Catholic Church Abuse Scandal Moves to Brazil

1:38 am EST March 17th, 2010 | Religion | 8 Comments

The beat just goes on.

Brazilian authorities are investigating three priests accused of sexually abusing altar boys after a video allegedly showing one case of abuse was broadcast on television, police and church officials said Tuesday.

The case came to light after the SBT network aired a video purportedly showing an 82-year-old priest having sex with a 19-year-old altar boy who worked for him for four years. Other young men appeared on the report saying that they, too, had been abused by Monsignor Luiz Marques Barbosa.

Also under investigation are Monsignor Raimundo Gomes, 52, and Father Edilson Duarte, 43, for allegedly having sexual relations with boys and young men.

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8 Responses to “Catholic Church Abuse Scandal Moves to Brazil”

  1. Crusty Dem says:
    March 17, 2010 at 1:40 am

    Nope. I refuse to believe that priests could ever molest children.

  2. jr says:
    March 17, 2010 at 2:35 am

    How many more children will be brutalized before the church allows female and married priests?

  3. El Cid says:
    March 17, 2010 at 3:53 am

    Once again, one wonders if the South Park episode on priests molesting children was satire, or documentary.

  4. Readables … « Blogaround « William K. Wolfrum Chronicles says:
    March 17, 2010 at 7:08 am

    [...] Oliver Willis: And the carnival of criminal carnality continues for the Catholic Church, with Brazil getting line. [...]

  5. The Dark Avenger says:
    March 17, 2010 at 8:39 am

    Where’s Frank DiSalle to tell us how this is obviously a frame-up and the videotape is obviously a forgery, done with computers and a good graphics program???????????????????

  6. Brett says:
    March 17, 2010 at 10:05 am

    No, he only stated that he was dressed like a priest AND abused the boy, not necessarily at the same time. We stand by our initial reporting.

  7. Indeed says:
    March 17, 2010 at 10:08 am

    What a wonderful church! I can’t wait to sign up the whole family! Sure hope they don’t go bankrupt because of a few bad apples. That would be a shame.

  8. Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » Boys from Brazil says:
    March 17, 2010 at 5:21 pm

    [...] No one could have predicted: [...]