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I think that's just busting balls by Otter

Have you ever used that term? Or have you or your friends accused someone of not having the balls to carry out an action? I bet you have.

Here's where I am. A longtime poster has considerable respect for Fr. Lange, to the point that his handle honor's the priest.

He's certainly not alone as a lot of older posters here have memories that are similar at least.

The customs of that era are strange to us and don't match the norms we have at Planet Fitness. I get that.

The priesthood has also been implicated in more of its fair share of molestation crimes during the time period discussed. All of that stipulated.

That said, I have heard nobody mention any accusations against Fr. Lange. He was certainly eccentric but I knew plenty of those types who weren't criminals or deviants. I think it's out of line for people to piss all over a thread that was started to pay homage to a dead priest that meant a lot to one of our posters. Yeah, it's a giggle and to call out the difference in norms from the 40s and 50s to now? That's fine. But the comments that joke or assume that Fr. Lange was a predator are simply sad and not appropriate on this board.