The NFL is seeing one of their long time players stand up for something he believes in to the point where he is willing to get kicked out of church over it. A Priest was accused of some extremely vile acts during the middle of a Sermon.
Long Time NFL Starter Goes Off On Priest Over Vile Act During Sermon, Gets Escorted Out Of Church
Police escorted an NFL long snapper from an Ohio church during a contentious scene during which parishioners sought answers regarding rumors that one of the priests had viewed pornography on the church’s computer:
Fourteen-year NFL veteran Jake McQuaide found himself in the middle of the fray on Saturday at Our Lady of the Visitation in Green Township when he demanded answers from Archdiocese of Cincinnati Chancellor Jason Williams, who was addressing allegations against priest Martin Bachman.
A member of the church, Todd Zureick, said they saw images from a laptop that contained “thumbnails to pornography sites and links to multiple virtual reality role-playing sites involving pornography, sexual assault, group sex, rape, and occult themes,” WCPO reported.
The Enquirer reported Zureick filed a complaint with the archdiocese earlier in the year.
On Saturday, Williams read a letter from Archbishop Robert Casey that shot down the allegations.
“These have been investigated, and no wrongdoing — either criminally or ecclesiastically — has been substantiated … consequently, like gossip, the spreading of rumors is sinful, and we should all work to overcome this tendency of our fallen human nature,” the letter said.
It was at this point that Cincinnati native McQuaide, 37, stepped in and demanded answers about the pornography allegations.
“Please take a second. We want to put these rumors to rest. Can you answer this for me … fact or fiction,” McQuaide said, according to WCPO.
When someone at the altar tried to tell the long snapper that it wasn’t the right time for this interaction, McQuaide, who said he saw the images of the computer, reportedly replied: “I’m sorry, sir, this is the time and the place. I will stand up. … Did the priest use our parish computer to look at pornography? … true or false. … I am not trespassing.
“You can look at pornography at your house, but you cannot do it here.”
McQuaide, a two-time Pro Bowler, was escorted out by Green Township police officers, who were asked to be at the church in case of disruptions
Capt. Mitch Hill told The Enquirer that McQuiade was not detained nor charged with a crime.
Archbishop Casey said Bachman has a planned sabbatical from July that is not related to the allegations.
Police, according to multiple reports, have also said they have not found that any member of the clergy from the church has committed crimes.
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I applaud this young man for standing up, speaking out and confronting his church authorities on actions supposedly committed by one of their own leaders. Not only are the allegations sins against our Father but perhaps illegal as well. If witnessed by parishioners including this man claiming to be the truth and then be covered up within the Church I would want answers too.