On 05/27/2018 07:56 PM, Byker wrote:
It comes as no surprise that most of these Catholic sex-abuse victims
aren't
exactly the brightest bulbs in the string. Most come from working-class
families whose educations never went beyond high school.

I in no way want to imply there are not bent priests, no do I want to
defend them and their enablers. BUT I'm also somewhat cynical. If
claiming that a person was sexually abused by a priest 20 years ago is
linked to a big payday from the diocese, I can see the possibility of
long suppressed memories suddenly arising.

Maybe I was lucky. The head priest where I grew up was into horses. I
don't mean that in any perverted way. It might have been the only parish
that had a stable and a resident thoroughbred. It also had an annual
horse show that was a recognized event on the horse show circuit. Other
than the horse thing he was reserved and did his priest thing without
getting chummy.

The assistant priest was younger and worked with the CYO and so forth.
He was a little nerdy but that was as far as it went. His big passion
was Gregorian chants.