WALSH: This Is How The Ancient Church Dealt With Deviant Priests (Matt Walsh)

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Daily Wire
Matt Walsh
Sept. 6, 2018

As we hear news that the New York Attorney General is opening an investigation into all Catholic dioceses in the state, and that New Jersey will soon be making a similar announcement, I think it could be worthwhile to consider how the Church used to deal with the sexual deviants in its ranks. Obviously, its modern strategy has been to ignore the problem, cover it up, downplay it, and rationalize it. This has brought about the results any rational person would expect.

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To review, St. Basil's recommendations followed these six steps:

1) Shave the offender's head.

2) Publicly beat him.

3) Bind him in chains and spit on him.

4) Confine him for six months and allow him only to eat bread three times a week.

5) Sentence him to another six months of manual labor and intense spiritual direction.

6) Forbid him from ever again having unsupervised interactions with boys or young men.

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I will admit, Walsh being a Catholic himself, does not hold back in his criticism when needed. I commend him for it. One of the reasons I still read him.  He keeps a true north.

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I will admit, Walsh being a Catholic himself, does not hold back in his criticism when needed. I commend him for it. One of the reasons I still read him.  He keeps a true north.

You might be thinking of Michael Walsh. Or you might not.

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You might be thinking of Michael Walsh. Or you might not.

Matthew Walsh is Catholic.