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Where have all the good priests gone part two

If a man, who takes up his vocation


Church (Source: Dennis Ward)
The People
(Source: Dennis Ward)
USPA NEWS - Last week, Al Porter an irish comedian, said on UK´s Channel 5 quiz show, that when he was a seminarian, he didn't name the college, but he said that he had sex with a priest, in the college, where he was the seminarian, and that now the priest is a bishop,

When asked to comment, about his remarks
The Cross
Source: Dennis Ward
When asked to comment, about his remarks on the show, MR PORTER, declined to comment, UK´s Channel 5 also declined to comment, about what was said on the show, So from my point of view, and this my own views, something needs to be done, and done quickly, people need to stand up and say look, we need our church back, we need our sincere and holy priests back, if the men in charge are not holy and not prepared to bow down before God then a church is not holy. If a man, who takes up his vocation to serve God, and serve his people must remain in a god like status, so when the people look at him they see him as a representative of the man that he represents. I believe that the rules, should be more stricter, for priests and seminarians, too much freedom, too much wealth,too much private investments. You must understand that diocesan priests take a two vows one of Chastity and a vow of obedience to the bishop, basically they can invest in private companies, are in property, on the other hand a religious orders priests and brothers who takes three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. Because of the Vow of poverty a religious order priest or brother, is not allowed to own any private property or any private investments. I don't understand,why the seminarians, went on gay apps,to hook up with complete strangers for sexual conduct knowing that they have chosen a life of their vocation that represents them as a representative of God himself. In all of the wrongdoings of individuals, not of the church, and not of God, but of individuals, individuals that God has given the most precious gift of all the ability to think, think of why they have a vocation, a vocation is to think of the Vacation, that they have within the church,why do completely opposite to what their vocation requires of them. Their vocation requires of them, to be faithful to God and his church and to the faithful to people and to place God, in the centre of everyday life of every person who belongs to the church, by representing God, at the centre of the community, from the beginning, to the very end, and not to be sidetracked from the things the world has to offer. But for some unknown reason, man has decided to destroy, the image of God, and the image of the church, and the image of the priest, by abuse, by homosexual activity, financial scandals, the sending of naked pictures on Facebook, by becoming involved in the very things, that they are supposed to have given up for the purpose of vocation in the priesthood of God. A lot of people in Ireland at the moment and throughout the world, basically have seen the examples, of the wrongdoing, of the priests,and the faithful have therefore decide not to attend Church services because of the actions of the priests, Personally speaking I can't blame God, for the evil acts are wrong doings of individuals, there are good men and women, who are doing their best, to keep God, with the people they're doing their best to spread the gospel, there doing their best to bring the reality of the Gospels into their everyday living, but the image of the vocation, of the person, of the life of a vocation, and the life of an individual who lives, within their vocation, has been destroyed by the actions of the few, remember the next time you see a good person, who is living their vocation, and sharing their vocation with the people, do not judge the many by the few because only the few can destroy themselves from within.
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