{"id":711,"date":"2011-05-20T10:39:35","date_gmt":"2011-05-20T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beliefbeat\/?p=711"},"modified":"2011-05-20T10:39:35","modified_gmt":"2011-05-20T14:39:35","slug":"fun-friday-stephen-colberts-helpful-advice-for-catholic-priests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beliefbeat\/2011\/05\/fun-friday-stephen-colberts-helpful-advice-for-catholic-priests.html","title":{"rendered":"Fun Friday: Stephen Colbert’s Helpful Advice for Catholic Priests"},"content":{"rendered":"

Stephen Colbert, a Catholic,<\/a> had some helpful advice last night for pedophile priests confused by poor training and preparation for the social upheavals of the 1960s-1970s — one of the conclusions of a recent (extremely problematic) clergy abuse study<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Do: Give sermons, counsel your flock, preach the good word. Don’t: Molest anyone… ever!”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Check out the whole clip:<\/p>\n

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Stephen Colbert, a Catholic, had some helpful advice last night for pedophile priests confused by poor training and preparation for the social upheavals of the 1960s-1970s — one of the conclusions of a recent (extremely problematic) clergy abuse study: “Do: Give sermons, counsel your flock, preach the good word. 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