NYT/Reuters: Argentine Bishop Resigns Amid Reported Sex Scandal

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Argentine Bishop Resigns Amid Reported Sex Scandal
By REUTERS
Published: August 22, 2005

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (Reuters) - A prominent Argentine Roman Catholic bishop has resigned amid media reports that he was involved sexually with a young man, the latest in a series of such scandals involving church officials.

The Argentine Episcopal Conference, the governing body of the church in this predominantly Catholic country, said Juan Carlos Maccarone, 64, bishop in the northwestern province of Santiago del Estero, had stepped down.

The statement, issued on Monday, did not give the reason.

La Nacion and Clarin newspapers said Maccarone had resigned because of a sexual relationship with a 23-year-old man which had been captured on videotape.

Clarin said Maccarone asked his closest collaborators to forgive him "for damage inflicted on the Church."...


http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-religion-argentina.html

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1. Being "religious" causes sin... or so it would seem... just

a thought.

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2. Argentine Bishop? Resigns Amid Reported Sex Scandal

The Episcopal Conference governs the Roman Catholic Church in Argentina? It is possible that it is an Episcopal Bishop.

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3. I think that means "episcopal" in the broader sense, i.e.,...

relating to bishops. I think this is a Roman Catholic matter, not an Episcopal (Anglican) Church matter.

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4. Pope Declares Celibacy Best Thing Since White Bread

"Just say no to sex of any kind whatsoever (nudge, nudge, wink, wink), and keep women out of the priesthood, and everything will be just the way it is." - Pope Ratzinger

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7. Saint Peter was married.

One of the Christ's original apostles and Peter was the first in the 'line of Popes' so-called by the Roman Catholic Church. Go figure.

I get the feeling that the Church hierarchy doesn't understand or read the Bible that much. Seems they like to make up their own rules.

Makes me laugh when this Pope spoke a few days ago about how we can't "pick and choose" the Christian precepts to follow.The Church does it all the time.

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5. Hmmm, didn't Ratzi and J.P. say this was just an "American problem"...?

Must not be, eh?

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6. reposted above