tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post8398585071278799065..comments2023-10-22T09:32:13.417-04:00Comments on Big Trial | Philadelphia Trial Blog: Father Andy's Lawyer Puts District Attorney On TrialAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04116104602505815614noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-45574942904482878052015-03-09T18:09:52.650-04:002015-03-09T18:09:52.650-04:00Well said. Now the decision is in the hands of a ...Well said. Now the decision is in the hands of a jury of his peers. Whatever their verdict, the system worked as it is designed to work. Much better than the "system" used by the hierarchy of the Catholic "Church" that hid the crimes of pedophile priests and even enabled these crimes by moving the predators from location to location so they could abuse more innocent children. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-9147817087635178602015-03-09T17:46:00.070-04:002015-03-09T17:46:00.070-04:00Your thoughts that McCormick will be found guilty ...Your thoughts that McCormick will be found guilty because he is a priest goes both ways. How many people like you are out there who believe he should be found innocent because he is a priest. I believe in innocent until proven guilty but I also believe in never judge a book by its cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-25599099097525889252015-03-09T16:48:46.707-04:002015-03-09T16:48:46.707-04:00Typical... No concern whatsoever for the innocent ...Typical... No concern whatsoever for the innocent children sexually abused... No concern for the hierarchy of the Catholic "Church" who systemically hid the fact that some of their "men of God" were assaulting children, and even provided new opportunities for these abusers to commit even more abuse by moving them around from location to location... But a sudden, overwhelming concern that "American Jurisprudence" is being shaken to it's foundation... because a "man of God" who spends the nights with little boys and takes little boys to Europe and plies them with alcohol has to face his accuser in open court. Perhaps we should disband the entire legal system and let you decide which pedophile Catholic priests are guilty or innocent. I am quite sure these "men of God" are all innocent to you. You should be more concerned about what your God will do to his followers who allowed these terrible things to go on for decades, and to the "apologists," like yourself, who refuse to clean up your own house (the Catholic "Church"), while wailing and moaning about injustice. That there were multiple people who have testified as to his good character doesn't mean he is innocent. There were also multiple people who testified as to his bad character. Now it is in the hands of a jury of his peers, just as that American system of jurisprudence you so callously denigrate intended. Too bad you aren't so compelled to speak out and change the system that allowed it's "men of God" to repeatedly destroy the souls of innocent children. If found not guilty, perhaps you wouldn't mind letting this "man of God" spend a few nights in Europe alone with your child or grandchild. Perhaps provide some alcohol to the child... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-36046321681189798062015-03-09T13:43:51.351-04:002015-03-09T13:43:51.351-04:00What disturbs me as an American about those who ma...What disturbs me as an American about those who made their minds up concerning the guilt of this priest even before testimony was heard, is the fact that they dispensed of a foundational premise of American jurisprudence: every man is presumed innocent until proven guilty. Absent this principle, mob rule and tyranny come into play. There is not one shred of evidence that this priest committed any crime. Quite to the contrary: there have been multiple people who have testified to his good character. <br /><br />The Philadelphia judicial system is so corrupt that I won't be surprised if this priest is found guilty....not because he did anything....but because he simply is a priest. And if that is true, then God help those who knowingly played any role in punishing an innocent man for such a henious crime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-86161933355805540622015-03-09T11:42:34.843-04:002015-03-09T11:42:34.843-04:00Good grief, Sarah.
You need serious help.
