tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post7566236634775488883..comments2024-03-12T19:57:41.861+00:00Comments on THINKING CATHOLICISM: FR SYMONDS REMOVED FROM HEALING WEBSITEThinking Catholicismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16589713565062075036noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-38440324187375469992015-01-08T10:31:20.826+00:002015-01-08T10:31:20.826+00:00This is first time I heard of this. Are you sure o...This is first time I heard of this. Are you sure of your info? What is "known" among clergy was a seminarian from St Malachys. Let us tell the truth by all means - but not spread unfounded rumours. Has what you said been reported to the police???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-18664228279288238252015-01-07T16:33:52.974+00:002015-01-07T16:33:52.974+00:00According to a former pupil of St malachys there w...According to a former pupil of St malachys there were at least two pupils assaulted. One a boy from the Whiteabbey area and the other boy from the Cliftonville Road district Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-40966608386609405752015-01-06T19:09:17.960+00:002015-01-06T19:09:17.960+00:00Yes, Fr and maybe more. The boy in Belfast was not...Yes, Fr and maybe more. The boy in Belfast was not a seminarian but a pupil at St Malachy's College.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-16272670193533138622015-01-06T16:22:47.970+00:002015-01-06T16:22:47.970+00:00There was a second boy at Stonyhurst who was invol...There was a second boy at Stonyhurst who was involved. Then there was the seminarian in Belfast. Are we not looking at 3 + concerning cases? Priest D&CAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-3138696671630240712015-01-05T14:40:31.623+00:002015-01-05T14:40:31.623+00:00One person said!! Hardly enough by any standard to...One person said!! Hardly enough by any standard to prove the man guilty. Are we not in the same position at the moment concerning a statemen by some american woman about a New York lawyer and prince Andrew. From what I can see here a load of innuendo, conjecture and smear is levelled at Symonds on the back of one persons word. I cannot help but feel that the concerned parishioner from Ballymena should be more concerned at the damage their loose pen is doing to a man who is entitled to the presumption of innocence! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-53742022701699833042015-01-04T21:07:39.495+00:002015-01-04T21:07:39.495+00:00One of the young people who claims he was abused b...One of the young people who claims he was abused by Fr symonds said that about the feet to Bishop Buckley. And wasn't there something about a settlement being made? You don't make settlements if you are innocent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-73143403271189263432015-01-04T19:04:18.812+00:002015-01-04T19:04:18.812+00:00Cant disagree SeanCant disagree Seanroscommonmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748800697962234196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-961979068017747292015-01-04T11:52:44.162+00:002015-01-04T11:52:44.162+00:00I think we need to be very careful here. The busin...I think we need to be very careful here. The business about the feet stuff is an allegation. Nothing more, nothing less. No police involvement or prosecution. The church court has not been held yet. So in anybody's book Rev symonds is entitled to the age old convention of innocence until proven guiltyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-464812329590512532015-01-04T01:26:10.216+00:002015-01-04T01:26:10.216+00:00Well, sean, that's what one of his victims all...Well, sean, that's what one of his victims alleges,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-84440530832733719622015-01-03T19:32:14.007+00:002015-01-03T19:32:14.007+00:00If masturbating on young lads feet were proven to ...If masturbating on young lads feet were proven to be true I would change my opinion to dangerous nut case Seanroscommonmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748800697962234196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-62743616873384750482015-01-02T22:46:50.775+00:002015-01-02T22:46:50.775+00:00I agree, Pat. No victory - not a question of "...I agree, Pat. No victory - not a question of "winning". However and BUT.... It was the underhand nature and deceptiveness of Paul Symonds and "Divine Healing Ministries" that is part of the issue. Also, if PS was/is a homosexual engaging in age-appropriate, consensual, sexual relationship - a different matter entirely - BUT - as related on this blog - masturbating over young lads' feet???? That's is not normal. He shouldn't be ministering to people in need of healing in any capacity and, lets face it, he and DHM were 'rumbled'. How PS behaved with young fellows and expected to get away with it - living so loudly in public and even taking an OBE - speaks of pathology/sociopathy!!?? Sad case, I agree but the vulnaerable and unsuspecting have to be defended. PS needs some of the repentance he so often preached about to others. B'mena parishioner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-16138836419280226262015-01-02T21:54:36.739+00:002015-01-02T21:54:36.739+00:00I am not aware of what Fr Symonds did, didn't ...I am not aware of what Fr Symonds did, didn't or might have done. I am not in a position to judge. If there is nothing worthy of a civil court I would view ecclesiastical court as a waste of space. The poor chap may well be dead before they rule. I then ask myself how relevant that ruling might be. Seanroscommonmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748800697962234196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3543129696041324861.post-8877848032018731602015-01-02T19:50:03.815+00:002015-01-02T19:50:03.815+00:00Dear Pat,
May I commend you for a thoughtful and c...Dear Pat,<br />May I commend you for a thoughtful and compassionate piece. <br />Fr Symonds is leading a quiet life out of the public eye, and is 'de facto' retired.<br />To the best of my knowledge, the ecclesiastical court dealing with his case has not yet met, and therefore no judgement has been given. <br /><br />Priest of Down & Connor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com