Right now the media are having a field day with the case of Fr. Thomas Williams, LC, ordained in 1995, and heretofore a very successful and high profile LC priest. That is not a case of pedophilia but there could be an element of abuse if the woman were underage, or if he were in a position of power over her.
If we want to be tough on him we might call him an "adulterous priest" but maybe this is not correct because we are assuming the woman he got pregnant was not married; so he could be called an "unfaithful priest" which would fit the terminology of the late great Richard John Neuhaus.
More to follow
I just wanted to let you know that former Precandidates (female) of all generations have found each other this last week on a Facebook site, and we've been sharing our stories and our painful recoveries from the trauma of the PC. The group is closed so we can be free to share without fear of reprisal, but we've started a blog to share some of those stories with the public. I'm updating it with new posts every day, and we'd love it if you could link to it for us. We're hoping to alert prospective pcs' parents to the dangers of the institution. www.49weeks.blogspot.com
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