You are...Good grief, Sarah.<br /><br />You need serious help.<br />You are completely unhinged.<br /><br /><br />Please do yourself - and everyone - a favor.<br />Get professional help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-13640264989681713842015-03-09T10:53:56.329-04:002015-03-09T10:53:56.329-04:00queer, isn't it?queer, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-9019877442323707902015-03-09T10:52:24.710-04:002015-03-09T10:52:24.710-04:00Well, one thing that this kid and his family excel...Well, one thing that this kid and his family excel at is crying on command for effect, and at the drop of a hat no less. What a waste of good Kleenex. I sincerely hope that the jurors can see through this charade. <br /><br />Is there a method acting class currently running in Philadelphia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-90902780284337287902015-03-09T10:32:05.939-04:002015-03-09T10:32:05.939-04:00Not on vacation. Just didn't think it was nec...Not on vacation. Just didn't think it was necessary to post the obvious, that it's looking bad for McCormick. Defense counsel's complaints about witnesses sobbing and his comparison to being caught in a riptide seemed really weak to me. Being caught in a riptide is very scary. But by comparison, a child stuck in a bedroom with a big overweight priest intent on having sex with him has to be ten times as scary. I don't think defense counsel should have invited that comparison. He also should have stayed away from annoyance at sobbing witnesses. Any person would sob about this happening to their child or to themselves as a child. Even a cousin would sob when looking back and wondering what she could have done when she was 11 years old. <br /><br />McCormick couldn't stop bringing boys to his room. His life seemed to revolve around interacting with boys, taking them to Poland, movies, outings, leaving weird statues inside their front door, inviting them to basements, ignoring parents' objections, etc. <br /><br />No wonder the previous defense counsel gave up, saying "I'm done," "I'm done."SarahTX2https://www.blogger.com/profile/13127925134697324637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-4959829070259547172015-03-09T09:46:17.912-04:002015-03-09T09:46:17.912-04:00Now we have a gay uncle and a disappointed grandfa...Now we have a gay uncle and a disappointed grandfather thrown into the mix, not the priest that's on trial. Interesting.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-91893649750052833092015-03-09T07:39:13.492-04:002015-03-09T07:39:13.492-04:00Why do you ask? Are you having trouble incorporat...Why do you ask? Are you having trouble incorporating her into your "villains list" if she goes on vacation? Or, are you saying that in the "vast scheme" against your religious organization she has some nefarious intent to post multiple comments under different guises? Which conspiracy theory will it be today in defense of pedophile Catholic priests and their enablers within the hierarchy of the "church?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-73654432268573007252015-03-09T07:02:57.164-04:002015-03-09T07:02:57.164-04:00Did sarah Tx2 go anonymous or on vacation hmm?Did sarah Tx2 go anonymous or on vacation hmm?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-90686426763711690182015-03-09T06:42:49.051-04:002015-03-09T06:42:49.051-04:00Settling administratively is expelling him from th...Settling administratively is expelling him from the priesthood for using pooor judgment in allowing boys to visit his room. That is why he is on trial. This became a he said he did event. I hope bthe bjury will apply an open mind as there are glaring inconsistencies in the trial.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-88018426257754351512015-03-08T19:31:38.217-04:002015-03-08T19:31:38.217-04:00Anonymous at 11:44 a.m., I think you make some exc...Anonymous at 11:44 a.m., I think you make some excellent points. You may wish to take a look at the following article by a local psychiatrist.<br /><br /> http://www.hprweb.com/2015/01/accusations-against-priests/ <br /><br />I am sure that what this man reports will be considered controversial among the anti-catholic crowd.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-17660175069642008932015-03-08T11:44:56.924-04:002015-03-08T11:44:56.924-04:00Well, here's some food for thought (if anyone&...Well, here's some food for thought (if anyone's hungry).<br /><br />Most of us who have grand children - especially grandsons - look to see in them the positive traits of strength and virility needed to successfully raise a family in today's world. In a very real way, the traits they exhibit reflect both on their lineage and the values instilled in them during their formative years.<br /><br />Now, this kid's grandpop at face value seems to be a real 'man's man'. He was in the Air Force and then the police where he 'specialized' in sex crimes. However, somewhere along the line he must have been extremely embarrassed to learn that his grandson didn't have a firm handshake (shall we say).<br /><br />Perhaps all the nooses hanging around the house, the hair pulling and the torrents of tears were nothing more than symptoms of the inner conflict the accuser felt as he was coming to the realization to the realization that he could be gay.