A gay writer's rather sympathetic take on Kevin Wallin, monsignor meth:

[dimbear]

http://ncronline.org/news/faith-parish/sex-scandal-and-sadness-catholic-church


A look at the why of it, and why such problems will continue until a realistic attempt is made to deal with clerical celibacy.

[patrice]

1. K&R for certain young men who sat in my classrooms and for whom there was no one

but others such as themselves for whom there was also no one.

Knowing it wasn't enough, I offered them what refuge I could for 50 minutes a day, and in some cases for what time they sought me out in-between classes, at lunch, and on field-trips, or grading papers at the end of the day and, then . . . watched each one walk, run, wander, charge, dance, march, saunter off . . . into a world that I knew contained more predators than lovers.