PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Daily News
By Julie Shaw
Philadelphia Daily News
Daily News Staff Writer
PARISHIONERS of Stella Maris Parish in South Philly expressed sadness on Sunday after hearing the news at Mass over the weekend — Msgr. George Mazzotta, who served there from 2008 to 2010, did indeed sexually abuse a minor more than 42 years ago.
“I feel bad for the victim,” said one woman, who wanted to be identified only by her first initial and last name, R. Young. “I feel bad because he [Mazzotta] was a sick man. He should have been helped a long time ago.”
Young, 69, said she heard the news at the 5 p.m. Mass on Saturday. She was “more surprised” when the allegation about Mazzotta arose two years ago.
“I feel bad for the victim, because if it was my own child, I would want to hit him [Mazzotta],” she said. “I just would have liked to slap his face.”
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