Catholic Priest Sentenced to Prison for Having Sex With Female Inmates

FORT WORTH, Texas — A Roman Catholic priest who had sex with two inmates while working as a chaplain at a women's prison was sentenced Monday to two years in federal prison.

Vincent Inametti, 48, was taken into custody after he was sentenced, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported in its online edition Monday.

Inametti, who is originally from Nigeria, had worked at Federal Medical Center Carswell in Fort Worth for seven years until last fall, according to documents filed in the case. He pleaded guilty in November to two counts of sexual abuse of a ward.

Although he faced a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, Inametti's lack of a criminal history suggested that he might get a sentence between 10 and 16 months.

But U.S. District Judge Terry Means said Inametti had violated trust as an employee of the federal prison and as a priest.

"For this he will face a higher authority than this one," Means said.

Both women were serving federal sentences for drug distribution conspiracy convictions. One met Inametti in 2004 after attending church services and becoming involved in the choir and Bible study classes, authorities said. The other met the priest a few months later after being assigned as a clerk for the prison's religious services department.

Inametti is a naturalized U.S. citizen who was ordained in his native country, Nigeria, according to documents filed in the case.

Well, folks, what can I say?

Gal 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.

I am painfully reminded that we never fully realize what burdens people carry as they pass us by. A casual greeting with polite smiles may easily conceal a raging storm of doubt, fear, anguish and turmoil. Gal 6:2 is a command to all the saints of God: yes, if you are saved, you are called to bear the burdens of your brothers and sisters in Christ.

It is certainly true that we cannot pray for every single saint of God by name, nor could we ever pretend to pray for the vast multitudes of the lost that wander the face of the earth, but we are, nevertheless, called to bear each others burdens. I am equally convinced that we are so caught up in our own petty cycles that we have lost touch with the concern we should have for our fellow saints. We are not sensitive to the moving of the Holy Spirit of God who is pleading with us to simply pray. I am committed, now more than ever, to praying for the saints of God. When I see your face I remember your name, I will try to pray for you. Will you do the same for those around you?

I want to challenge you to go one step further: Every day, pick someone. Make that person your 'person of the day' and spend extra time during the day lifting their name in prayer. It will take some effort - but anything worth doing requires effort. Our churches, our pastors, evangelists and missionaries all need our prayer, but so do our children, our parents and our families.

1 Th 5:17-18 Pray without ceasing. (18) In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Will you take time out of your busy day to lift someone in prayer?

The very act of prayer requires a great deal of effort, and I know the Lord will work through our prayers, but if you will go a small step further, I believe the reward will be much greater. When you pray for someone in particular, will you take a moment to write them a note of encouragement?

I don't know who wrote the song People Need the Lord, but the lyrics of the first verse seem so fitting:
Everyday they pass me by,
I can see it in their eye.
Empty people filled with care,
Headed who knows where?

On they go through private pain,
Living fear to fear.
Laughter hides their silent cries,
Only Jesus hears.

1 Tim 2:1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men.

Through our own power, we cannot bear our own power, but with the power of God, we can bear the burdens of many.

Will you pray?

Who is Your Child’s Role Model

Miley Cyrus is 'embarrassed' over some of the pictures taken during a recent Vanity Fair photo shoot. According to FoxNews.com, these pictures included "shots of the teen wrapped in what appears to be a satin bedsheet, looking over her shoulder with her back exposed."

In comments about these photographs, she initially expressed her admiration for the photos by saying, "It wasn't in a skanky way. Annie took, like, a beautiful shot, and I thought that was really cool." It was only after the photographs became public and a few people began to express outrage over this children's role model posing in immodest photographs that she expressed her remorse.

Disney, the company who hosts her television show claims she was manipulated "in order to sell magazines." Let's not forget who appeared in some of the photos with her: her father. You read it right! Her father was there with her for the photo shoot and actually appeared with her in some of the photos! If she was manipulated, it was in full view of her parents and her handlers. So, if she was manipulated, whose fault was it?

So which is it? Is this an innocent young lady who was abused by the big, powerful magazine company or is this an up and coming pop-tart? Let's not forget that just last week, another (as in not the first) set of photographs leaked from her blog. I have not viewed the photographs, but they are described as her and her boyfriend in an embrace where one of the two is pulling her shirt up to reveal her belly while the other is pulling her shirt down to reveal her undergarments. According to news reports, this is only the latest in 'provocative' photographs of 'Hannah Montana' which have escaped from her private blog.

We are living in a society in which parents are offering their children on the altar of sexuality. Children, even the children in our churches, are being allowed to view the likes of Hannah Montana and High School Musical, pick their role models and they are emulating their harlotish ways.

