A Bad Day in Slunj
Statement: Slunj, Croatia: Roman Catholic priest, Josip Stefancic, beat up
a member of his parish, took a rifle and waved it at others in a
night of drunken rage after a quarrel in a restaurant. Stefancic then
fled in his car and crashed into a tree. He refused a breath test
when police arrived at the scene of the crash.
A response: I hope we all understand the pressures that are placed on priests today. I also hope we do not judge.
A second response: You obviously are rooting for the priests.
My response: I shall not judge.
Priests and other religious people are human and many have shown
this in their historical behaviours, both "good and bad". In this
case, the courts will judge.
He will "confess" for his behaviour. The church will let him off
lightly but the court of the land may be quite harsh if he is found
guilty and if he is used as an example for others.
It is somewhat unfortunate that priests and other religious people
have been involved in activities that have been anti-social and
criminal. Some of these persons have permanently damaged other human
beings; some of the religious have had to financially "pay" for
their "sins" against society and some churches and religious orders
have almost gone bankrupt.
I have stories that I could tell and I may do so at some time in the
future. Some of those religious, male and female could be described
using some malicious and vulgar words. I shall not do so. So, I
shall not judge, let society through the court system decide on
guilt and punishment. If he is found "not guilty", both he and all
of us will have learned a lesson.
a member of his parish, took a rifle and waved it at others in a
night of drunken rage after a quarrel in a restaurant. Stefancic then
fled in his car and crashed into a tree. He refused a breath test
when police arrived at the scene of the crash.
A response: I hope we all understand the pressures that are placed on priests today. I also hope we do not judge.
A second response: You obviously are rooting for the priests.
My response: I shall not judge.
Priests and other religious people are human and many have shown
this in their historical behaviours, both "good and bad". In this
case, the courts will judge.
He will "confess" for his behaviour. The church will let him off
lightly but the court of the land may be quite harsh if he is found
guilty and if he is used as an example for others.
It is somewhat unfortunate that priests and other religious people
have been involved in activities that have been anti-social and
criminal. Some of these persons have permanently damaged other human
beings; some of the religious have had to financially "pay" for
their "sins" against society and some churches and religious orders
have almost gone bankrupt.
I have stories that I could tell and I may do so at some time in the
future. Some of those religious, male and female could be described
using some malicious and vulgar words. I shall not do so. So, I
shall not judge, let society through the court system decide on
guilt and punishment. If he is found "not guilty", both he and all
of us will have learned a lesson.
posted by croweagle at
9:57 PM
1 Comments:
I refuse to accept the priest's innocence just because he has the cloth to hide behind. No breaks, no slack. This priest went berserk. He has to obey the law as anyone else does.
He should be made to feel the pain of justice just as we have to feel the pain of justice, we who aren't of the cloth.
The day before this priest was preaching. For years he was repeating the house speech to the followers. What does he have to say for himself now? Fell the pain, brother. We certainly had to feel the pain of of the pulpit, and the political bureaucracy. We had no cloth to hide behind. We were told the law is the law. Now its your turn Father.
We feel your pain, brother.
--Steve Renko
Cleveland, Ohio-USA
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