Leon J. Podles :: DIALOGUE

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May 24th, 2009 · No Comments

A priest molested a boarding school boy - but this case didn’t happen in Ireland. It was an Episcopal priest, James Lydell Tucker, a father of five, who molested boys at an upper-class Episcopal school in Austin, Texas. And the Episcopal diocese conspired to cover it up.

What are the lessons? Men don’t have to be celibate to have a messed-up sexuality, and organizations protect themselves, not the children entrusted to them.

But at least the Episcopal Church doesn’t claim that if you leave it you risk going to hell.

Tags: Celibacy · Episcopal Church · clergy sex abuse scandal

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