Predatory Pastors

I just got back into my office here at the police department. Spent the whole morning in court once again with a certain pastor that I arrested back in November. It breaks my heart to have arrested a pastor of a Christian church but it breaks my heart even more that this pastor crossed all the lines of ethics, principles, morals and faith by sexually abusing a little boy for over 10 years.

It all started when this boy,  now a grown man, was 11 years old. He came to the United States from a country in Latin America with his divorced mother,  seeking a better life, only to find an experience so physically and emotionally traumatic that his life will never be the same again. His only hope now is that God will heal these wounds over time. 

This should be a wake-up call for all us ministers, pastors and people who exercise a position of authority and influence over others. Let us never forget that integrity is who you are when no one else is looking. These people that look up to us do not belong to us. They are children of God, God’s precious property. Let’s honor God by honoring those people we serve, be it in a police capacity or in a ministerial capacity.

Peace….

~ by luis.santoyo on January 16, 2008.