Ex-Priest Sentenced for Raping Boy in '80s

[racer5.0stang]

http://apnews.myway.com//article/20050215/D8892DMO0.html (http://)

BOSTON (AP) - Defrocked priest Paul Shanley, a central figure in the Boston Archdiocese clergy sex abuse scandal, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 to 15 years in prison for raping a boy repeatedly in the 1980s.

"It is difficult to imagine a more egregious misuse of trust and authority," Judge Stephen Neel said in imposing the term. But he turned aside a prosecutor's request for a life sentence.

Shanley, 74, once known for a being a hip "street priest" who reached out to troubled children and homosexuals, was convicted last week of two counts each of child rape and indecent assault and battery on a child.

[yeahwho]

Sure.

Point being?

I just don't see the "General Politicalness" of this story. Lest of course, this Priest was on some sort of political campaign or the victim was Dick Cheney or something.

Or, is this your attempt to get into a Fundalmentalist Christian debate which belittles Catholicism?

[yeahwho]

Didnt you know we no longer live in a secular state?

OK when did this happen, I thought it was weird seeing that cross on my 1040 form. :mad:

[racer5.0stang]

Sure.

Point being?

I just don't see the "General Politicalness" of this story. Lest of course, this Priest was on some sort of political campaign or the victim was Dick Cheney or something.

Or, is this your attempt to get into a Fundalmentalist Christian debate which belittles Catholicism?


I could "belittle" Catholicism without having to post a story a/b one of their priests. They do it themselves without any help.

Majority of the threads posted in the Political forum have nothing to do with politics. So what is your point?

I merely posted it here, due to the fact that most of the more intellectual posters, respond in the political forum.

But you are correct, it does not have any political purpose. Other than a priest is supposed to a trusted member of the community, not someone raping children.

[yeahwho]

Then you should be happy I responded, here we go!

[Whois]

Or, is this your attempt to get into a Fundalmentalist Christian debate which belittles Catholicism?

:eek: Ya think?

:rolleyes: Racer, get a life...on second thought, nevermind.

[racer5.0stang]

:eek: Ya think?

:rolleyes: Racer, get a life...


And I thought Ace was the only one with cheerleaders.

[ASsman]

You thought wrong, alter boy.

[Ali]

I could "belittle" Catholicism without having to post a story a/b one of their priests. They do it themselves without any help.Ditto Fundamentalist Christians.

[SobaViolence]

i never understood what wasps saw that was so evil within catholicism. relatively speaking, it is pretty harmless...

i know the call it a cult and a papal oligarchy, or something like that...but, i just don't get it.

can't stand a little competition?

[Whois]

i never understood what wasps saw that was so evil within catholicism. relatively speaking, it is pretty harmless...

i know the call it a cult and a papal oligarchy, or something like that...but, i just don't get it.

can't stand a little competition?

DAR WORSHIPPEN DAT BITCH MARY!

/sarcasm

[Rosie Cotton]

You thought wrong, alter boy.
Altar...it's spelled "altar".

[Ace42]

Can't you see, he altered it...

BOOM BOOM.

[ASsman]

HAhahah!! I laugh. Whatever, it's not part of my everyday vocabulary, the same might be said about you.

[Ali]

HAhahah!! I laugh. Whatever, it's not part of my everyday vocabulary, the same might be said about you.what's the altarnative? :D

[ASsman]

Meh. everyone watching touching little boys in the '80s, are we really going to prosecute everyone?

[Ali]

Meh. everyone watching touching little boys in the '80s, are we really going to prosecute everyone?doesn't seem to have gone out of fashion in the 90's or the 2000's