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Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 9:31:36 PM

Brain

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Church Sex Abuse Scandal 'Has Now Reached' The Pope: AP

VATICAN CITY Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese disclosed that while he was archbishop a suspected pedophile priest was transferred to a job where he later abused children. The pontiff is also under increasing fire for a 2001 Vatican document he later penned instructing bishops to keep such cases secret.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/12/popes-former-diocese-admi_n_497167.html

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger should have reported the sexual abuse in his archdiocese back in the 1980s. He should have demanded a full and thorough investigation and been forthright with the new parish whom he assigned a molesting priest.

Coupled with the document he authored in which he wanted bishops to keep sexual abuse under a cloud of pontifical secrecy is a clear sign that he committed obstruction of justice. His entire papacy is shrouded in suspicion. How can anyone continue to support his regime as pope?

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 9:47:37 PM

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I think the pope and his entire bunch of child abusing cronies should have their entrails splayed and presented to vatican square for the birds to feast on.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 9:53:03 PM

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HEY! Guess what, I have finally been bumped up from a vanilly status to a curious status.

I really am very curious....when am I going to be nominated for President??

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:07:58 PM

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ORIGINAL: belladevine

I think the pope and his entire bunch of child abusing cronies should have their entrails splayed and presented to vatican square for the birds to feast on.

Thank you for that nuanced and multi-faceted viewpoint concerning this real and oh so harmful situation.....a personal fantasy glimpsed from the poisioned and black mind of belladevine,high priestess of venom,racism and hate.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:10:00 PM

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And just in case you haven't gotten the point....I have adopted you as my own new personal hater...what that means is every time I see You have spewed more of your venom on these fora....I will follow as quickly as I can to try and ridicule and debase the empty vessel that you are.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:19:44 PM

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I'm okay with that.

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I think the pope and his entire bunch of child abusing cronies should have their entrails splayed and presented to vatican square for the birds to feast on.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:20:58 PM

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He is not a beloved pope, at least not for many people.

To see any religious organization, especially one with such power and influence, try to hide the fact that there were cases of child abuse both saddens and infuriates me. Children are supposed to be protected, loved, and taught, not harmed, horrified and traumatized.

Specifically, for the Catholic church, I would have liked to seen swift, aggressive action taken against accused child molesters. Involve the local police in the investigation, suspend the priest in question and if he's found guilty, excommunicate him. Make it quite public that these actions are not condoned, tolerated or hidden anymore and that anyone found guilty of molesting a child will face the worst the church has to offer.

Of course, I'm a very eclectic Wiccan, so my views may not have a great deal of bearing in this matter.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:22:47 PM

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Thank you for your support and please remember that if you can't be an athlete you can always be an athletic supporter.

Peace or pieces, the choice is yours.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:29:55 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLEX037I5QY&feature=channel

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 10:31:29 PM

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Okay Brain first,your endorsement of belladevines post is not a great surprise...you seem to have some sort of axe to grind,of a personal nature,with all of the worlds Catholics....This is alright,you have already spent any capitol you ever possessed with your increasingly rambling and disjointed posts.Have at it....you have been consigned to the loony bin anyway.
Vixandia...I'm what's known as a "fallen" or"lapsed Catholic"...,meaning it is the religion of my parents and it was spoon fed to me...but I have issues with both the dogma and the church....Issue #1 is I am a survivor of molestation...and the church's non response to that most hateful of crimes is a black mark on any and all who played a part in the decision making process.But being a realist...and knowing the church itself is nothing more than one large bureaucracy trying to defend its turf...I was not surprised.Families where incest and molestation of children occur circle the wagons and protect the abuser...why ,because quite simply it is a stigma that stains all that are touched by it....is this right and correct...No ,of course not...but speaking from first hand knowledge it is how human beings react to that which is too terrible to face.
So after all of that babble,,,I would overwhelmingly agree with you when you suggest how you would have liked to see the church react...but my experience tells me there was never a snowballs chance in hell of that happening.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 11:16:26 PM

