Foley Plays the Priest Card

Is anyone surprised to hear this:

Disgraced former Rep. Mark Foley said through his lawyer Tuesday that he was abused by a clergyman as a teenager, but accepts full responsibility for sending salacious computer messages to teenage male pages.

Attorney David Roth said Foley was molested between ages 13 and 15 by a clergyman. He declined to identify the clergyman or the church, but Foley is Roman Catholic.

He also acknowledged for the first time that the former congressman is gay, saying the disclosure was part of his client's "recovery."

A few days ago as this whole thing was breaking, I wrote this:

At least Foley didn't hold a press conference and come out as a "gay American". That's so last year.

I spoke too soon:

"Mark Foley wants you to know he is a gay man," Roth told reporters in Florida as Republicans struggled to avoid election-year fallout from the congressman's behavior and sudden resignation.

Will Foley join lawsuits against the Catholic Church? That seems the logical next step.