Catholic priest claims in Christmas message that women bring violence upon themselves

my lengthy previous comment has gone astray but briefly women should be able to dress as they wish with no fear of such evil being forced on them,with 10 year sentences at the very least being the penalty.

What a moronic statement. I'm not sure that the Donald isn't behind this, it sounds like something that he would say. I don't even read Wounded Knees comments any more because he says the same things. I think that his knee isn't the only thing that is wounded.

I find it particularly sad that Fr. Corsi's comments have gone viral at a time that in India, where women do not dress provocatively, three women have died in recent days as a result of gang rapes - one of horrific injuries, the other two of suicide.

There is some truth to this. I have seen women wear such short skirts and I see where I will leave that to your imaginations. Even in church I have had to tell people to stop smooching as there is another place for that. Really women need to think about what they wear when they go out. I don't agree what the Italian priest said but it is something that needs to be thought about.

WoundedKnee---Study Irish history and see that your beloved Rome imposed itself in Ireland. Giving King Henry their blessing to conquer Ireland and rid the church Patrick founded. American! Rome is Spiritual Imperialism and has left Ireland covered in spiritual darkness.

This is one of those rare statements the polarizes people yet cannot be completely denied. Not long ago I saw a woman slap a 6 foot man for an innocent comment. He slapped he back. Under the law he was defending himself and she had commited an assault. Feminine integrity has morphed into a peculiar arrogance that probably will not survive.

It cannot be said too often that WoundedKnee does NOT represent anything at all American. He and his dwindling group of inbred "like-minded" desperately hang onto their "Irish" as a way of convincing themselves, in complete self-delusion, that they are somehow superior to other Americans. Ignore them, or call them what they are, but please don't mistake them for representative Americans of Irish descent. There is no behavior more typical of WoundedHead and his male cohort than trying to silence women who reject their Neanderthal behaviors--as he tries to do below yet AGAIN!

The priest was wrong. However, for those of us who actually have to live with this there is a great deal of disrespect among men and women for civility and the rights of others. This is especially true in the public schools, including the ones where my children attend. Some parent let their children go to school dressed like pimps and prostitutes with complete disregard for the distractions and disruptions they cause. Then they complain viciously when the school officials take them to task. The worst case of school violence -- rock throwing, profanity laced -- I have personally witnessed was committed by a pack of young women after a middle-school basketball game. They were not incited by the Catholic church, fools.

Eiriamach> What a shameless hypocrite you are. You have told us you're not a Catholic. Stay out our business then. You're a true bigoted Know Nothing--go play with your fundamentalist hellfire buddies.

Tis ridiculous. A woman could be naked, but that does not give any man the right to rape her. If a woman expresses her thoughts, that does not give another man or woman the right to abuse her. No one has the right to abuse another person, physically, sexually, or psychologically.

"Why is this article about an Italian priest on Irish Central?" some people ask. I don't know. But I find it useful because it allows ex-Catholics to work through the conscious or unconscious sense of loss or anger or disappointment that comes with leaving a religious tradition that was handed down by their ancestors for generations or centuries. Calling people "Know Nothings and Bigots," as WoundedKnee does, is insensitive when reading about a priest calling the hard-working women of his country sluts. We need more tolerance, more sensitivity to the process of people distancing themselves from a religion that repeatedly tries to shame members into obedience. I, for one, am absolutely outraged at the relentless attacks of RC churchmen on the dignity, freedom and worthiness of women. The anger of millions is woven into the recent history of this Church, and we cannot discard it in deference to those who choose to pretend that history never happened. It'll probably last a lifetime. And you only rake it up when you declare, like PhlutiePhen, that women have lost [our] dignity. Like the Italian priest, you show no respect! And you expect to be treated respectfully by others? Bigoted churchmen incite bigotry in followers, whether in Italy, Ireland, or the US--and they call it Christianity?

Pandora's Box has been opened. Greek mythology speaks the truth. Women have a dignity which has been lost. Sex is a tool to obtain what they wish. The sins of men are more brutal. The sins of women are more psychological. The overwhelming number of gay priests has brought the Catholic Church to crisis. The good pastor is right. The wimp of a bishop is wrong. As Jack Nicholson stated in "A Few Good Men", the truth, you can't handle the truth.

I thought this was IRISHCentral, not ITALIANcentral or Catholiccentral. Either way this priest is just one more shining example of the problems afflicting that discredited organization.

And after 40 days or so, some guy was tempted with all the world pleasures but he declined,gotta be a message there somewhere

Jacers - this article is on IC simply to put the Catholic Church in a bad light. IC loves doing that. Just keep watching. They never refer to all the good things the Church has done.