Married Catholic priest from Houston accused of attacking wife

[trotsky]

http://abc30.com/married-priest-from-houston-accused-of-attacking-wife/3160519/

A married Catholic priest who was ordained in Houston is facing felony charges, accused of attacking his wife for more than 18 hours.

Reverend Luke Reese, 49, was ordained at The Cathedral of Our Lady of Walsingham near Spring Valley in 2016. He then moved to Indiana where police say last September, he kidnapped, beat and terrorized his wife of 25 years.

Reese is a former Anglican priest who is now of the Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter, a Houston-based Catholic religious order for former Anglicans in the United States. As such, they are allowed to be married. Reese and his wife had seven children.

According to court records, after he learned his wife was having an affair, he kidnapped her, "driving her all over the city," "hitting her, yelling at her and blaring heavy metal music."

[MineralMan]

1. That's an oddish story.

I'm not quite sure what to make of it, really.

[trotsky]

2. Isn't it though?

Glad she is leaving him.

[MineralMan]

3. That would be my call, too.

It occurred to me that this might be used to justify the RCC's ban on married priests using some sort of weird logic.

I can see Il Papa saying, "Well, you see, this is why priests should not marry."

[newcriminal]

4. I can't wait for the connection to religion to be revealed.

I'm patient.

[MineralMan]

5. Married priest - allowed because he was an Anglican.

Priestly celibacy is an issue for the RCC. There's your connection. It's plenty to qualify for this group.

If you prefer, though, we could discuss the topic of gluten-free altar bread. That's a favorite topic, related to transubstantiation. It's an RCC issue, too.

[Fix The Stupid]

6. Try discussing exorcism with this one..lol. This will be a hoot. n/t

[MineralMan]

7. Nah. We already had our exorcism thread for the month.

We need new topics, I think.

[trotsky]

8. The necessary connections have already been revealed for you.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1018721669

[Heddi]

9. Whoops!!!

Someone's slip is showing!!!

I wonder how newcriminal feels about private Facebook groups?

[NeoGreen]

10. Q.E.D. ?

Do you rest your case counselor?

[trotsky]

12. Ipso facto!

[NeoGreen]

11. Matthew 7:15-20

Matthew 7:15-20
You Will Know Them by Their Fruits

15 “Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles? 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.

Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus

[MineralMan]

15. Uh-oh...

Trotsky Lowered the Boom...

[trotsky]

16. Well, I had an assist...

[Lordquinton]

17. If he were gay the discussion would be different too

We could start discussing the RCC's unacceptable stance on LGBTQIA issues.

[Voltaire2]

18. That is fairly obtuse. Not surprising.

[Act_of_Reparation]

13. At least he didn't steal her screen name.

AMIRITE?

[trotsky]

14. HEYOOOOOOH!

[guillaumeb]

19. And in other local news,

the weather in Houston will be sunny.

[trotsky]

20. I agree this kind of atrocious behavior from religious people...

whom you claim have been given an "ideal" morality to live by, is quite common. Much like a sunny day in Houston.

[guillaumeb]

21. You missed the point.

But I understand.

[trotsky]

22. No I didn't, and no you don't.

But you can go and believe whatever you want. Certainly won't be the first time you've been dead wrong.