This isn't a duplicate. This article was republished. The title and the angle of the story was revised, but the comments from the original story were left unaltered. Wilma Lopez was not the name of original publisher and originally there we no admission that the priest was doing anything wrong. Because of the comments, we're now starting off with the priest's guilt so we can turn the tables on anyone who actually believes he was guilty of anything. No, it's the reader who is guilty for believing anything bad about this sainted Cardinal Pell character, or God forbid, judging him at all. There is secret information that totally exonerates the priest. He only admitted guilt to protect Holy Mother Church from evil snitches and the anti-church foreigners. Catholics are just so confused.

Sorry. "Wilma Lopez" was the original poster, but everything else I said stands. Along with the fact that there is no such thing as en.news. Check it out on Google. Also, click on Wilma's name to see the original content and angle on the story that "she" started with. Consistently running "stories" about the persecution of and the innocence of pedophile priests would indicate that this is an agenda on this site. This is the third attempt to falsely rehabilitate their image that I have seen. Just be aware.

@Liam Ronan Clearly, a “trial” wasn’t needed in this case. Because the pervert judged and condemned himself, and then murdered himself instead of maintaining and proving his innocence. By his own words and his Judas act of self murder his guilt is unquestionably confirmed. But the greater question here, which you have steadfastly ignored and refused to answer and address, is why are you defending a Priest’s perversion and do you condone such conduct and behavior, especially around little children?

Spinmeister, you are dead on. If this was a lay man doing the same on a public beach there would be a Gloria. tv outcry. But because he is a priest, such behaviour must be excused or played down. Clearly, the priest had admitted to the offence and was fined. Clearly he lacks self control. Clearly he had no care for any children nearby. Therefore, clearly he is not fit to teach catechism in a primary school. The witchhunt started with his own irrsponsible and self indulgent behaviour. Yes, it is tragic he killed himself and we should pray for his soul, but it is equally tragic that yet another man of the cloth has betrayed our trust.

Carol H your comment is based on mass media information. The priest was snitched on by female politician, member of political party with clear anti-clerical agenda and biased towards Church. The police fined him not during but after the attributed offense. Therefore if refusing a fine the alleged offender would have to appear at court proceedings and the case would be blown up out of proportion by all antichurch foreign owned media very hostile towards the Church in Poland. Thus the priest accepting the fine in reality made the choice of protecting Church's reputation being "between Scylla and Charybdis"... Unfortunately , there is deeper universal issue of the climate created by Bergoglian and global anticlericalism which infested Poland in recent years. There is a clear violation of Concordates and thereby inhibition of canonic jurisdiction against Church Autonomy from government and civil jurisdiction. The plandemic is clear example of such violaton ... In this case the priest should have been investigated and judged, disciplined and penalized under Church law if found guilty. On the other hand in cases of accusations against priests both state law procedures and society violate principles of Roman law. The priests are almost always found guilty by public channelling affairs with scam media before any priest proven guilty or innocent... The case of Cardinal Pell should have been the lesson given to every Catholic about how the lawless and corrupt judicial and media system functions against Churchmen... Unfortunately, you and many other do not use neither common sense nor charity towards the ministers of Sacraments necessary for salvation of souls commanded by Our Lord. Your false assertions and analogy exemplify disregard for judicial principles and ecclesiastical distinctions. [i.e. " If this was a lay man doing the same on a public beach there would be...] In contrary, lay pedophiles here in society , applicable to above case, are protected by mass media whilst any accused priest is witchhunted...

You speak of common sense. Well, innocent people don't commit suicide. Cardinal Pell did not commit suicide. Moreover, as you stated, this priest accepted the fine; he accepted the accusation. Again, innocent people don't do that - not for something so morally degrading (please, parking tickets don't compare). May I ask, what are your own comments based on? Do you know the priest personally. Can you vouch that he did not say what the media claimed he said (ie "the sea aroused me")? I agree that the priest should have been investigated and displined under Church Law, however that does not change the fact that he accepted the accusation and then killed himself. Those two details are what my comments are based on. As for charity, I will pray for his soul (the whole situation is very tragic) - however - both his choices grossly betrayed his sacred office. Both his choices indicate that he was in need of a long sabatical.

Carol H did you carefully read and understand my comment ? As you're confusing the information provided and reality conveyed in my comment... i.e. Cardinal Pell is victim example of falsely created accusations and priesthunt, as was the case against the Polish priest and many other. The point is that cause of death or the legal issue, which the priest prudently chose to end for reason provided above, is accidental to the substantially corrupt methods used to publicly ruin Church with end to eliminate priests from society and damn souls... Please try to reason before it's too late...
PS ... and a crime is not evidenced by suicide, as many suiciders didin't commit other crimes before such sin.

There is a concerted effort by supporters of convicted pedophile Father Gordon MacRae to confuse the facts with long winded emotional appeals in order to portray the guilty priests as the innocent victims. Ask yourself, why is this non-newsworthy entry even here.

"Father" MacRae is being compared to Maximilian Kolbe and this priest is compared to Cardinal Pell. Same modus operandi. The "defender" also likes to appeal to hidden information that only he possesses to demonstrate the priests' innocence, and even persecution, yet the truth is far different from his claims.

Since this entry is really all just another volley by "Father MacRae, We can only go by what is reported and the fact that "Father" MacRae is serving a 67 year sentence for multiple offenses.

Once again claiming persecution and prejudice against the Church as their big defense and trying to associate themselves with someone who can cast them in a positive light.
We see you.

I undertsand Cardinal Pell was a victim of falsly created accusations and a priesthunt. And my point was, depite being accused of horrific things, he stood firm in Christ. And he denied the charges. This polish priest did neither. This in itself created a greater scandal. I agree with

Georges von Dreymannsdorff that we should not be mocking him or speculating about him, but to make excuses for his disturbing actions (the ones that are proven facts) is not right either. With regards to suicide - suicide is the despairing or igorance of God's help/mercy. As a priest, he cannot claim ignorance so it must have been despair. This in itself shows a weak faith. Look, none of us are questioning your point about the corrupt methods of the media to ruin the Church, but just because the media is corrupt, doesn't automatically mean the victim of the witch-hunt is
innocent either. There are a lot of fallen clergy out who are happily providing this evil media with plenty of fodder. In other words, the fault lies with the fallen clergy; not the media. I think, if anything, this is a grave reminder that we need to step up with our prayers for priests. They are
under enormous pressures and tempataions and there are very few nuns around as their strong reserve. We have to become their spiritual lieutenants.

Rafal_Ovile, with all due respect, if I suffer confusion it's you that confuses me. Cardinal Pell was only brought into the equation when you used him as an example of victimized clergy who are innocent. My objection was that just because Pell was innocent doesn't mean that all victimized clergy are nessarily innocent. And in the case of this polish priest - he did not deny the terrible accusation, he accepted the fine for the terrible accusation, and then commited suicide over the terrible accusation - all stronge markers of guilt. That's the reality whether you like it or not. Admission to the crime is pretty damning evidence in any court of law. And killing yourself rather than facing the music doesn't abode well either. As for Pell, his actions indicated - not necesaarily sanctity - but an innocent heart. I'm curioius - all of you who are defending this polish priest - are you speculating on his reasons for admitting to the crime, or do you have actually know?