Church Janitor Charged in Slaying of NJ Priest

[DesertRat]

Source: ABC News

Authorities investigating the stabbing death of a priest arrested the church janitor Saturday, alleging he stabbed the cleric 32 times with a kitchen knife after arguing with him in the rectory.

Morris County Prosecutor Robert Bianchi said that 64-year-old Jose Feliciano was charged in the murder of the Rev. Ed Hinds, whose body was found Friday in the rectory kitchen of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church in Chatham.

The pair got into an argument on Thursday evening, and it was during the altercation that Feliciano grabbed a knife and stabbed the 61-year-old Hinds multiple times, Bianchi said.

Feliciano, who also faces weapons charges, had worked at the church for 17 years. He was arrested Saturday.

Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8904981

[Dogmudgeon]

1. Let me get this straight ...

The guy who sings "Feliz Navidad" killed a priest.

He stabbed Hinds in the Rectory?

I need more coffee.

--d!

[Lost-in-FL]

3. ...

:spank:

[Dogmudgeon]

6. Ooh, baby!

Spank my Hinds!

Just keep out of my Rectory. It's the scene of a crime, y'know.

--d!
¡Prospero año y Felicidad!

[Grassy Knoll]

9. UNBELIEVABLE , I NEED MORE BEER !

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[Dogmudgeon]

11. Psst ...

It's gallows humor. If you're too sensitive for it, that's sad, but that's what it was.

ALSO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOUT.

But if yours was an ironic retort, 's alright.

--d!
I'm going to have to start using disclaimers ...

[Grassy Knoll]

12. She asked for a combo ! HA

[BrklynLiberal]

2. Very sad and very strange..

[buffalowings]

4. 17 years

hmmmm, strange, indeed. What kind of anger could have been brewing? A fit of passion?

[xchrom]

5. what kind of argument would have made him that angry

after working there that long.

[DesertRat]

7. Who knows what snaps in a person to commit such a heinous act?

Mental illness, substance abuse? :shrug: It's a very sad end to the life of a priest who reportedly ministered to the poor and the needy in his community.

[xchrom]

8. ain't that the truth -- and a snap is all it takes. nt

[mitchum]

13. Chico and the Manslaughter

[edwardian]

36. Mitchum,

that was RICH!!!!ROFLMAO!!!

[buffalowings]

14. NJ Priest Slain in Church Rectory is Mourned

Source: Ass. Press

NJ priest slain in church rectory is mourned
By VICTOR EPSTEIN (AP) – 8 hours ago

CHATHAM, N.J. — Services will be held Saturday at St. Patrick's Church in this tiny borough, a moment of continuity for a community rocked by the slaying of the Rev. Ed Hinds in the town's first violent death in 20 years.

The 61-year-old Roman Catholic priest was found in his clerical robes in the rectory kitchen at about 8 a.m. Friday after he failed to appear for morning Mass. Authorities say the priest's work with the needy may have made him vulnerable but will not say whether they have a suspect.

Dazed and angry parishioners lifted the yellow crime scene tape outside the church's school Friday afternoon as they walked their children home in this upscale community, where the median family income is $132,000 a year. Neighbors gathered in small groups to watch investigators search through piles of leaves and under bushes outside their homes, pulling their coats around them in the autumn wind.



Read more: NJ priest slain in church rectory is mourned

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Seems like there have been a manifestation of murders surrounding the virgin mary, lately.

I hope they arrest these people that prey on others, in the name of all that is true. One wonders from whence they derive, but expect it is depravity as implied in other posts.

[Submariner]

15. Makes one wonder if he was complicit in the rape or molestation

of some little boy who exacted some revenge. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[karynnj]

16. That is despicable

The man is loved by his parish and he was just killed. There is no reason to suggest anything of that type when there is no accusation of that.

[Submariner]

19. They were all loved before they were found out

It's common knowledge that the catholic clergy who were not pedophilia perverts, knew who the child rapers were within the rectory for decades, if not centuries. The catholic clergy is a brotherhood like a secret society so they all know what's going on. Who's the drunk, who's having an affair with a parishioner, and who's diddling little boys. They are complicit in enabling the child molesters by keeping silent and transferring the perves from parish to parish for decades so they could rape again and again.

I was born and raised in perve central by nuns for 12 years, the archdiocese of Boston. The place where Bernie Law skipped town to hide in the vatican before he was arrested for aiding and abetting the molestation and rape of little boys.

