Katolska präster och deras kvinnor

Har länge tänkt skriva ett inlägg om det ämnet, men hinner visst aldrig fortsätta läsa den bok jag började på för några år sen. Flera ligger på hög.

Men även internet har resurser... Det räckte att googla lite så dök det upp en hel del. Här är ett smakprov.

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"Here’s my story. This priest and I met when I was 35 and he was 40, and we have been friends for 22 years. I thought he was a wonderful person. I did not think of him as a potential mate or lover, but just as a friend whose company I truly enjoyed. I always felt safe with him and I still do. I remember waking up one night nearly ten years after we had met, sitting straight up in bed as if I had been struck by a bolt of lightning, and exclaiming out loud, “Oh, Shit! I’m in love with him!” I was very angry with God, thinking that this was very cruel. I kept it to myself.

He was placed in a position that was not really suited to him, but he was good at raising money and that’s what they wanted. I watched him as he was pressured and attacked. It was an unhealthy situation, and I became very angry, seeing him abused like that. After he had two episodes of atrial fibrillation, requiring defibrillation to restore regularity to his heartbeat, I spoke up and said, “Enough is enough!” They would have killed him. It didn’t seem to matter to them that he was being exploited and was under great pressure."

Läs hela historien här.

Huvudsidan där detta var en underavdelning innehåller mycket om reform på prästfronten. De har också en blogg (som inte verkar vara så aktiv).

Det finns t.o.m. en sida för att hjälpa prästerna och deras kvinnor med urskillningen.

Och så lite skvallerpress om prästen med det passande namnet Cutie (visserligen med accent på é) som bytte kyrka för att fortsätta sitt förhållande.

Och en oskyldigt söt historia.