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Maloney, who came under criticism after former priest John J. Geoghan died in August as a result of being assaulted by another inmate in a state correctional facility, was asked to resign along with two other public safety officials by Governor W. Mitt Romney...
This past Saturday night, retired Roman Catholic Priest Joseph Pilger, 78, was beaten to death in his home in Lexington...
Despite the shocking nature of his murder, I hate to admit that I wasn’t entirely surprised. Just this past August, convicted sex-offender and defrocked priest John Geoghan was also murdered, in a Mass. jail...
...after admitting to assaulting three boys, only received probation. It’s insulting to think that a man found guilty of indecently assaulting three young boys and potentially scarring them for life would be let off with probation, regardless of the fact that he’s a priest or in his 70’s. If anything, his punishment should be more severe for abusing a position of the utmost trust in our society...
...where nicotine addicts can find sanctuary in a society that has declared their pastime illegal. Communicants file up to the altar rail for a long drag on a cigarette - a precious, stale relic from the last carton of Marlboros sold before the U.S. government banned smoking in 2007. The priest blesses the faithful, they cough in response, and all exeunt to today's hymn, "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes...