Gay High Jinks (Sexual harassment) Alleged at Catholic Diocese

[The Straight Story]

Gay High Jinks Alleged at Catholic Diocese

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (CN) - An archivist claims the Catholic Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph fired him for objecting to pervasive homosexual sexual harassment from priests who "fawned" over a male co-worker.

Larry Probst sued the Diocese for sexual harassment, sex discrimination and retaliation, in Federal Court. The diocese is the only defendant in the case.

Probst worked as an assistant to the diocese's archivist. He claims his bosses, the Rev. Charles Michael Coleman and Fr. Robert Cameron, "fawned" over his co-worker Michael St. George, and that the three sexually harassed him. Cameron even said

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Probst then lists incidents of "unwanted and unwelcome sexual harassment," including:
"a. Sexually offensive comments from St. George such as 'I don't date someone with a hatchet wound,' referring to a girlfriend of a co-worker.

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Probst said Offutt discouraged him from pressing his complaint and told Probst that he could lose his job because of it.

http://www.courthousenews.com/2012/01/16/43054.htm

A. Not my headline (Should read Sexual harassment alleged at Catholic Diocese imho and isn't it hijinks?) -> For subscription information or questions, please contact us at [phone] or [e-mail]

B. More coverups by Catholic Church (On June 30, Probst says, the diocese fired him, citing "lack of funding.&quot

[niyad]

1. not that I have any reason to disbelieve him, but just find it interesting that such claim is being

made, given all the priestly abuse of young people. is this meant to be a distraction?

[The Straight Story]

2. I'm still trying to understand the phrase in section a: above

heard a lot of slurs in my day, but never that one.