Politician Calls Bishop A Pedophile Pimp On Facebook

A slew of controversy has erupted after D.J. Bettencourt, leader of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, called Roman Catholic Bishop John McCormack a pedophile pimp on his Facebook page yesterday.

Catholic Bishop John McCormack spoke at a the New Hampshire State House rally on Thursday, criticizing the state budget proposed by the House of Representatives. And how did the House Majority Leader, Representative D.J. Betterncourt, react? By insulting the bishop over Facebook, of course!

On Friday, Bettencourt sparked a fire when he posted on his personal Facebook page that Bishop McCormack is a “pedophile pimp” with “absolutely no moral credibility to lecture anyone,” according to the Concord Monitor.

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