In Reply to: re: outrageous posted by Troy McClure on March 04, 2010 at 20:48:34:

a cara....it's true i live in canada......but my soul lives in castlebar....the ravaging and pillaging of young peoples innocence ...their emotional and physical selves was carried out by ruthless and monstrous clergy...and was and buried by the church hierarchy....with no concern for the lives of the victims.....i know first hand of this abuse...and reading some the news on the irish newspapers about the bishops expecting their "flock"....to donate....to pay the compensation awarded ....its an abomination....i might must point out thogh that these atrocities were carried out in almost every country......as this newspaper report will disclose.....
Bishop Lahey to reappear in court; condoms as well as porn alleged in his rectory
October 07, 2009

The Canadian bishop charged with possession of child pornography will reappear in court tomorrow to seek a change in his bail conditions. Currently ordered to reside in a Trappist monastery in New Brunswick, Bishop Raymond Lahey will request permission to live in Ottawa instead.

The man who alleged in 1989 that he had seen pornography in Bishop Raymond Lahey’s rectory in 1985 told a Canadian newspaper yesterday that he also saw condoms there. The Globe and Mail reports:

“He was all these idealistic things you want in a father,” Mr. Earle said yesterday. “He would embrace the kids and he would embrace me. It felt good to be embraced.” But Mr. Earle said it became impossible to ignore the pornography and condoms he alleges he found in the rectory. He began to shun Bishop Lahey, he said, attempted suicide and ended up in a psychiatric ward.
The year after Mr. Earle-- a victim of abuse at a Catholic orphanage-- allegedly saw condoms and homosexual pornography at then-Msgr. Lahey’s rectory, Bishop Lahey was ordained Bishop of St. George’s (Newfoundland). He was transferred to the Diocese of Antigonish (Nova Scotia) in 2002, from which position he resigned last month.

Meanwhile, Bishop Lahey’s attorney insisted that the prelate was not missing but rather was in an undisclosed location known to him.

Source(s): these links will take you to other sites, in a new window.

Accused bishop is leaving the Maritimes for Ottawa (Globe and Mail)
Accused bishop due back in court Thursday (Sun Media)
Priest warned archbishop of Bishop Lahey’s pornography (CWN, 10/06)
Disgraced Canadian bishop’s whereabouts again unknown (CWN, 10/06)
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Disgraced bishop unwelcome in N.B. town
Last Updated: Friday, October 2, 2009 | 7:46 PM AT Comments145Recommend106CBC News
Bishop Raymond Lahey will be staying at the Cistercian-Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary in Rogersville. (CBC)A Nova Scotia bishop facing child pornography charges is expected to arrive in Rogersville, N.B., on Friday.

Bishop Raymond Lahey, who resigned his post at the Roman Catholic Diocese of Antigonish on the weekend before news of the charges broke, plans to stay at the village's monastery.

But the disgraced 69-year-old cleric is an unwanted guest in the community, according to many residents.

"I wish he would go somewhere else," said Mayor Bertrand LeBlanc.

"This is a small community. We take care of our children and we want them to be in security. And this is a scenario you would not want for your children," he said.

LeBlanc said he has heard nothing but complaints from residents about Lahey's visit. It's an affront to the people of the predominantly Catholic community, he said.

Rogersville Mayor Bertrand LeBlanc says he does not want Bishop Raymond Lahey in his village. (CBC)The mayor said he hopes if enough residents are upset, then Lahey will be forced to move on.

Resident Arnold Petrie agrees.

"We got to accept him here? No. We don't need that," said Petrie.

"How come they don't take him to a big city where there's a lot of people and a lot of cops? We don't have time for that here," he said.

"We got kids. There's a better place [for] him than here."

Officials at the Cistercian-Trappist Monastery of Our Lady of Calvary declined to comment on Friday, except to say they didn't ask Lahey to stay with them; the request came from the papal office.

On bail
Bishop Raymond Lahey turned himself in to Ottawa police on Thursday. (CBC)Lahey was released on $9,000 bail Thursday after he turned himself in to Ottawa police.

One of the conditions of his release was that he stay in Rogersville, but he is free to leave the monastery grounds, which are about three kilometres from the village.

Lahey was also ordered to check in with the RCMP twice a week, stay away from children and places they frequent, and not to use the internet.

He is charged with the possession and importation of child pornography.

His next court appearance is Nov. 4 in Ottawa.

A Canada-wide arrest warrant had been issued for Lahey, who brokered a $15-million settlement for victims of sexual abuse by priests of the diocese of Antigonish.

Lahey was returning to Canada on Sept. 15 when he was detained at Ottawa International Airport. Canada Border Services agents checked his laptop and found images "of concern," Ottawa police said in a release.

Lahey was allowed to leave, but his computer and other media devices were seized. Police said a forensic examination revealed the child pornography.

On Sept. 18, Ottawa police charged Lahey with possession of child pornography and importation of child pornography.

He resigned the next day.

The monastery has prayer services seven times a day. The monks also work on the farm, gardens and orchard.

Read more: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/new-brunswick/story/2009/10/02/nb-bishop-lahey.html#ixzz0hGA2xIoJ
....so this went on everywhere......when bishop brown was exposed by mary murphy...she was made feel she was the monster.....when she appeared on the late show with gay byrne....he had a front line of nuns to discredit her....he too tried to intimidate and shame her ...but she had the fortitude to walk of the stage......the pope recently summoned his irish bishops to rome...nothing came out of it except we must pray harder.....wow...what a great idea....?i met with a bishop in birmingham england to discuss the raping of a young girl....by a priest......who was later exposed a serial paedophile...... the irish are much more informed now.....and should take this to task.......i havent heard too much from michael neary.....yes....the brainwashing still continues....but its time for the population to stand up and be counted......dont accept the old hackneyed rhetoric.......
.....the church must take responsibility....and as well as financial compensation...there must be a fuul disclosure....and amends......
.....known paedophile priests were just moved around the country.....as bishops tried to cover up.....only to expose more victims to the monstrous atrocities of these predators.....
....we the irish have been conditioned to accept the controls of the church ....and politicians who too ....prayed on the "Ignorance" of the people....these same politicians fed fat on the irish for years......sadly most were "hypnotised "by these elected politicians......truthfulness has never been counted as among political virtues.....deceit has always been viewedas justifiable toolsin political dealings.....
its time to wake up and smell the coffee....
....dont take it easy.....