<br /><br />Is it possible that the outrage and testimony which Pop expressed at the trial was directed at Father Andy who may have tried to help the kid deal with this state, but failed? <br /><br />For all we know, the accuser may have a grudge against Father Andy because of advice that he was given in the Confessional relative to this clearly disordered state.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-27232928878022328732015-03-08T08:20:19.052-04:002015-03-08T08:20:19.052-04:00Wow. Talking about grasping at straws. The above p...Wow. Talking about grasping at straws. The above post about the alleged victim being a model and make up artist was a big rambling mess.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-52482227279525995972015-03-07T17:54:00.946-05:002015-03-07T17:54:00.946-05:00That's why they are called "Catholic apol...That's why they are called "Catholic apologists!" In their efforts to spin the "man of God's" behavior as normal (spending the night with young boys, taking them to Europe and giving them alcohol, etc., etc.,etc...) they must come up with ever more ludicrous excuses. Funny, I have never heard even one "Catholic apologist" say "...guilty or not, this behavior is NOT the way "men of God" are supposed to behave with children..." (even though his own supervisors suspended him for this behavior). Instead, everyone else is the "villain" (the victim, the victim's uncle, the DA, the public at large...) and the "man of God" who spends the night with little boys and gives the alcohol is the "saint." I wonder if they will be lined up with their young children outside of this "man of God's" room eager to hand over their child to him for the night? I wonder how many will hand over their young children to him for an alcohol filled "fun" vacation in Europe? Any volunteers willing to place their little boy in the care of this monster... er, "man of God?" Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-91992547603952752032015-03-07T13:51:12.375-05:002015-03-07T13:51:12.375-05:00Why hasn't the fact that Kemp kept asking juro...Why hasn't the fact that Kemp kept asking jurors to recall "how they felt" been addressed? The plaintiff is not only a model but he is also a self proclaimed make up artist to the stars who works for a successful cosmetic firm in New York. Now maybe I am wrong but to me a model is trained in how to control their facial expressions and emotions! What is the purpose of a model? It is to get consumers (or anyone for that matter) to feel a certain way when they look at a picture! Whether it be a sales ad or a public service announcement, when u look at a model posing in a picture it evokes some sort of emotion. Wouldn't you also think similar thoughts about a make up artist? They should know how to manipulate the face to convey emotion... It seems to me the plaintiff in this case could have made the jurors "feel" anyway he wanted them to feel based on his facial expressions and emotions, which are both things that his self chosen careers depend on. Let's hope that the jurors can see this and they remember the facts, not how they felt!<br /><br />Also, doesn't anyone else find it odd that over the last 2 years and through 2 trials not one other alter boy has come forward. What makes the plaintiff in this case so special that he was this priests only target? If my memory serves me correctly I believe I have heard and ready that Fr. McCormick has been a roman catholic priest for 30 years, how many alter boys do you think Fr. encountered over 30 years? Sex offenders do not just flip a switch on and off, sex offenders are sick demented people who repeatedly commit crimes such as sexual assault and/or rape. <br /><br />Here's hoping for not guilty!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-12346651410940866642015-03-07T11:31:52.485-05:002015-03-07T11:31:52.485-05:00"Settled administratively" Oh the Cathol..."Settled administratively" Oh the Catholic Church would love that. Why don't we let the victim his family and his friends serve up some justice ? How about we do what the Bible says and take the lives of these priestly animals ?<br /><br />In Genesis 9:6, God told Noah that the penalty for intentional murder should be death: “Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.”<br /><br />I cannot think of a better example of murder then what these priests have done to God's children. They have killed the minds, hearts, and souls. <br /><br />But we are or at least pretend to be a civil society and that would be considered barbaric and it would make us no better then the animals we call priests.