place where it's nothing but solidudial type prayer. they do not belong with children.
on a side note.... i do know a man quite well, who in his youth (teenager) did abuse a child. i see him frequently and he's a very good man. i believe he was a misguided troubled stupid teenager. i speak that from experience becasue the kid was me.
2006-12-05 20:33:05 · answer #2 · answered by Marysia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Considering a parish is a building, and a priest is a person, I would have to say no.
2006-12-05 20:27:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe that sexually abusive people are not capable of total remission from this terrible behavior.
Priest should admit their sins, relinquish their parish duties, take responsibility for their actions, get help, and stay away from all kids or environments that have kids near them.
Short answer. No, they should not be in parish life. Monastery life might work for prayer.
2006-12-05 20:28:31 · answer #4 · answered by Lives7 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
All false religion will soon be gone and that is included in that false religion. No, that isn't right but unfortunately the priest makes the church more money than the children do so he is the one who stays. Don't you know it is all about the money?
2006-12-05 20:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No Freaking Way!!! I have kids!!!! I would never agree to subject them to that kind of danger... especially from someone in a position that implies trustworthiness. Kids are too naive and innocent to know how to handle such a person, consequently, mine will not come in contact with someone like that....
2006-12-05 20:27:32 · answer #6 · answered by ♥ Butterfly ♥ 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In my parish, if we found out our priest was a child molester, he would probably be strung up.
2006-12-05 20:26:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, but maybe the ER would be willing to accept him into the hospital. Where I come from, we don't believee in underage sexual relations, that can get you hurt. We don't tolerate it, at all.
2006-12-05 20:29:57 · answer #8 · answered by smokeyprine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personaly if I knew a preist that done something like that I would feel like cutting their thing off, but then I again I am not a catholic and so glad I am not cause I would watch them preist like crazy.
2006-12-05 20:30:24 · answer #9 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They broke the law.They should pay.after they got out,and still want to be a priest.They should sent to a monastery,in the hopes to heal their heart.
2006-12-05 20:31:07 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i would accept him as a PRIEST, but I would know that if God ever wanted to talk to me, it certainly wouldn't be through HIM.
2006-12-05 20:25:53 · answer #11 · answered by Neha S 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