tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post8915623162792352455..comments2023-09-16T11:54:12.957-04:00Comments on The Rockin Traddy ~ Life in the Diocese of Scranton: Rev. Phillip Altavilla - Diocese of ScrantonThe Rockin' Traddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-36448727173510234652014-04-16T16:44:15.587-04:002014-04-16T16:44:15.587-04:00"A scholar, if Steve were one, would pick up ..."A scholar, if Steve were one, would pick up on the first line and be disturbed by it "Well, at least it isn't a little boy for a change." <br /><br />That line, and several others in the post were sarcasm. People seem to have as hard a time understanding sarcasm as they do acquiring the skill of reading comprehension. A link on acquiring those skills just for you, anonymous:<br /><br />http://www-tc.pbs.org/now/classroom/acrobat/lesson06.pdf<br /><br />As you digest something you have read, re-read it again and please do fight the urge to "fire off" a pithy response. I won't be posting them any longer once I am certain you are incapable of understanding the basics of what I have written here.<br /><br />And from now on, I am back to my previous policy of no anonymous comments.The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-8483827938320187452014-04-16T01:16:48.033-04:002014-04-16T01:16:48.033-04:00A scholar, if Steve were one, would pick up on the...A scholar, if Steve were one, would pick up on the first line and be disturbed by it "Well, at least it isn't a little boy for a change."<br /><br />Next time I hear of a little girl of, say, 7 being raped, I will comment "Well AT LEAST she can't get pregnant." Phew!! I slept better knowing it wasn't a little boy.. at least!! But when you jump to the defense of a man "merely" giving a young girl alcohol... I mean.. you have a son.. Let me ask you... when he is a teen, can I "merely" give him alcohol? Maybe rub his toes? I'll let him alone if he cries. He'll be OK the rest of his life. Or maybe he will make it a "Tradition?" Think what this sort of thing does to the individual before you lean on the side of the pedophile.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-63204565086547128092014-04-15T18:36:31.503-04:002014-04-15T18:36:31.503-04:00"First, rockintraddy blogspot is the most exc..."First, rockintraddy blogspot is the most excellent thing I've ever read on the web or anywhere else. Secondly, your assessment of Fr. Altavilla's situation is exactly spot on."<br /><br />You are a scholar and a gentleman, sir!The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-61952503680747917592014-04-15T18:35:47.385-04:002014-04-15T18:35:47.385-04:00"wow you are a wacko. you are the reason vict..."wow you are a wacko. you are the reason victims of sex crimes rarely speak up. You are striaght up pathetic."<br /><br />Some guy with a blog is the reason victims of sex crimes don't speak out? Doesn't seem plausible but I joyfully await your next post. Thank you!The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-38461360120319382302014-04-15T18:33:43.975-04:002014-04-15T18:33:43.975-04:00"Bishop Bambera's Canonical Ordination mu..."Bishop Bambera's Canonical Ordination must not be valid since he doesn't wear a 3 foot high mitre or white gloves. Pope Alexander VI dressed like Bishop Sample, and he may not have been the best Bishop of Rome the Church has produced..Clothes do not make the man<br /><br />Bishop Bambera, is that you? Sign your post next time. Or get a better tailor. :)The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-72912700214826127692014-04-15T18:32:26.808-04:002014-04-15T18:32:26.808-04:00"He didn't rape her.