Did you say you wanted proof?

• "In a statement that is a blow to British government's sex education policy, a pregnant 14-year-old says having a baby is now regarded as 'fashionable' among schoolgirls." - www.dailymail.co.uk
  
• Jamie-Lynn Spears, who is sixteen, is proud of the fact that she is pregnant. - 'OK' Magazine
  
• More than 40% of girls become pregnant at least once before the age of twenty.
  
• 52% of teens in the United States are reported to be sexually active - 2007 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Risk Behavior Survey
  
• Recently, a teacher in a local middle school told me that kids are now coming to school dressed so immodestly that the school has to keep clothes on hand to cover the children.
  

Need more proof? Visit your child's blog or your child's friend's blog.

Jer 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush...

Who's fault is this?

Cyrius' father was present when the Vanity Fair photographs were taken and actually appeared in some of them.

I remember being at church one day when a teen girl walked in to the youth pastor's office. The girl was dressed in a very provocative way. The youth pastor asked the father, "did you see how your daughter was dressed?" The father replied, "yea, she's hot, isn't she?"

Every parent, everywhere is responsible for raising their children. Wait, they are not our children to raise, they are the Lord's children. We need to remember that these children have been entrusted to us by God and that we are to raise them in the light of the Word of God.

Jer 8:12 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush...

Where is this leading? In five years, if the Lord should tarry, I believe we will look back on this as the beginning of the downward spiral in this child's life. We may be discussing her premature pregnancy, if she does not kill the baby in an abortion, or we may be comparing her destroyed life to the likes of Brittney Spears.

What is the outcome of your children's life going to be? Are you allowing this in your home? Perhaps the most striking comment I have received in the last few months was from a father who narrowly avoided a tragedy. He said, "Not only did I trust my son, I wanted to be his friend. He has plenty of friends, he needed Godly parents." This man hit the nail on the head. Kids need parents, not friends. Where a friend would encourage this trash in the home, a 'parent' will not!

Are you your child's parent or are you your child's friend?

Prov 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

Holy Father...

When many people address the pope, they call him Holy Father. People also call their Catholic Priest Father.

There is a simple truth, actually a simple command from the lips of Jesus Himself:
Mat 23:9 And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.

This is another example of the flawed nature of the Roman Catholic organization. Perhaps I should call it a nation rather than an organization. Remember - it is not the 'church' founded by Christ!

Pope Visites United States

WARNING...FACTS AHEAD...

The United States of America, a country founded by Christians who sought to escape the oppression of the Roman Church, welcomed the leader of the Catholics. Throngs of people cheered at each event as Pope Benedict XVI spoke.

It amazes me that the United States, a nation founded in the Word of God, has sunk to the point where so many people are now worshiping this man. While he claims to be 'Christian' he openly denies the Word of God through his idolatry and extra-Biblical teachings. In fact, the Pope is teaching what the Bible describes as 'doctrines of devils and lies in hypocrisy'.

1 Tim 4:1-3 Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils; (2) Speaking lies in hypocrisy; having their conscience seared with a hot iron; (3) Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.

For many years, the Catholics have commanded that certain people remain unmarried. Likewise, for many years, the Catholics have commanded that people not eat meat on certain days. The Bible cannot be more clear about this. These are doctrines of devils. Some may argue that not eating meat one day a week is a healthy alternative. Perhaps there is merit to that, but to make the command that it is a sin to eat meat on certain days is clearly a doctrine from hell. However, the command to remain unmarried has clearly caused a great amount of pain to many innocent people:

• Every day, children are molested by priests in the Catholic organization (I refuse to call it a church).
  
• There have been allegations of Nuns who engaged in sexual relations with priests and became pregnant. Since abortion is a sin, they were allowed to carry their children to full term and deliver the babies. The baby was then quickly murdered. It is reported that churches in Europe are build on foundations of slaughtered infants - infants killed to preserve the reputation of the church.
  
• Catholic history records the command to priests to 'abandon' their wives and children when this evil doctrine was published.
  

This is only one example of the evil nature of the Catholic organization. I wish I had more time to illustrate all of the errors of this organization such as the worship of saints, the worship of Mary, the false doctrine that Peter was the first Pope, Catholic communion, infant baptism, purgatory, the Rosary, etc., etc.

