February 08, 2010
I'm Not A Pedophile, Says Priest. I Only Abused Altar Boys
Patrick Hughes, an 82-year-old priest, is upset that anyone should call him a paedophile. I’m only attracted to altar boys, he told the police. I’m not a paedophile. Remember the Murphy Report, do you? Remember all these bishops talking about how they finally got sense and started to cooperate with the authorities? That was how long ago? Oh, let’s see now. Two months ago? As recently as two months ago, they were telling us that they got sense by the end of the 90s and started to cooperate with the police. Now we have a case of Patrick Hughes, jailed yesterday by the Circuit Criminal Court for abusing a child, and the police gave evidence that when they sought the help of the Church authorities in locating the abuser, they were given the run-around.Click Here For The Full Story......