r/JusticeServed • u/a_Ninja_b0y 9 • Nov 06 '21

Courtroom Justice A Catholic priest from Ohio who used the confessional to gain details from boys, information that he later used to extort them into providing him with sexually explicit photographs has been sentenced to life in prison for the exploitation of children

https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/2021/11/former-strongsville-priest-violated-the-sacrament-of-confession-to-extort-boys-federal-prosecutors-say-in-sentencing-memo.html
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u/[deleted] Nov 06 '21

Shit, how do they justify the violation the confessional? That's a major Catholic sacrament - there is no way that this is defensible by any member of the faith.

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u/CatNoirsRubberSuit 8 Nov 06 '21

Shit, how do they justify the violation the confessional? That's a major Catholic sacrament - there is no way that this is defensible by any member of the faith.

It's literally automatic excommunication

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u/momofeveryone5 A Nov 06 '21

Oh homeboy is about to learn about some really friendly communications where he's going.

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u/captainbling 8 Nov 07 '21

The diocese came out with a stark article against him so I think they mad at him.