I FOUND SOMETHING GOOD ABOUT A SOUTHERN BAPTIST CHURCH ON A GAY NEWS SITE!

I NEVER thought I would ever say or write that.  To give proper credit where credit is due RawStory (2006 Best Media Award winner) referred me to Pageoneq.

"If Steve Gaines found out that a child had been sexually molested by one of his ministers and if he did nothing to address it, then he needs to step down immediately,"

"We cannot take chances with other people's children. If he knew about this and kept quiet, then he's put Bellevue in a very dangerous position and possibly put children and the emotionally vulnerable at risk." - president of the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary. Dr. Michael Spradlin.

Isn't that special.  Even though Spradlin found Bellevue being in a very dangerous position that possibly put children and the emotionally vulnerable at risk begs where the priorities are, this is still a good thing.

I hope the Pope uses this example to get a clue - wouldn't that make a great Christmas present!

Investigation into allegations that a secret church directive, issued by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became Pope Benedict XVI, is being used to silence the victims of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests. Colm O'Gorman, who was raped as a 14-year-old boy by his local parish priest in Ireland, travels to America, Brazil and the Vatican City to uncover more.