Press TV
April 2, 2011
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| Roman Catholic bishop John McCormack |
New Hampshire's House Republican leader has used Facebook to lash out at Bishop John McCormack, who opposed the state budget cut plan, calling him a "pedophile."
The Roman Catholic cleric vocally opposed the budget plan on Thursday on the basis that it would hurt "the most vulnerable in our society."
In a post on the social networking site on Friday, David J. Bettencourt asked whether McCormack would like to discuss his history of protecting the vulnerable, CNN reported.
"This man [McCormack] is a pedophile pimp who should have been led away from the State House in handcuffs with a rain coat over his head in disgrace. He has absolutely no moral credibility to lecture anyone," Bettencourt said.
New Hampshire GOP Chairman Jack Kimball said in a Friday statement that he was disappointed with Bettencourt's post and that he did not share the House Leader's sentiments.
McCormack is the bishop of the Diocese of Manchester. The diocese came under criticism in 2003 when it was forced to settle over 170 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse by priests in New Hampshire.
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