KANSAS
The Baker Orange
By Lauren Freking
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
It hurts my heart to sit down and write this. The topic is so heavy that I worry I will be unable to adequately describe my opinions and emotions.
By the time you read this, I’m sure you will have heard through the grapevine that the Catholic priest in Baldwin City was recently suspended from ministry after reports of him “visiting ‘inappropriate’ websites depicting children on the internet.” An FBI investigation is underway.
Cue the moment when my heart sank into my stomach Sunday evening
Wow. That is heavy, right? I am well acquainted with the Rev. Chris Rossman and have been involved with the off-campus Catholic center here over the course of my college career.
As people have been finding out about the incident, the reactions have been “it seems like that happens a lot,” or “wow, another one?”
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