2 priests face new sex-abuse allegations | New Orleans Times-Picayune

[Ediacara]

2 priests face new sex-abuse allegations
One placed on leave; second 'reminded' to avoid ministry

Sunday January 25, 2004

By Bruce Nolan
Staff writer

The Archdiocese of New Orleans has placed a Marrero pastor on indefinite leave based on a charge he sexually abused a child in Pearl River in the mid-1980s, a church spokesman said Saturday.

Separately, the archdiocese said it had a fresh allegation that a retired priest who left New Orleans under a cloud 11 years ago sexually abused a boy at a Metairie parish in the mid-1970s.

Both complaints involved boys who were under the age of 13 at the time of the alleged incidents, said the Rev. William Maestri, spokesman for the archdiocese.

Both men have been the subject of past sex abuse complaints.

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[7th_Sephiroth]

1. are there any

non pedophile priests?

[Unforgiven]

2. Yea,but

they could be the minority.

[AndyTiedye]

3. Which is Why the Pope Launched a New Offensive against Gay People!

and has his Cardinals threatening to excommunicate all the pro-choice politicians
and why the Pope has stopped talking about the Iraq war.

If they don't play nice for the Bushies, some of their Cardinals
might be getting prosecuted for their conspiracy to cover up these crimes. They obviously deserve it.

[Voltaire99]

4. And right after launching his new offensive...

...he was entertained by a breakdancer. 'S truth. Saw it on News World International tonight: the cranky, gay-hating pontiff sitting in his throne while this kid break-danced on the carpet in front of him like a mofo, legs thrashing in the air, and the pope doing this little wave thing, which might have meant, "Good, good," or "Mother of God, remove this urchin before I have a stroke..."

Totally surreal.

[jmcgowanjm]

5. successful real estate agent in Pass Christian, Miss.

Went to Catholic school right across the Bay.

Right in the middle of this shit.

I was kind of envious of the boys who were close
to the Priests/Brothers.

Now I'm glad I wasn't that pretty.