Per Paul's post below, the whole story is terribly depressing—and familiar. Foley’s parents didn’t believe him. The priest thinks Foley is trying to “destroy” him, even though all he did was teach him "some wrong things" related to sex. The things that happened aren't intrinsically wrong; it's just that they're things Foley “might perceive as sexually inappropriate.”
Gee, I can’t imagine why anyone might have “misconstrued” those things as sexually inappropriate. I’m sure if my parents had found our minister massaging me while I was naked when they picked me up from confirmation class, they would have been fine and dandy with that.
Anyway, it's sad and infuriating and paints a very stark picture of the intersection between the Catholic Church and the GOP, who have both endeavored to protect sexual predators—Foley a victim of one, and a victimizer protected by the other. And that ugly intersection demands scrutiny. There are things the Catholic Church and the GOP have in common, starting with an emphasis on sexual repression. It's long past time we, as a society, look at what that means, what we're abetting and/or creating.
But I'm quite sure we won't.
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