SCHOOL -- 1957 vs. 2007

Scenario: Jack goes quail hunting before school, pulls into school parking lot with shotgun in gun rack.
1957 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
2007 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counsellors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario : Johnny and Mark get into a fistfight after school.
1957 - Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
2007 - Police called, SWAT team arrives, arrests Johnny and Mark. Charge them with assault, both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario: Jeffrey won't be still in class, disrupts other students.
1957 - Jeffrey sent to office and given a good paddling by the Principal. Returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
2007 - Jeffrey given huge doses of Ritalin. Becomes a zombie. Tested for ADD. School gets extra money from state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario: Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
1957 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college, and becomes a successful businessman.
2007 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy removed to foster care and joins a gang. State psychologist tells Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has affair with psychologist.

Scenario: Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
1957 - Mark shares aspirin with Principal out on the smoking dock.
2007 - Police called, Mark expelled from school for drug violations. Car searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario: Pedro fails high school English.
1957 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English, goes to college.
2007 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English banned from core curriculum. Pedro given diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario: Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from 4th of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle, blows up a red ant bed.
1957 - Ants die.
2007 - BATF, Homeland Security, FBI called. Johnny charged with domestic terrorism, FBI investigates parents, siblings removed from home, computers confiscated, Johnny's Dad goes on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario: Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
1957 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
2007 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy .

Notes on Marriage

1 Tim 3:2-6 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; (3) Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; (4) One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; (5) (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) (6) Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.

Recently, in another discussion, the question of marriage and divorce arose. So, it would seem that it is now time to explain exactly what marriage and divorce are, how they affect the life of the Christian and what the position of someone who divorces and remarries is. In the Bible passage quoted above, we can clearly see that one of the qualifications for the pastor is ‘to be the husband of one wife’. The question has arisen: does that mean one wife at a time? In short: no. The Lord’s intention for marriage is that it should be permanent.

First, we must look at what marriage is. Some claim that marriage is the physical union of a man and a woman, some claim that it is a legal contract and others claim that marriage is a union created and sanctified by God. What does the Bible say? Well, in Matthew 19:4-6, Jesus said, “…Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female, (5) And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? (6) Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.” For me, this clearly illustrates that God creates the marriage. “What therefore God hath joined together…” This defeats the notion that there is a physical act which creates marriage. If that were true, then sodomites could, Biblically, be married. In fact, anyone who has any act of fornication would be married. This is ludicrous. Do not misunderstand: fornication is a sin, but it does not make one married. Marriage is a union created by God with no intention of being broken. Further down this passage, Jesus tells the Jews that laws were given to allow for divorce as a result of the hardness of the people’s heart, but Jesus adds in Mat 19:8, “…but from the beginning it was not so.”

As we continue reading Mat 19, we see that the Lord does give one possible excuse for divorce: fornication. What is fornication? Webster’s 1828 defines fornication as “The incontinence or lewdness of unmarried persons, male or female; also, the criminal conversation of a married man with an unmarried woman.” In other words, it is pre-marital sex. (note: if marriage is the act of sex, then there would be no fornication as the act of fornication would also be the act of consummating the marriage union – again, a marriage union is not created by a physical act, it is a union created by God.) Webster’s 1828 also defines fornication as idolatry.

Outside of that one narrow exception, a marriage is not intended to be broken. It is intended to be a life-long union of two people. The physical relationship between a husband and his wife has several symbolic meanings:

• It is intended to be symbolic of the union of Christ and the
  church (no, not in a sensual sense). In this, it symbolizes a complete devotion between the bride and the bridegroom which endures forever, through both trials and triumphs. It is a union which cannot be broken any more than our salvation can be discarded.
• It is intended to be the means by which humans procreate.
• It is intended to be used for the pleasure of the husband and wife.

So, in that very limited case where a divorce is the result of fornication, what about remarriage? Mat 19:9 “And I say unto you, Whosoever shall put away his wife, except it be for fornication, and shall marry another, committeth adultery: and whoso marrieth her which is put away doth commit adultery.” Jesus is making the point that there may be a cause for divorce, but outside of that one narrow possibility, anyone else who divorces and remarries committeth adultery.

HOWEVER, I would add this: I do not believe there is ever a case for divorce. Granted, there may be places where a husband and wife should separate (abuse, for example). However, this separation should never lead to a divorce. If adultery and fornication were a cause for divorce, then every wife would immediately have cause to divorce her husband. Again, quoting Jesus in Mat 5:27-28 "Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery: (28) But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart." Jesus is quite plainly saying that we are all guilty of adultery. Unless Jesus is a liar, then we should all be divorced. However, the overall standard established in the Word of God is one of grace and forgiveness. Granted - the adultery should not take place, but where it does, there should be forgiveness and rebuilding in the marriage.

The over-riding standard with regard to marriage is in Jesus' statement: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. Anyone who rightly divides the Word of God can clearly see there is no place for divorce in God's economy and can equally see that someone who divorces and remarries is committing adultery.