{"id":34,"date":"2009-09-30T22:25:57","date_gmt":"2009-09-30T22:25:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/09\/bishop-charged-with-possessing-child-pornography.html"},"modified":"2009-09-30T22:25:57","modified_gmt":"2009-09-30T22:25:57","slug":"bishop-charged-with-possessing-child-pornography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/09\/bishop-charged-with-possessing-child-pornography.html","title":{"rendered":"Bishop charged with possessing child pornography"},"content":{"rendered":"

You see stuff like this<\/a>, and words fail:  <\/span><\/p>\n


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A Roman Catholic bishop who oversaw an historic settlement with victims of past sexual abuse by priests in Nova Scotia has been charged with possessing and importing child pornography.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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Bishop Raymond Lahey of the archdiocese of Antigonish was searched at the Ottawa airport as he re-entered Canada on Sept. 15. Officers found images “of concern” on his laptop, and seized it along with other media devices. He was released pending further investigation.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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After a forensic examination revealed child pornography, Ottawa police charged Bishop Lahey, 69, Friday and issued a warrant for his arrest.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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In a statement Saturday, Bishop Lahey said that “after much thought and careful consideration” he had submitted his resignation to Pope Benedict “for personal reasons.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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“…To so many of you I would want to say a personal word of farewell and thanks. However, I have already left the diocese to take some much-needed time for personal renewal. I simply ask for your prayers, as I assure you of my continued prayers for you all,” he wrote.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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Archbishop of Halifax Anthony Mancini told CTV News<\/i> that he spoke to the former bishop yesterday but doesn’t know where he is and would encourage him to surrender “and allow the legal process to unfold.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n


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You can find more details here<\/a>.    <\/span><\/font><\/p>\n


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The people in his diocese must be in a state of shock.  All concerned need our prayers.<\/span><\/font><\/p>\n
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