Abuse Scandal Weighs on Vatican Palm Sunday
Pope Benedict XVI opened Holy Week on Sunday amid one of the most serious crises facing the church in decades, with questions about his handling of cases of pedophile priests and the Vatican acknowledging its “moral credibility” was on the line. (March 28
Matthew 18:6
But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
but most priest does it. most priest also are homosexuals.
Church bylaws? Don’t you realise that this is the main issue?
Ratzinger decreed that” Any sharing of the evidence with legal authorities or the press was utterly forbidden. Charges were to be investigated “in the most secretive way restrained by a perpetual silence and everyone is to observe the strictest secret which is commonly regarded as a secret of the Holy Office under the penalty of excommunication”.
That is the church law! Do you agree with it?
@enemigosocultos yeah……. punished as in hung
@infospear show me the bylaws of the religion that agrees with the abuse.
@4evermeXY is everybody accused guilty? i disagree with any philosophy that allows its memeber to break the law and remain in power. but even religion has its flaws. but even with those flaws, we are a far better people with religion than we are without it.
@NYatheist so, if i get enough people to say that pedophilia is an acceptable practice, and create laws that protect those acts, then what exactly is justice?? doesnt same much for humanist morality, dontcha think?
@baronderothchild have you heard about the transgenerational relationship movement that is happening in new york right now? because we can say there is no god, there is no payment for sins then, there is no such thing as sin and if enough people vote for it to be law, there will be legal protections for pedophiles. right or wrong, it will be legal, so much for humanist morality.
@NYatheist which makes more sense, a creator, and the hope of justice or accident and no hope of justice?
@P3RSIANpinoy that is exactly what Hitler believed. but who would you blame for societies greedy, warmongering, whore-mongering ways if there were no religions? sugar, humanity = disease.
Not all priests does it.
This man his not a man of God! Instead of protecting the child rapist priests that hide worldwide inside convents; He should expelled them all and give full support and help to the victims who lost their lives to the abuse. Of course this might not happen because the man his shameless and full of pride.
Catholics – your religion agrees with the abuse, that means you do too. How do you maintain your belief in those who use god as an excuse?
Angels and Demons
@JustinJsen —MY church doesn’t excuse people for molesting why would you lie??!!!?!?! I’m not catholic, nor do I go to church. Where do you get your BS information? Do you make it up as you go along?
I remember months ago they were trying to lure Anglicans. I guess this is the way how they are gonna do it – “We allow Sex Abuse!”
If god created Pedofilies, if think he did it for a reason.
Every belief has child molesters.
The fact that a belief has child molesters doesn’t matter. Its the fact that your church excuses them for their acts.
and 2.2 billion follow this guy.?. ask for a cash refund chuch people..
Father Rapers, bringing abuse to all the good little girls & boys. In most places raping children is unacceptable, but if you’re a priest, it’s OK. And the Pope says, say three hail Marys & don’t worry about it. What a bunch of crap. Raping children is criminal and those that do it, and those that protect those that do it are criminals, and should be hanged for all to see. God doesn’t rape children, Priests do. Priests that rape are criminals.
actually I said that “no discipline is wrong” ARE YOU STUPID?!?!?
who said to relax and do nothing? that came from your mouth putting words in mine idiot
That point of view is the cause of the problem. You think there is a god that will punish them, therefore we can all relax, and not feel much need to pursue justice now, in a fully human arena. Thinking magical beings will guaruntee justice at some point, is exactly the sort of foolishness and ignorance that enabled priests to commit these horrors in the first place.
Didn’t you hear about it? The first week, the priests only 100 of the children. The week thereafter, they do 50 and so on. Until the addiction is resolve and the priest feels clean again. I am just being sarcastic. This is despicable behavior and they should be punished!
@priest008
Yeah, right….
he doesn’t need to mention the scandals, the media have done enough. ENough mentioning the scandals, the ywill be dealt with.. but enough already!, The Pope is not to blame for a sick idiot who abused children, the Pope has more things going on and then just to stop and treat this case alone, he has appointed officials to make sure they will be punished and they are going to be placed on trial!
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