<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-90594513273931089072015-03-07T11:25:00.919-05:002015-03-07T11:25:00.919-05:00Because his uncle is gay, he is the one who may ha...Because his uncle is gay, he is the one who may have molested the alleged victim? Have I read that correctly? It seems that someone needs a lesson on Homosexuality vs. Pedophilia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-87360395911356465912015-03-07T10:11:50.904-05:002015-03-07T10:11:50.904-05:00Where in the hell did you get the idea that this p...Where in the hell did you get the idea that this priest was a predator? Having served for 14 years in the same parish, multiple people testifying to his good character, NO ONE else making accusations even in spite of Seth's public plea that they do so, and you still call him a predator? Take the blinders off and acknowledge that not everyone who is accused of abuse is actually guilty of it. Don't let your anger get in the way of reason.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-82896122045034365322015-03-07T08:27:59.589-05:002015-03-07T08:27:59.589-05:00You repeat the same rot over and over again withou...You repeat the same rot over and over again without any acknowledgement of the facts or truth. Last year he did take the stand but because he is a simple man who has no guile he was unprepared for the prosecutor. Perhaps his attorney advised him not to take the stand and he is following his advice. On more than one ocassion this priest has proclaimed his innocence. It didn't do him any good last year by taking the stand so why should he do it again? Nowhere does it ever say that he slept in the same bed with a kid. The one witness who was his roommate in Poland said the worse thing he did was snore. There is simply no evidence here at all. You, sir or madam, have a very twisted mind which is evident by your repeated screeds against priests and the Catholic Church. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-37145744037610341472015-03-07T08:24:10.577-05:002015-03-07T08:24:10.577-05:00This can not be "settled administratively&quo...This can not be "settled administratively" because sexually abusing young children is a crime, not an administrative matter! Settling things "administratively" (i.e. quietly paying off victims and moving the "man of God" to a new church where he was free to sexually abuse even more innocent children) is what got this religious organization into the spot it is now in. A more apt question would be why didn't the hierarchy of the Catholic "Church" care enough about the most innocent of their flock to keep them safe from these predators?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-41088498034847715472015-03-07T08:16:20.072-05:002015-03-07T08:16:20.072-05:00These Catholic apologists claim to be interested i...These Catholic apologists claim to be interested in the truth... why, then, didn't this "man of God" take the witness stand and explain why he thinks it's alright to take little boys into his room and bed at night? A practice that he continued even after his supervisors warned him to stop, a practice that led him to be suspended by those same supervisors. Why didn't he take the witness stand and explain to the jury why he thinks it's alright to take young boys on vacation to Europe and ply them with alcohol? Are these behaviors standard operating procedure for "men of God?" Sleeping with little boys, giving them alcohol... none of these facts will be enough to make Catholic apologists say this man should NOT be posing as a "man of God." In fact they will welcome his return to the priesthood with open arms and allow him to be around more young boys. A "man of God" who has so little faith in his God and the truth that he dare not stand up and shout his innocence... lest the jury finds out about his "priestly" behavior. Yes, by all means may God bless this man who beds young boys, and plies them with alcohol while on "vacation."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-53668769160922793772015-03-07T07:26:28.080-05:002015-03-07T07:26:28.080-05:00It is winning and losing, the truth is put aside a...It is winning and losing, the truth is put aside as winnibg is preferable for losing. That is ADA Kemp's mentality which is to show the boys what a mean bitch she is and let the boys sweat in -the office. And an innocent man will die in prison to make her happy.<br /><br />Why couldn't this be settled administratively vice being put on trialAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876661997317409023.post-64309317310154569522015-03-07T05:52:26.635-05:002015-03-07T05:52:26.635-05:00Kemp is smoking hemp. The DA did not do their job...Kemp is smoking hemp. The DA did not do their job at proper investigation of this case. The so called victim was coached by the grandfather who is a SVU detective. A good DA would do their job and actually interview all witnesses not just a few from the victims side. Oh was it mentioned that the victims uncle was gay? Maybe he was the one who molested the victim and not the priest seems to me they are looking for a pay out!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com