NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — A Roman Catholic priest in Connecticut has been arrested on charges he stole $1.3 million in church money over seven years to use for male escorts, expensive clothing, and luxury hotels and restaurants.
Waterbury police say the 64-year-old Rev. Kevin J. Gray was charged Tuesday with first-degree larceny. Gray is the former pastor at Sacred Heart/Sagrado Corazon Parish in Waterbury.
The Hartford Archdiocese last month asked police to investigate after it discovered during a financial review that he might have taken more than a million dollars for personal use.
Gray was Sacred Heart’s pastor from January 2003 until April 15, when he was granted a medical leave. He was later suspended but still lives there.
Telephone messages were left at Sacred Heart and the office of his public defender.
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another catholic union democrat-but hey at least it wasn't little boys
I missed the part where the article mentioned what union he is a member of or the fact that he is a Democrat.
Seems he is more likely a teabagger.
Absolutely abominable,..
See this is beyond redundantly ridiculously repulsive. But it's sending crystal clear signal that a great number of the hierarchy in the guise of Catholicism. Are either pedophilia driven or homosexuals with extremely terrible persona's.
Where not damning, attacking, demeaning nor disparaging the religion. Be it known that the name of a religion / faith doesn't make a person a deplorable demon.
However, there's no doubt about there has to be an acceptance, condoning, protective and or transforming protocol if not practicing prerequisite.
For one to be a male with a horrid affliction of resigning to either be a child molester, thief, closet homosexual or bagman of and or for criminality.
In order to be elevated within the ranks of what such a flock of felonious frauds perch as leadership.
This is outrageous I mean it's not regional nor even an instance of one, two or even a handful that could be deemed overlooked mistakes.
Via the elevated titles and astronomical numbers of these godless criminals. It's unnervingly now became an identity and systemic expectancy.
How in the hell anybody of a right mind can dare expect any wholesome guidance or even accord with such a mass of malice based monsters is unbelievable.
I've got a lot of friends that were brought into the Catholic religion by their parents. But as soon as they had their say they'd seen enough to find no accord with and left.
There's a friend who's shared with me that his wife as a little girl was kissed on the lips and groped by a priest. Where when she told her parents instead of ripping him to shreds.
He said her parents tried to reason it away and actually told their daughter the priest probably didn't mean it the way it seemed to her. Till this day she's not close to her parents regardless to their attempts to apologize in latter age.
There's also a number of grown men that makes it clear that they just don't want to talk about they endured.
Where they haven't ever went into why or what it was specifically as instance[s] for being so against having anything to do with Catholicism anymore.
But they're collectively / universally clear that they'll never ever subject their children to endure what they did under the guise of Catholicism.
I was brought up Catholic, attended Catholic Grade school and all that, went to church each Sunday and then lost my faith due to drugs and alcohol, etc. Found my Faith well in Prison and read my bible and meditate each morning and say my prayers each night. I can't understand how these so called Men of God can do this and how I stuck up for the Catholics it's getting to be to much to go to church and not no if that person standing at the altar is what he's preaching. This is just sickening. We called these animals Pedophiles. Pitiful.
USEless1.....You again call me a socialist while you sit there with your hand out for cash from the government every month.
I'm a capitalist and apparently better at it than you are. I retired in 2004 and have lived only by my investments ever since. No government check or anything from anyone else.
You on the other hand have mentioned that you not only get that government subsistence every month but you also still work.
You call me a socialist and I could give you lessons on capitalism and buy and sell you any day of the week.
Keep on teabaggin!
USEless1..... You get a check from the government every month. You can lie and say you don't but since you have admitted it many times in the past that lie wont fly.
You and yankiepunchie keep on teabaggin! :-)
You libs seem a bit hypocritical condemning the Priest . Aren't you the ones who view the world as abnornal unless the gay and lesbian lifestyle was predominate ?
The Rev. Kevin J. Gray needs to be retired from the Priesthood in a isolated setting . This lifestyle is corrupt whether it is Barney Frank or the Priest . Barney uses his position to satisfy his deviate appetite also . Too bad we don't have an accounting of how much Barney has spent on male escorts .
USEless1....I'm a true capitalist. I earned it so I'm keeping it no matter how many times you beg me for a hand out.
In just about every one of your posts you like to brag about how proud you are of being a teabagger and how you will keep tea baggin. Knock yourself out. As far as I'm concerned, teabaggin doesn't interest me, not my style.
When you teabaggers get together at your jamborees do you have other activities like they had at Coney island on the fourth? Do you and your friends have a hot dog eating contest and bob for apples?
@yannicontpunclejuby
What a display,..
See where I can respect a divergence of political perspectives being exchanged in discussion. However, not only is this atrocious incident not a political issue.
It's actually a public safety and awareness issue to note as to protect the entire populous from continuously falling prey to it.
See unlike you I can care less what gender, race, age or political party a true heart parishioner. Or donating in hopes of helping person or people of the populous is that's being so treacherously tricked and fraudulently fleeced. While their children are being placed at considerable risk of being molested,.. NO WAY IN HELL I'LL STAND FOR THAT !!!
To which for you to attempt to mislead and miss that unselfish calling for collective sensibilities. It's without question you're just plain old pathetic and disgusting to indefensibly try to mask it with diversion insanity.
Clearly you're so dysfunctionally desperate and deflection fueled delusional. That it's clear you revel in such diabolical debauchery. Which you'd not intentionally tried what you did if you weren't of an accord with such twisted sickness.
However, being of far differing values, character and focus. I can't thank you enough. Simply for how distinctly you're representing the alternative views of a foolish faction of anti government, sexist racists zealots.
Whom means no one any good and you present the populous with exactly what one sounds like and thus who to avoid bearing any acceptance for or any accord with.
Where in extended recognition you've even managed to get others like you to reveal their atrocious accord with you as well.
So where in a manner of values you're totally worthless. However, in a manner of being so distinctly dysfunctional you're priceless,.. being such an avoidable plague.
Two thoughts-not really related in their conception......
This morning, driving to work, I saw a bumper sticker on a car that said "If you feel guilty and don't know why-You're a Catholic!".
And then I read.......
about one of our area's most corrupt / wealthy families donating a tremendous amount to a local university. I'm sure a few churches will be next! I'm not certain-but I'm pretty sure it doesn't work that way and you can't buy your way into heaven. BUT-please keep giving, there are good people who can use the help-even if you are all doomed to eternity in HELL!
cambridge, when you reach 62 or 65, are you going to accept Social Security? I would guess that since you rag on others for accepting Social Security that when the time comes that you will turn it down along with Medicare. Am I correct in thinking that or are you going to stoop to accepting money from Uncle. Money that you did pay into SS by the way!
And yes, I do collect Social Security which I paid into for 40+ years and also enjoy income from commercial rental property. Someday I will have to take payments from my 401.
I do not think you are gonna buy and sell me year after year. I would not of made that last statement except you rattled off the "I can buy and sell you any day of the week crap" to USA1. Kind of an arrogant SOB aren't you?
redvert...when I'm old enough to file for Social Security I definitely will. I don't need the money and if i never filed for it my life wouldn't be effected in any way.
I believe in the program. It has helped millions of people to live with dignity in their later years. I paid into it and and I'll gladly take my payment.
As far as how I address the USEless1, it gets a little old hearing that I'm a socialist from someone collecting a government check when I'm living off of my capitalist investments.
As far as what you think about me, I couldn't care less. :-)
I love jousting with folks here, it is fun to see what the reactions will be. I also post on a Florida paper. The big story there is NASA chief Boldon talking about how Obowser asked him to suck up to the Muslims.
You libs must be so proud of your prez!