I am Catholic and I used to go to this church. Being a Catholic I am used to feeling betrayed by my priest. I do not lose my faith in God because of the behavior of men "of God". I feel the need to say something to Outsider 77 and the supporters of this priest in general. It is painful to realize that a religious authority that you trust, you go to confession with, you receive blessings from can behave as he did. However, it is even more painful to see that people like you are still willing to deny undeniable evidence to avoid feeling the pain of broken trust. A priest is *not* a saint. He is not less prone to sin than you are. He is *not* holier than you are. In fact, being in a position of power within any church exposes him to sin more than other believers. Your attitude, Outsider 77, is an example of why so many abuses in the Catholic church were and still are silenced. Your relentless denial is extremely dangerous and so is the denial of his parishioners.