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A Catholic priest, facing criminal charges and a lawsuit alleging that he sexually abused a teenage boy, is now charged with attempting to hire someone to kill the youth, authorities said Tuesday.
The Rev. John M. Fiala was in the Dallas County, Texas, jail on Tuesday, charged with one count of criminal solicitation to commit capital murder, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety and the jail's website. He also is charged with two counts of aggravated sexual assault of a child. His bail totals $700,000.
Originally posted by Zippidee
I certainly do not condone the actions of the Church in not abolishing known child molesters but I have to ask; If the Catholic Church is the super powerful entitiy with such secret knowings and endless resources driven by Evil that so many think, Wouldn't they just silence every case that comes to light? Why let these individuals face public scrutiny? Its unfortunate for the innocent, no doubt, but my belief is that this on a individual level and that the course the Church needs to take is a very stringent screening policy before being accepted into the clergy. Batteries of tests (psychological) need to be preformed with complete surrender of privacy all the way to the point of being ordained. Humility is certainly a form of pennance and the Church needs to not protect a single abuser.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
...yeah, because adding homophobia to this is really going to help anything.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
The issue here is that this man belongs to a religious institution that leaves children in the care of individuals who then abuse this responsibility.
Originally posted by madnessinmysoul
This man clearly has issues. He may have many regarding his own sexuality, as the Catholic church has repressed homosexuals for just about two thousand years.
Originally posted by awake_and_aware
reply to post by Zippidee
The reason the Pope and Christians deteste condoms and abortion is so that they can use that as a vice to rack up the numbers of their awful religion that has ruined many peoples lives throughout history.
People in religion more obedient to pro-life agendas means they can reproduce an offspring more likely to submit to the religion.
What an awful awful awful thing religion is, when will we see an end to this madness?