GAY Is Pope Francis genuine or is all this neat stuff surrounding him a publicity stunt?

[Domon]

i read that as poopiest of popes and thought of @Drool-Boy

 

[JAXvillain]

They should put out a Pope action figure and call it the Pope-inator.

 

[APRIL]

what makes you say that?

There have been scandals for as long as I can remember, that's why.

 

[Amstel]

There have been scandals for as long as I can remember, that's why.

Is there a scandal that you believe is related to grooming him, or just a general doubt about the guy because: scandals?

 

[tre]

There have been scandals for as long as I can remember, that's why.

i was somewhat involved in a church scandal, no shens. Was even interviewed by law enforcement and social services.

 

[Domon]

i was somewhat involved in a church scandal, no shens. Was even interviewed by law enforcement and social services.

did it involve alter boys?

Were you an alter boy?

You were.

 

[tre]

I was an altar boy, yes.

 

[Peppers]

I was an altar boy, yes.

 

[tre]

Short version:

-some dude accused priest of diddling him or whatever like 30 years prior.
-bishop paid dude off, priest denied anything happened.
-cops got involved because you can't buy silence here by law.
-priest was replaced, rumours started swirling about
-i was interviewed about said priest because I was an altar boy as well as his newspaper carrier (priest was super nice guy, nothing ever happened)
-priest went to trial, was exonerated
-priests career is ruined because church payoff makes him look guilty
-huge local scandal about pedos arose in my hometown involving other priests, probabtion officers, and others but not the priest in question

 

[Domon]

Short version:

-some dude accused priest of diddling him or whatever like 30 years prior.
-bishop paid dude off, priest denied anything happened.
-cops got involved because you can't buy silence here by law.
-priest was replaced, rumours started swirling about
-i was interviewed about said priest because I was an altar boy as well as his newspaper carrier (priest was super nice guy, nothing ever happened)
-priest went to trial, was exonerated
-priests career is ruined because church payoff makes him look guilty
-huge local scandal about pedos arose in my hometown involving other priests, probabtion officers, and others but not the priest in question

some kid banking on the attention of previous kids that actually did get diddled? Or maybe your nice guy wasnt so nice

 

[Duke]

because no one ever made a false claim to try and cash in.

ever

 

[tre]

some kid banking on the attention of previous kids that actually did get diddled? Or maybe your nice guy wasnt so nice

dude was in his late 40's. i legit believe the priest (the first one) was innocent

 

[Amstel]

I'm never amazed at how the size of a potential cash payout is directly proportional to the size of a claim.

 

[Domon]

diocese kind of fucked the priest over by paying off the kid. Wonder if the priest even knew they did it, or objected to it

 

[tre]

the payout I believe was about $35-40k, and yes, the diocese definitely fucked the priest over.

 

[gee]

So if you're a priest and you find yourself out of a job... is it coke/orgy time or what?

 

[Domon]

can priests actually be fired? or do they just go into kinda limbo, where they dont have a congregation

 

[tre]

This one went to a seminary and worked there with priests-in-training

 

[Amstel]

can priests actually be fired? or do they just go into kinda limbo, where they dont have a congregation

yep. they can be fired.

 

[Dory Berkowitz-Bukowski]

can priests actually be fired? or do they just go into kinda limbo, where they dont have a congregation

I think you mean pergatory