Well, it's been a hell of a ride, laying rubber all over the road for the past decade. But it's time to call it a day and park the Rogue in the garage. Effective today, I am shutting down my blog to focus my attention on other endeavours. My thanks to the more than 2.7 million people who regularly joined me on these sojourns through news stories over the years that dealt with the places with issues of religion and faith intersecting with public affairs. May God bless you with a continuing desire to learn about and help disseminate the issues of faith throughout the public square. Happy trails in your continuing travels! Fr. Tim Moyle, p.p. Diocese of Pembroke
Reflections from the pastoral ministry of an Evangelical Catholic Priest.
This is unfortunate if he realy is innocent of any wrongdoing. However, he's not alone. And priests are not being targetted -- all kinds of people in all kinds of professions find themselves in similar situations, and it's mainly due to what I call the "point system" within the legal system (I refuse to call it a "justice" system -- it has been proven too many times not to have anything at all to do with justice).
ReplyDeleteThe grand jury didn't indict because they thought there was insufficient evidence to order a trial. That doesn't mean they think he's innocent. It means they think they cannot get a conviction. They lose points if they go to trial and lose.
If we want situations like this to end, we have to insist that every accused gets the trial to which he is entitled, whether or not the prosecution thinks it can get a conviction.
To that end, can he not demand a trial? I would, were I him.