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Not all Catholics, a lot of Catholics, but not all. I don't like people like Anthony Scalia and John Roberts. I do like Catholics like John and Robert Kennedy. In any case, the Catholic Church does not get a pass on child abuse by me. Oh and thanks for calling me “loony” I need help to understand what kind of person I really am.
Bill

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/13/2010 11:48:17 PM

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I thought I have read that the current pope was some kind of leader of an internal court.
They say he is very strict ( compared to other popes who tried to hide these cases) and is digusted by these things.
And although the news is bad. At least it is known now.

but..we shouldn't forget who much people with childporn or for child abuse are arrested weekly that are not related to the church.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 6:28:12 AM

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Justme, our issue isn't that some pedophiles manage to make it into the Catholic church. Our issue is that the church makes an organized effort to aid and abet them. Cardinal Ratzinger was the one who sent "Crimine solicitationies" out to every bishop requiring them to "cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church. " http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/17/religion.childprotection

Pope Benedict XVI isn’t the solution to the sex abuse scandal, he’s one of the culprits.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 6:39:04 AM

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I really am very curious....when am I going to be nominated for President??

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 7:07:25 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: GotSteel

Justme, our issue isn't that some pedophiles manage to make it into the Catholic church. Our issue is that the church makes an organized effort to aid and abet them. Cardinal Ratzinger was the one who sent "Crimine solicitationies" out to every bishop requiring them to "cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church. " http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/17/religion.childprotection

Pope Benedict XVI isn’t the solution to the sex abuse scandal, he’s one of the culprits.

Well the whole world is part of it...because I never saw cops running into a church to arrest a priest or what ever. (soem things were already known in the 60's and 70's)
That is what really pisses me off. The whole world gives the church a special treatment.
( or perhaps I don't know enough about it...pisses me off anyway).

Besides that. Abused people often take money...in change to keep still..that is not really helping also.

Besides..the besides....the church should burn the abusers like they did with witches.

sorry..the topic pisses me off.

thank you for the link. I had one with the oposite.....gonna try to find it again.
Perhaps he is indeed not the good guy.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 1:03:05 PM

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ORIGINAL: Justme696

quote:

ORIGINAL: GotSteel

Justme, our issue isn't that some pedophiles manage to make it into the Catholic church. Our issue is that the church makes an organized effort to aid and abet them. Cardinal Ratzinger was the one who sent "Crimine solicitationies" out to every bishop requiring them to "cover up cases of sexual abuse or risk being thrown out of the Church. " http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2003/aug/17/religion.childprotection

Pope Benedict XVI isn’t the solution to the sex abuse scandal, he’s one of the culprits.

Why should "the church" be allowed the pleasure of burning thier.
I say burn the whole thing down with them in it.

We the PEOPLE want JUSTICE!

Our laws exist to prosecute ewe!
Stinking politicians that protect the church should be dipped in their black gold and set A- blaze in the rose garden.

Well the whole world is part of it...because I never saw cops running into a church to arrest a priest or what ever. (soem things were already known in the 60's and 70's)
That is what really pisses me off. The whole world gives the church a special treatment.
( or perhaps I don't know enough about it...pisses me off anyway).

Besides that. Abused people often take money...in change to keep still..that is not really helping also.

Besides..the besides....the church should burn the abusers like they did with witches.

sorry..the topic pisses me off.

thank you for the link. I had one with the oposite.....gonna try to find it again.
Perhaps he is indeed not the good guy.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 1:08:22 PM

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My quote is kinda lost in the middle of this story but I really want to know how I am doing in the polls.

Once again...thanks for your support.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 1:47:44 PM

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Why should "the church" be allowed the pleasure of burning thier own?
I think we should burn the whole thing down with them in it.

We the PEOPLE want JUSTICE!
Our laws exist to prosecute ewe.

Stinking politicians that protect "the church" should be dipped in their black gold and set A- blaze in the rose garden.

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 1:58:53 PM

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These visuals you keep seeing in your head?...Been seeing them for awhile now?Is there audio,or is it all just a visual thing?
Have you sought out help?

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RE: Church Sex Abuse Scandal Has Now Reached The Pope: AP - 3/14/2010 2:24:52 PM

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZNoykSATsc&feature=related

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