Priest Sex-Abuse Case Hits Church of Pope's Adviser

[phantom power]

(GENOA) — The latest sex-abuse case to rock the Catholic Church is unfolding in the archdiocese of an influential Italian Cardinal who has been working with Pope Benedict XVI on reforms to respond to prior scandals of pedophile priests.

Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia asked a Moroccan drug dealer to arrange sexual encounters with young and vulnerable boys. "I do not want 16-year-old boys but younger. Fourteen-year-olds are O.K. Look for needy boys who have family issues," he allegedly said. Genoa Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, who is the head of the Italian Bishops Conference, had been working with Benedict to establish a tough new worldwide policy, released this week, on how bishops should handle accusations of priestly sex abuse.

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[snagglepuss]

1. The Catholic church either doesn't have a clue how sick/depraved their priests are or

they know and simply try to cover up. I opt for the second. There is a reason why the Church fights tooth and nail against priests marrying and that is because so few would line up to get married.

[glinda]

2. Euuuuuuuw. Man, Does it never end? Good point about them fighting marrying as an option also.

[BR_Parkway]

3. They claim the gays want to recruit because it distracts - here they are placing

orders for a child to rape like it's a freaking take out menu.

"look for needy boys who have family issues" - he certainly seems to know who to target, I wonder how many other boys before this?