My heart was saddened when I read about a priest suspected of 38 sex offences against youth.
I would picture him as a young man leaving home to do great things for our world. But he got caught in some snags along the way.
Pope Gregory VII decided priests could not be married. In Genesis 2:18, the Lord said, "it is not good that man should be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him."
Proverbs 31:10, “Who can find a virtuous woman for her price is far above rubies. The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil. She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life. Confessions of sins to a priest was brought in by Pope Innocent III in A.D. 1215, instead of to God.
The Bible says in First John 1:9, “If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.”
Dear friends out there, there are about 50 more things that have been changed that are not found in the Bible. I urge you to read the word of God and pray for this man who is accused. Remember this Christmas season, the gift of God is eternal life.

Henry MacDougall
St Peter’s Bay