These do not seem like laws that would be on the books or enforced in Texas. Quelle surprise.
Well . . . there's a . . . special . . uh, clause . . no, an . . uh . . "X factor" if you will. A "suprise element" to the law. An . . . extra layer, say, of jurisprudence in this case that the AG's office of the very not-impeached-for-corruption Ken Paxton has elected to enforce, as they say in court filings, "with prejudice".
Now, should there be . . . other? . . . Catholic priests who are - let's say, hypothetically, just for the sake of argument here - who are perhaps under investigation for the same or worse crimes - well, now. That would all depend wouldn't it. In Texas. Or, possibly Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky or . . ."Other".
commas are real good for this kind of thing
Don't ever change, Catholic Church. More and more people are starting to catch on. In 100 years there might not be a Catholic Church anymore and the world will be better for it.
This headline could've appeared every month for the past 2000 years. It's just that only in modern times are priests and pastors facing actual consequences.
Don't ever change, Catholic Church
I would accept them changing to "non-existent " status.
Preying on vulnerable women.
This trait appears to be so common in religious institutions.
How horrible.
Halfway into article, the priest had child sexual abuse images and a new link. The last paragraph is 🤢 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/18/catholic-priest-jailed
He should have incorporated himself. That way no Texas court would ever convict him of anything.
In Mbin this is "related" to the Cheney-Thomas article and displays Liz's picture.
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