From here:
A FORMER Newcastle Anglican church employee said he repeatedly warned the diocese, from as early as 1984, that a ‘‘network’’ of paedophile priests preyed on children, but the diocese failed to act on the warnings.
‘‘I told them in 1984 that ‘You’ve got a network of these bastards preying on altar boys’, and I named names,’’ the former church employee said.
In the past four years the diocese has defrocked three priests and sanctioned others, and confirmed a number of clergy and church workers were child sex offenders.
A FORMER Newcastle Anglican church employee said he repeatedly warned the diocese, from as early as 1984, that a ‘‘network’’ of paedophile priests preyed on children, but the diocese failed to act on the warnings.
‘‘I told them in 1984 that ‘You’ve got a network of these bastards preying on altar boys’, and I named names,’’ the former church employee said.
In the past four years the diocese has defrocked three priests and sanctioned others, and confirmed a number of clergy and church workers were child sex offenders.
What seems so extraordinary about this kind of all too frequent report is not just that Christians, professional Christians at that, indulge in one of the more grossly repugnant sexual sins, nor that there has been a cover-up. The extraordinary thing is that even though the majority of such priests are gay, the Western Anglican church is strenuously recruiting more gay men into its ranks, men among whom are those who clearly find altar boys an irresistible delicacy.
To forestall the inevitable protest: I am not claiming that the majority of gays are paedophiles. It does appear to be the case that the majority of paedophile priests are gay, though.
We have come to accept the view of society that being “gay” is something some are born with. Such a belief is entirely contrary to the Gospel as sexual perversion or sin is simply part of one’s old nature. Each and everyone of us has sin tendencies due to our old nature, our upbringing or life experiences but we are called to repent and fight against such tendencies which range from claimed homosexual behaviour, shoplifting, theft or whatever. Any priest or for that matter any person associated with any church activity should be made to produce a Criminal Record check prior to being hired. Any bishop that fails to take appropriate action to deal with such matters should be removed from office as the results could well end up in significant civil liabilitiy to say nothing about the damaged to the persons subject to this abhorrent actions.
I remember several years ago now that such child molestations were rocking the Roman Catholic Church. So bad it was that there were rude and crude jokes about altar boys. The theory at the time was that forcing Priests to live celibate lives was a contributing factor to this sexual perversion. But what excuse will be offered by the Anglican church of Canada? A church that blesses all kinds of sexual perversions, and allows its priests to marry.