My prayers go out to Fr. Peter. I have attended some of his Masses and he is a good priest. I would guess he had some type of breakdown and I believe this is totally our of character for him.
Marilyn Filip

Certainly praying for Fr. Pete and all those who need guidance in their lives.

I had to be somewhere early on Sunday morning, so Sacred Heart's 7:30am mass was the only option this past weekend. The feeling in the church was certainly somber, though Sacred Heart usually feels darker and more lifeless than many of the other surrounding parishes. :(

Our thoughts and prayers go out to our pastor and friend, Father Peter, as well as to our fellow parishioners at this difficult time.

This man is a sick individual, prayers will not help this man. This criminal needs to leave religious service and suffer serious legal consequences. There is much more to this disgraced priest than meets the eye. It is pathetic that because this man was a priest people on this site are falling over backward to feel bad for his sexual deviancy

The guy obviously had a mental breakdown, you don't become a head priest of a Catholic Church by being 'odd' all of your life. Many odd happenings have occured in cars, and many folk reading this email were conceived in cars, (perhaps), which requires a couple, (male and female) to 'fool around' in a car. Are those couples 'sick' Frank? Are the folk who 'moon' you or girls that 'flash' you in a car sick as well? Are they criminals? Reminds me of a Detroit Lions coach that also liked to order Wendy's food naked in his car.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2764536
Notice he got two years probation, also note that he liked his beer and wine as well.
A priest will probably have to say a ton of 'Hail Marys" for proper repentance no doubt. However, being in the church, no matter what he does, if he accepts Jesus Christ as his savior, all will be forgiven. A lot of folk locked up in Jackson have gone that route, most of them are still locked up. Prayer only goes so far. Then common sense takes over.
Once he gets the proper help, he can be saved. For all we know, perhaps he has a split personality, one side a priest, the other, who knows?

Come on Lee, are you serious? With the current shortage of Roman Catholic priests due largely to the ridiculous changes in the Roman Catholic church that prohibit most priests from being married, John Wayne GACY could have become "a head priest of a (Roman) Catholic Church". If the Roman Catholic rules were a lot more like Eastern Rite rules, I bet there would be a hell of a lot fewer "breakdowns" among priests. I'm thinking of switching to a Greek Orthodox church because the pastor is a normal guy with a wife and kids. The only thing keeping me from making the change is the mass. They feel like they're about 2 and a half weeks long.

Guido, good points..and yes, my comments were not that serious, more tongue in cheek. .I often wondered how priests can advise on marriage if they haven't 'been there, done that'.
On the other hand, as you point out, some priests can marry. http://www.catholic.com/quickquestions/why-cant-a-priest-ever-marry
And lots of financial advisors give advice on how to be rich, yet they are not rich...hmmmm.

This old joke may apply

Miracles Happen

A priest gets pulled over for speeding. The police officer sees an empty wine bottle in his car and smells alcohol on his breath.
"Father, have you been drinking?" asks the officer.

"Only water, my son," replies the priest.

"Why then do I smell wine?" questions the officer.

The priest, looking at the wine bottle, replies, "Lord, He's gone and done it again."

This man is rude, selfish, arrogant, and quite obviously lacking self control for whatever reason. Just because you're a priest doesn't mean that you're better than everyone who isn't, but that is his message to the congregation. It is not a crime to treat people like dirt. It is not a crime to be as self-centered and egotistical as he is. I'm happy that something caught up with him because he needs a dose of humility. Shame on him for bringing this kind of shame on an institution that served the early years of my education so well. This man is the reason I renounced my Catholic affiliation. He should be ashamed of himself. Even if he is able to remain a priest, if he had any ounce of humility in him, he would see that he is not fit for community leadership.

I pray that he is made an example of both legally and by the church.

I feel no sympathy for Fr. Petroske; he made his bed, he must now lay in it. As a priest, he is in a position of power and influence and held to a high regard than most. People in these positions of power should act accordingly and think twice about the decisions that they make because they will be judged more harshly than "normal" people. That being said, I have had two dealings with Fr. Petroske and both times he presented himself in a self-righteous and egotistical manner. I think the fact that he had the nerve to get up on Sunday morning and preach to the congregation of Sacred Heart on how to live their lives is truly disturbing. I am doubtful, as are most, that he had some sort of "breakdown". My guess is that karma finally caught up with him. It's unfortuante that bad seeds like Fr. Petroske cast an even more unfavorable light on the Catholic church. There are many good priests out there, they unfortunately do not make the news.

Does anyone know where Peter is