I keep on putting off posting .  It's really that I have very little to say.  Perhaps the fact it seems that so many folks in the USA have gone NUTS!!  People voting directly against their self interest, people believing wild outlandish crap simply because it feeds their hateful prejudice.  People killing masses of f other people for no real reason, people armed to the teeth looking for some supposed "crime", or "immoral behavior", etc., etc., etc.  What in hell can I add?  I'm old now.  Age does not make you "wise", but it does give you perspective.  You see the results of actions taken 30, 40, 50 , even 60 years ago.  "Oh gee, we meant well" is not an answer when the human race faces extinction  --  is it?  Think about it when the temp goes up to 111 degrees F, or a flood washes away your home.

Ahh, the Roman Catholics are up to their old tricks

See, it's not just the USA, Ireland, the UK, Australia, Italy, and untold other countries:

Chilean Catholic Priest Accused of Child Sexual Abuse

Wednesday, January 06, 2010

SANTIAGO, Chile — A Catholic priest and his girlfriend are accused of soliciting sex from young girls, including one who later bore his child, investigators said Wednesday.

The Rev. Ricardo Munoz Quinteros, 55, found the youths with the help of his girlfriend, Pamela Ampuero, who photographed the minors and sent him the pictures over the Internet, investigator Jaime Graffigna said.

Munoz offered his victims up to $90 to be with him, Graffigna alleged. The priest stayed silent as he was led from jail to the courthouse Wednesday. The public defender assigned to his case entered a plea of not guilty.

The Catholic bishop in Melipilla, Enrique Troncoso, said he was shocked by the report and promised to open an investigation. Munoz was suspended from his duties as a priest.

The priest has been charged with abusing three girls, ages 14, 16, and 17, Graffigna said.

Ampuero, 33, the mother of two children fathered by Munoz, has been charged with peddling the sexual services of minors, Graffigna said.

One of the victims also bore the priest's child, prosecutor Cristian Caceres said.

Munoz served in Melipilla, 40 miles northwest of Santiago. His alleged victims are from the nearby town of Curacavi.