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Student Post - Holy Sex Offenders

By Corey Rayburnyung

A few years in seminary school does not make you a saint - in fact, it could mean the opposite.  The Catholic Church holds a reputation of employing many of the most enlightened of holy leaders, but all too often the spiritually divine become sexually deviant.  Over the years, sexually promiscuous priests have been coming out of the woodwork.  Religious leaders, who claim they have a heightened level of spirituality, are abusing that power to rape and molest young boys and girls. Although, the bible proclaims forgiveness, the justice system should throw the book at them. There have been many reported in recent years about this holy conundrum.  The news of priestly pedophiles took center stage in the 80?s when Gil Gauthe, the former parish priest in rural Louisiana, fondled boys and girls in confessionals and convinced others to engage in sexual acts with each other while he took photos...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on February 25, 2009 (boomark / email).