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Outrage at friar’s claims that it is often the teenage boys who seduce priests in religious sex abuse cases
By Daniel Miller
Father Benedict Groeschel has sparked outrage claiming it is often boys who seduce priests in religious sex abuse cases
A friar has sparked outrage after claiming it is often the boys who seduce priests in religious sexual abuse cases.
In an interview with the National Catholic Register, Father Benedict Groeschel of the conservative Franciscan Friars of the Renewal, said he did not believe a priest found guilty of sexual absuse should go to jail if it was his first offence.
He even went on to describe disgraced Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky as a ‘poor guy’.
Father Groeschel, an influential voice in the American catholic community, has written several books and appears weekly on a religious television network.
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