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joeybee12

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Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:06 PM Jun 2014

Priest Accused of Abuse in U.S. Rises Again in Paraguay

CIUDAD DEL ESTE, Paraguay — A hush falls across the church, broken only by the rhythmic swish of the censer as it bestows acrid incense across the faces of the congregation.

A gaggle of monks in brown habits, their heads tonsured in repentant horseshoes, rises and begins to chant. They are joined by seminarians — priests in training — in floor-length, black soutanes, and Latin liturgy pulses over the pews. The words rise to a massive floor-to-ceiling mural that casts dozens of saintly eyes across the room.

A noise behind the congregation. A door opening. He is here.

Father Carlos Urrutigoity glides into the sanctuary, his ivory and scarlet robes swishing between the pews. Revered by his flock in the unruly diocese of eastern Paraguay’s Ciudad del Este, the priest will deliver his sermon to hundreds of worshippers. They will later clamor outside the church to meet the man, to receive his benediction.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/priest-accused-abuse-u-s-rises-again-paraguay-n121231

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Priest Accused of Abuse in U.S. Rises Again in Paraguay (Original Post) joeybee12 Jun 2014 OP
I notice they say he is accused of molesting 1 teenage boy and a lot of Men. dilby Jun 2014 #1

dilby

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1. I notice they say he is accused of molesting 1 teenage boy and a lot of Men.
Tue Jun 3, 2014, 12:14 PM
Jun 2014

Sounds like they are going after him for being Gay.

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