I'm frankly kind of surprised more priests haven't been killed. Only about 5 killed in the past decade. Unfortunately some of the molestation and rape victims have committed suicide, rather than taking out the holy roller.

Sorry if this post offends you, but when I see a religion oriented post on DU, my blood boils with hate for that brotherhood of eccentrics dressed in medieval costumes brainwashing people with stories about imaginary sky people. It has a horrible influence on people just like islam telling their illiterate that they can be a suicide bomber and meet up with 72 virgins.

Colossally stupid teachings.

[chris1967]

23. Really?

Wow. All priests are either pedophiles or try to cover up for those that are? Your statement demonstrates why we need to teach our children critical thinking skills.

[karynnj]

24. You are making gross generalizationa

The facts om this do not match your smear. The janitor killed him.

In addition, this was not a post on religion. It was about the murder of a man.

[buffalowings]

30. religion

What's the matter with a post on religion if it has something to do with the news. Is there a stigma against such here on DU?

[karynnj]

35. I don't think there is

I was responding to the post that mentioned religion in an extremely negative way. As the mother of a daughter who just graduated, with highest honors, with a degree in religious studies, with a concentration in world religions, I would never have suggested that as it is 180 gegrees from what I think. I think that as religion does affect many people's world view, it is not just reasonable to write about it, but imperative that we consider its impact both domestically and internationally.

I have posted Senator Kerry's Pepperdine speech on his own religious views and how they informed him. I have also posted an excellent speech he gave dealing with all faiths. It is impossible to understand the middle east or the near east without some understanding of their faiths.

[twitomy]

34. First they took the Priests...

But I was not a Priest so I did not care...

[No Elephants]

38. Who is "they" here? Janitors?

[No Elephants]

37. Stereotype and generalize much? Those are the two standbys for bigots. I'd stay away from them.

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[LanternWaste]

21. I imagine you apply the same inductive reasoning...

I imagine you apply the same inductive reasoning when a teacher is murdered?

[struggle4progress]

22. Only about one in 25 catholic priests was ever accused. So perhaps you should supply some evidence

for your accusation: otherwise you will merely seem bigoted

[No Elephants]

39. One in 25? Over what time period? In which state or country?

[DesertRat]

26. The 64 year old church janitor killed the priest

according to prosecutors
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x4118183

[Rage for Order]

28. Interesting theory

Ranks right up there with "She wouldn't have gotten raped if she wasn't dressed like a slut", and other groundbreaking legal theories. You're a real piece of work. But I'm sure he deserved it somehow, right?

(I wish there was a "You're a douchebag" emoticon)

[buffalowings]

31. Keys

<<"You're a douchebag">>

Ah, the piano player!

[woo me with science]

29. What a filthy, narcissistic little piece of your mind that was.

I visit frequently with parents who have been falsely accused by their adult children of horrific, unspeakable acts - satanic ritual abuse, child impregnation and cannibalism, and government mind control programming - because of crap fantasies encouraged by incompetent and irresponsible recovered memory therapists. The emotional torture these parents go through as a result of these sick accusations is second only to the devastating grief they experience in losing the children they love to icy hatred and emotional self-destruction.

It is flip, garbage accusations like your post that perpetuate a breeding ground for these sorts of witch hunts. They also hurt those who have truly been victimized by rapists and pedophiles, because they infect ALL claims with the doubts that linger from accusations based on hunches, fantasies, and feelings....a.k.a., no evidence at all.

Not many OP's make me physically sick, but yours did the trick. This priest is a human being. You have no evidence whatsoever that this human being ever engaged in child rape or torture. In fact, YOU are the rapist for suggesting this publicly in the absence of any evidence whatsoever. Your post is despicable, and you ought to be ashamed of yourself.

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[buffalowings]

32. witch hunts

oh, miranda, cool it!

[Hassin Bin Sober]

18. My partner's Aunt is recovering from having every bone in her face broken during a church robbery.

She and another woman were cleaning the church when some junkie broke in and beat the shit out of them for a few bucks.

[DesertRat]

27. I'm so sorry for your partner's aunt

That's horrible. :(

[Anakin Skywalker]

25. The Butler Did It! No,

turns out it was a janitor. It's out on the latest news sites (CNN, etc)

[buffalowings]

33. Sad

Sympathy for the congregation, community, and to the priest's friends and family.

Witch hunts never work. We always return. :)