"Let us pray."
Usually when a member of the clergy says this, it's to guide someone towards a higher spiritual direction. For one Queens, New York priest, however, it seems to have been the ultimate pickup line.
Parishioners admired the respected priest, who ministered at an area Catholic church. They trusted him enough to go to him for confession. For one vulnerable female church member who was facing an impending divorce, however, the said priest appears to have used the confessional booth to lead her astray, by flirting with her.
In other words, he used his spiritual connections for sinful purposes. Guess his reason for joining the clergy seems to have been to scope out all the hot chicks.
The mesmerized woman and the priest started dating on the sly and then got...well..."real familiar" with each other.
The secret trysts came to an abrupt close when the infatuated lady got an email from her priestly boyfriend, informing her that he had inadvertently passed on a STD to her.
Yep, that would definitely put the damper on a romantic relationship.
The diocese doesn't have too many comments on the matter right now, but she has filed a $25 million lawsuit.