A short lesson in Religious Liberty for all you heathens out there.

[truedelphi]

8. I don't know if it is helpful or unhelpful to

Point out that a recent Bishop of the archdiocese of Santa Rosa Calif. blackmailed a young priest into having sex with him, and the agreement was, as long s the sex was good, the financial embezzling that occurred was kept quiet.

And of course, there have been priests who have had the teen aged girls they impregnated get an abortion, to "make things easier for God."

But if someone is sitting on the fence, trying to figure out if the "leaders of the Catholic Church" have any integrity or authority to speak to us "mere mortals" on behalf of God, these things should be considered.