Meg, my response was not directed at you. It would be a topic for another thread. I love dogs, but I can't stand to see them treated as humans. The important point I would like to make is that a church is a sacred place and is not for dogs - Pablo's or this strange man's.
"Give not that which is holy to dogs; neither cast your pearls before swine."
But I agree that if "dog in the chapel" was the worst thing to happen in Boston, they would have no serious issues and everything would be great. Let's not get distracted by side issues. As Manuel pointed out, those distractions can be pointed to be Pablo, etc. and used to help deceive others still captivated in the cult.
I understand Manuel's point about giving credence to false stories, however a few things must be kept in mind:
1. Some people just want to be deceived. Any excuse will do. In fact, nothing we DO or DON'T DO here on CathInfo is going to wake them up.
2. In the end, it's THEY that will suffer. When they suffer at the hands of Pablo, have their lives destroyed, perhaps lose the Faith someday, etc. that won't be our fault. If they believed the lies about CathInfo, that's going to be on them. If they loved the truth, they wouldn't have been deceived -- at least not for long. People who believe lies will get what they deserve!
3. We don't always know which reports are true and which are false. That 16 year old's story, for example, lasted a little over a DAY before we tore it to pieces and exposed him. I personally lambasted the teen for his behavior, but had to take down the whole thread for legal reasons "because he's a minor". He better not try it again -- he's over 18 now!
4. I don't know of any "false stories" that weren't annihilated in this manner. If Pablo took screenshots during the early stages of our collective "discernment" process (while we were still considering a testimony, which turned out later to be false) and used it for his propaganda -- see #1 and #2.
5. Some stories are "inconclusive" -- we can't prove them right or wrong -- and we keep them in the back of our minds, reserving judgment, and weighing them against other evidence.
You don't have dozens of unverified anecdotes/allegations of sodomy, pedophilia, etc. against an innocent man. It just doesn't happen. You might have ONE false charge, yes. (NOTE: the MSM counts as one person; they are completely united in their government and talking points). Ditto for charges of witchcraft. Most people don't even get ONE unverified report charging them with witchcraft.
As I said earlier, some crimes you're not going to get video evidence. Most sodomites (for example) make sure things aren't being filmed. They want plausible deniability at every step of their crime. (the altar boy visiting with the priest after Mass, the same boy coming to the rectory later, etc.) They're not going to be stupid and CREATE a trail of hard, conclusive, indisputable evidence that might send them to prison later!