Not Man Enough to Accept His Punishment

Catholic priest flees US extradition and becomes a fugitive from justice

PHOENIX (Reuters) - A fugitive Catholic priest ordered back to Phoenix from Rome to face child sex charges has vanished, authorities in Arizona said on Wednesday.

The Rev. Joseph Henn, 57, could not be found at the headquarters of his religious order in the Italian capital when authorities arrived with an extradition order issued by the Italian Supreme Court, Arizona prosecutors said.

Henn, accused of molesting three boys from 1979-1981, had been under house arrest for the last year at the Society of the Divine Savior and was trying to block his return to Phoenix when he disappeared about two weeks ago, they said.

A real role model, isn't he? A priest who is also an alleged predatory child molester - and he reportedly left the country to avoid prosecution...Sin is bondage, enslavement...It clouds the mind and hardens the heart. The man should know that while one may temporarily evade justice, there will come a time for each of us when we will no longer be able to hide from our sins or from the Just Judge...Say a prayer for this man's soul and for his victims if you have the opportunity.