Well I'm glad to see that they've included instructions for the future!

robgmun · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:19

The Police said there's no crime?

Isn't showing porn pictures to people that didn't want to see it Gross Indecency?

Spenty · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:21

robgmun said:
The Police said there's no crime?

Isn't showing porn pictures to people that didn't want to see it Gross Indecency?

I think it's the fact a kid was in the audience.

robgmun · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:23

Wat? The fact the kid was there should make it worse, no?

[Damien] · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:24

Spenty said:
I think it's the fact a kid was in the audience.

Yes, having a kid in the audience makes it all ok

Stretch · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:27

Castiel said:
If the article is so awful why post it?

As for the images....it is likely someone decided that it would be funny to plant the images and set the autoplay.

That's definitely more likely.

sven256 · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:29

Proof that memory sticks are the work of the devil.

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 16:49

Castiel said:
Yeah, its so funny watching a mans reputation and subsequently his life being destroyed before his guilt has even been ascertained.

Nor has his innocence been ascertained.

Castiel · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:04

dirtychinchilla said:
Nor has his innocence been ascertained.

So he must be guilty of something, is that right?

I was obviously under the misconception that someone was innocent until proven guilty....

The Police do not appear to think any crime was commited....but of course the media and those with an axe to grind will continue with a modern lynching by media and misinformation regardless.....

Gerard · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:07

Seen this way last week, colour me suprised.

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:08

Castiel said:
So he must be guilty of something, is that right?

I was obviously under the misconception that someone was innocent until proven guilty....

Of course. But given the limited evidence it's the most obvious conclusion.

E61 Grouphead · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:10

dirtychinchilla said:
Nor has his innocence been ascertained.

Wow.

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:13

Sorry, I only posted this because of the autoplay stuff in the article, not because of the priest being involved or whether he's guilty or not.

Castiel · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:16

dirtychinchilla said:
Of course. But given the limited evidence it's the most obvious conclusion.

No it isn't.

Are you seriously stating that because there is no evidence that he is guilty of a crime, he must be guilty because there is no evidence to the contrary?

It seems highly unlikely that someone who knew that the USB contained those images, or put them on that USB would be foolish enough to use said USB in a presentation they themselves were conducting.....

Cardinal Brady added: "The priest has stated that he had no knowledge of the offending imagery. The archdiocese immediately sought the advice of the PSNI who indicated that, on the basis of the evidence available, no crime had been committed. The priest is co-operating with an investigation of the matter on the part of the archdiocese."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/03/catholic-church-inquiry-gay-porn-images?newsfeed=true

I think I'll wait until the Archdiocese conduct their investigation before vilifying and condemning the man simply based on peoples prejudices....

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:18

That's fine. At no point did I state he was guilty. If he didn't do it then it's a shame for him. If he did, well he's made a severe error.

Castiel · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:21

dirtychinchilla said:
That's fine. At no point did I state he was guilty.

dirtychinchilla said:
Of course. But given the limited evidence it's the most obvious conclusion.

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:22

That is not a statement of guilt, that says most likely conclusion! Surely a conclusion require absolutes.

Castiel · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:26

dirtychinchilla said:
That is not a statement of guilt, that says most likely conclusion!

'Obvious conclusion'

Obvious:

Adj

: easily discovered, seen, recognised or understood. Evident.

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You made a conclusion of guilt based on what you perceived to be the obvious outcome.

dirtychinchilla · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:30

Well I'm sure you have some idea why someone might jump to that conclusion. I shall say no more. Hopefully though, if any Catholic priests do happen to have a usb pen with that sort of thing on it, they will read the article and find out how to turn autoplay off.

Gideon Lorr · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:31

Catholics in public: herp derp derp, homosexuality is disgusting and wrong!

Catholics in private: gay men? Fap fap fap.

Castiel · 3 Apr 2012 at 17:36

dirtychinchilla said:
Well I'm sure you have some idea why someone might jump to that conclusion. I shall say no more. Hopefully though, if any Catholic priests do happen to have a usb pen with that sort of thing on it, they will read the article and find out how to turn autoplay off.

I am well aware of peoples irrational prejudices, you are correct there.

Maybe the Samantha Brick Daily Mail article and the subsequent hail of abuse would have been a better article to comment on.......rather than one that was posted simply because it involved a Priest.