A Catholic priest in Ohio was sentenced to life in prison for grooming and sex trafficking children and adults.

TOLEDO, Ohio (WKRC) - A Catholic priest in Ohio was sentenced to life in prison for grooming and sex trafficking children and adults.

56-year-old Rev. Michael Jude Zacharias was convicted on one count of sex trafficking of a minor, two counts of sex trafficking of a minor by force, fraud, or coercion, and two counts of sex trafficking an adult by force, fraud, or coercion.

  • Salamendacious@lemmy.worldOP
    2·
    1 year ago

    I agree completely. The church could put certain restrictions on it if they wanted. For example, all relationships need to be approved, only priests and nuns can marry, you need to have already been a priest for a certain time before you can get married, etc. I don’t think it’ll happen in the near future unfortunately.

    • kingludd@lemmy.basedcount.com
      1·
      1 year ago

      When pope francis stepped up, therewas a petition to allow married men to be priests. As far as I can tell it didn’t go anywhere. But at least it’s been brought up officially.

    • mightyfoolish@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      As another person replied, the issue is related to property. It seems the Catholic Church is worried somehow the priest’s offspring will somehow inherit church property?