(Webmaster note: Fr. Rolean addresses the issue of abuse in the church where no volunteer, who by their nature are suspect, should be alone with a child. He also addresses the much more important subject of Lenten Confession, where our youngest sinners are being introduced to the Confessional and telling their intimate sorrows to a celibate priest. You are to read this update today.)
My dear little sheeps,
Two subjects for you this Lenten week:
As you know the Diocese has released their new and improved update for the Policy on Sexual Abuse. As you know, we are now against sexual abuse. I am now ordering you, as your Pastor, and as someone under the influence of the attorney general to immediately attend a training session within the parish. You will learn there, for example, that sex with children is bad. You will also learn that we have determined there is something called “grooming” and we will no longer let you do that. Other insights that our program will share with you is that as parents, it is bad for you to gossip about other children who are not as good as your children.
Please speak to Gerino to arrange your training session, which will be conducted at convenient times for our staff to lead these. Rest assured, your Holy Priests will be getting their’s at separate time. We of course have different requirements than the laity for how we treat the young innocent ones in our care.
Some highlights of the program:
1. Under no circumstances should a minor be alone with an adult.
2. There should be no extreme self disclosure by any leaders or volunteers. We don’t want the children to know any of you or to be attracted to your personality. We want them to be attracted and part of the group only.
3. There should not be any contact with young people outside of the classes in our parish.
4. An adult should not touch a young person, especially if they are alone with them.
On a different note and subject, many of our children have been prepared for their First Confession and will be celebrating this week. Just to remind our children how the Sacrament works.
Some highlights of Confession:
1. You will enter the confessional, a small room, and you will close the door for privacy so that you can be alone with one of God’s Holy Priests, who has been given the gift of celibacy.
2. You will then fully disclose your personal fears, faults, and sins. Don’t be embarrassed to tell the Priest anything, especially you teens. Rest assured , Father has heard it all before and is happy to hear it all from you again as many times as needed. Don’t hide any sins as God knows if you are not making a “complete confession.”
3. Of course, if you can not make it to one of our regular Confession schedules, I would be happy to have a special one on one session for you, personally scheduled as needed. I am required to do this by Church Law. You are also encouraged to choose one priest as your regular Confessor so that he may develop a personal relationship with you.
4. When you are done telling the Priest all your personal sins, He will put his hands on your head or shoulders for a while as He prays that God will forgive you.
At any rate, my dear sheeps, I hope this week you will heed my words about Abuse and Confession.
Leading you onward,
Fr. Ty Rolean, OMFG
Pastor
...For The Love of Being a Phoenix Catholic in Scottsdale.
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