And the Vatican is worried about the nuns!

Priests' need our prayers... not our judgement. We are all sinners! Do you not see the spiritual undercurrent? He may be weak spiritually.

I volunteer for jury duty on that case.

Judge not lest ye be judged. I guess that only applies in certain cases.

The Church is too worried about providing contraception to their employees and doesn't have time to montior the illegal activities of their preists.....

"Let those without sin cast the first stone." Wben I havereached perfection I can consider condemnation. Until then, is anyone thinking about how to help this man heal from the pain that created this behavior?

Helen

If these "priest" lack so much in moral turpitude why do they join the priesthood. Shouldn't they stay seated in the pews listening to their betters? The rampant lack of morals in religous leaders is disgusting to read about. These are suppose to be people we all look to for moral guidance.

Can't the dumb cops take an honest joke? Jeesh !

Wow DWI a problem but the pedeofiles they get protection

Some of you are commenting with the "Judge not..." and "let those without sin..." quotes. Why don't more Catholics use that same humility when it comes to homosexuality? You're quick to judge when it comes to that; yet when a priest is caught driving under the influence and naked, you rush to forgive.

he will be recycled into another parish, there is a real lack of priests so getting rid of him is not an option , besides most companies have a three times your out or are given the chance for rehab , What he did was a shame, but if you allowed priests to marry and allow them to live full lives you'd see alot less of this and other lapse's in judgement among the clergy

To say "judge not, lest ye be judged" sounds like a funny way of saying "well, unless you're perfect, it's not really worth upholding laws or standards of decency." I disagree with this (and ye can judge me all ye want). Of course such an indiscretion should be punished. I would recommend the church help him seek counseling in addition to, and not instead of, whatever disciplinary actions are appropriate.

I think Priests now a days have become arrogant...and I am a lifelong Catholic, and haven't met a priest in the last 10 years that have a bone of humility in them.

The Catholic church is fallng apart!

all of you seem to not realize the most important thing. this priest was entrusted with the spiritual education of all the children that attend sacred heart school. my child being one of them. his complerte disregard for the mission he was charged with only serves to hurt the catholic school system yet again. this is one of the few remaining catholic schools in the archdiocese. sacred heart school already struggles for funds and does not employ the dedicated educators it used to. father peter may get forgiveness from the lord but not from me. i am human and not perfect but i do not put other peoples lives in danger whiled naked or clothed

Concerned father; I understand where you are coming from. It is hard to forgive when someone hurts you or you feel betrayed, for whatever reason. I was taught (by a Catholic priest as a matter of fact and I believe this to be true 100%) that forgiveness is not for the other person. Forgiveness is for you. You are not cutting the other guy any slack when you forgive. He still will be held accountable to God. One has 2 options. You forgive, because you choose to forgive, or you allow the hurt to fester inside. By not forgiving, you have turned control over to the other person. That person now has the power to make you feel miserable every time you see them or even think of that person. That person may not even be aware of what they have done to you. I was just listening to the 5pm news. There is a father that volunteered at a school and was arrested. He admitted to involvement with a 16 year old. Because of this one father, is it fair to say that no father should be allowed to volunteer at a school? That is the concern I have when people begin to stereotype Catholic priests because of a few bad apples. I’m not excusing the inappropriate behavior.

I refuse to give an ear to those who defend priests, to those who always defend priests as if they were more important than regular people.. I am a married woman who was spiritually and emotionally abused by a Catholic priest. His diocese upgraded him instead of kicking him out of the church when I reported him. Then a catholic monk almost did the same thing to me and when I was going to report him too; he said 'if you keep reporting on us, no one will believe you anymore and they will think you are a b****'. The Vatican is so corrupted; I can't believe I was going to convert to Christianity one day. Shame on you for accepting corrupted clergymen among your churches and houses. Keep on revering them.