He didn't kill h..."He didn't rape her.<br />He didn't kill her." He could have, though. And knowing now what we know about Altavilla, it's a lucky thing. Don't you agree? The Rockin' Traddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655979831127314413noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-53268189715008940212014-04-14T20:09:36.833-04:002014-04-14T20:09:36.833-04:00Now what do you think? (read the news)Now what do you think? (read the news)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-16644327677053420682014-04-13T03:55:21.429-04:002014-04-13T03:55:21.429-04:00I'm Steve Marquardt. Some may remember me thro...I'm Steve Marquardt. Some may remember me through the local media as the founder of the Northeast PA Homeless Outreach Program. I've heard of this blog but it's the first time I've read it as I knew Fr. Altavilla.<br /> First, rockintraddy blogspot is the most excellent thing I've ever read on the web or anywhere else. Secondly, your assessment of Fr. Altavilla's situation is exactly spot on. Let's watch this as it goes through the courts and pray for Fr. Philip as well as the alleged "victim".Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900266330667901202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-80834387260447879692014-04-11T13:47:52.189-04:002014-04-11T13:47:52.189-04:00wow you are a wacko. you are the reason victims o...wow you are a wacko. you are the reason victims of sex crimes rarely speak up. You are striaght up pathetic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-10412611393623292302014-04-08T19:56:21.409-04:002014-04-08T19:56:21.409-04:00Thanks for your reflections. We must pray for each...Thanks for your reflections. We must pray for each other. Satan is like a "Roaring Lion" waiting to devour. How vulnerable we are .Thank God he is merciful to us.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14285080307267162993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-34274933431677396272014-04-07T08:53:41.936-04:002014-04-07T08:53:41.936-04:00Great insight and the above prayer is a great intr...Great insight and the above prayer is a great intro to the daily rosary. Thanks RTF<br />Tess208Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-60138359479722502812014-04-06T09:33:03.463-04:002014-04-06T09:33:03.463-04:00But whoso shall cause one of these little ones who...But whoso shall cause one of these little ones who believe in Me to fall, it were better for him that a millstone were hung about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea.<br />Matthew 18:6Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-71604892314192363542014-04-05T23:08:52.755-04:002014-04-05T23:08:52.755-04:00Bishop Bambera's Canonical Ordination must not...Bishop Bambera's Canonical Ordination must not be valid since he doesn't wear a 3 foot high mitre or white gloves. Pope Alexander VI dressed like Bishop Sample, and he may not have been the best Bishop of Rome the Church has produced..Clothes do not make the manAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-81198168728918594872014-04-05T21:23:17.637-04:002014-04-05T21:23:17.637-04:00"So, let's look at this carefully. A prie..."So, let's look at this carefully. A priest is accused and by his supposed acknowledgement he did in fact give a 13 year old girl alcohol, rubbed her feet and legs inappropriately.<br />16 years ago.<br />He didn't rape her.<br />He didn't kill her.<br />He gave her alcohol, rubbed her feet and legs.<br />Then he stopped when she resisted and took her home."<br />I'm not really sure how you can dedicate a blog to discussing matters in the"loosely Catholic Diocese of Scranton" and somehow confuse your above statement as being, what I assume you to espouse as 'traditional Catholicism.' There are some things about this case that do seem strange, but it appears that Father Altavilla did admit to them. The fact that he didn't kill or rape her does not make what he, himself admits he did any less wrong. A twenty-something year old man supplying alcohol to a teen by an adult is wrong, priest or not. That same person rubbing her feet and legs after supplying her with alcohol is still wrong, priest or not. The fact that he did stop when she protested is small solace. What if she had passed out, and he continued further? Fairly or not, someone acting "in persona Christi" is held to a higher moral standard. I also hope that this case is fairly and thoroughly investigated. And if evidence points to guilt, a priest should not be treated any differently under civil law than anyone else. If guilty, he should also receive the appropriate penalties under Canon Law. <br />Years ago, the "traditional Church" may have made the offender promise that he wouldn't do it again and move him to another parish, where it all to often happened again. At least our so called 'liberal' Bishop B (as you call him) didn't let that happen...I guess that labeling and name calling must be a traditional and conservative Catholic thing as well. I will be praying for the victim, Fr. Altavilla and you as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-5379321932077291722014-04-04T22:10:45.281-04:002014-04-04T22:10:45.281-04:00Great comment Traddy. I cant believe our good Bish...Great comment Traddy. I cant believe our good Bishop did not ask for prayers for Father. May all concerned be consoled by the Holy Spirit including our Bishop.<br />Tess208Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1336117984422102655.post-70412205021408944742014-04-04T19:25:48.517-04:002014-04-04T19:25:48.517-04:00Nothings up. He's done it before. He will do i...Nothings up. He's done it before. He will do it again. It's not the first time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com