Victims: Pope Benedict Protects Accused Pedophile Bishops2. Comment #161466 by mjwemdee on April 15, 2008 at 10:21 am
Pope Benedict told reporters on his flight this morning from Rome to Washington, D.C., he would do everything possible to avoid a repeat of the scandal.So that's all right then.
3. Comment #161467 by MrPickwick on April 15, 2008 at 10:22 am
"Crimen sollicitationis":Crimen sollicitationis (Latin for "the crime of soliciting") was a letter sent in 1962 by Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office, to "all Patriarchs, Archbishops, Bishops and other Local Ordinaries, including those of Eastern Rite". It laid down rules for procedures to be taken against clerics (priests or bishops) of the Roman Catholic Church accused of having used the sacrament of Penance to make sexual advances to penitents.
4. Comment #161468 by michabo on April 15, 2008 at 10:25 am
If any country leaders had a spine, they would charge the Catholic Church as a criminal organization with conspiracy to commit child abuse.5. Comment #161476 by Diacanu on April 15, 2008 at 10:32 am
If any country leaders had a spine, they would charge the Catholic Church as a criminal organization with conspiracy to commit child abuse.
6. Comment #161485 by Jolly Bloger on April 15, 2008 at 10:41 am
7. Comment #161490 by j s bach on April 15, 2008 at 10:46 am
8. Comment #161494 by Raiko on April 15, 2008 at 10:50 am
9. Comment #161495 by Zamboro on April 15, 2008 at 10:52 am
10. Comment #161500 by bluebird on April 15, 2008 at 10:54 am
11. Comment #161505 by Matt H. on April 15, 2008 at 10:58 am

"As a Catholic, I have to sadly conclude that he is not serious about ridding the church of corrupt bishops," said Anne Doyle, co-director of BishopAccountability.org, a group tracking public records involving the bishops.
12. Comment #161522 by kintaro_crab on April 15, 2008 at 11:16 am
According to the group, of the 19 bishops "credibly accused of abusing children," none has lost his title, been publicly censured by the Vatican or referred for criminal prosecutions.
13. Comment #161537 by Animavore on April 15, 2008 at 11:40 am
14. Comment #161540 by Wosret on April 15, 2008 at 11:44 am
I'm sure he will try hard to avoid another scandle...and maybe he can do something about the sexual predation while he's at it...you know, if he has the time. 15. Comment #161557 by BicycleRepairMan on April 15, 2008 at 12:05 pm
16. Comment #161558 by Geoff on April 15, 2008 at 12:06 pm
17. Comment #161585 by Copernic on April 15, 2008 at 12:28 pm
For every topic that gets the Catholic Church's imput (stem cell research, AIDS education, embryologic research, etc) there should be a resounding response of....18. Comment #161688 by Colwyn Abernathy on April 15, 2008 at 2:04 pm
See also the Mighty Hitchens on same...
http://www.slate.com/id/2188971/
19. Comment #161703 by Colwyn Abernathy on April 15, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Pope Benedict told reporters on his flight this morning from Rome to Washington, D.C., he would do everything possible to avoid a repeat of the scandal.
20. Comment #161714 by Colwyn Abernathy on April 15, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
The Audacity of Pope
So the Pope has come to America for a visit. One of his goals is to "heal sex abuse wounds" of the countless victims of priest rape. The audacity of this man astonishes me. No matter how good his intentions are, he has no right to get further involved in these cases. The catholic church has lost the right to be a source of comfort to the people it has abused.
Think about it, this is an organization that commits a crime, denies the crime, covers it up, protects the criminals, blames the victims, and THEN has the balls to try to "help" the victims sometimes up to forty years later. He probably expects praise for it too. To me, that's basically the same idea as a doctor going around with a tyre iron smashing people's kneecaps, then tenderly putting them in a cast and giving them a bill.
Pope supporters will surely be crowing about all the wonderful things the catholic church has done to heal abuse wounds after this. Sorry, it doesn't count when you apologize for damage that you have caused.
Oh, but it's going to be alright from now on right? Because the Pope "vowed to keep pedophiles out of the priesthood". Sorta like the vow of celibacy the pedophile priests took eh? I call bullshit.
Fuck the popo.
21. Comment #161717 by Colwyn Abernathy on April 15, 2008 at 2:24 pm
No wonder my mother didn't let me become an alter boy.
(What? I was 6 at the time. I still believed in Santy for dogs sake.)
22. Comment #161720 by Colwyn Abernathy on April 15, 2008 at 2:27 pm
(and believe me, I have a Dr. Cox type personallity, this will make my face ache and it will test my patience).
23. Comment #161732 by theantitheist on April 15, 2008 at 2:44 pm
24. Comment #161734 by D'Arcy on April 15, 2008 at 2:45 pm
25. Comment #161741 by Jolly Bloger on April 15, 2008 at 3:19 pm
26. Comment #161748 by woe-monger on April 15, 2008 at 3:42 pm
So, all they have to do is append the question "Are you a pedophile?" to the application form for seminaries.27. Comment #161754 by CraigB on April 15, 2008 at 4:02 pm
I believe the Pope has said he wants to stop paedophiles from becoming priests. Shouldn't he be more concerned about stopping priests from becoming paedophiles?28. Comment #161767 by Jolly Bloger on April 15, 2008 at 4:24 pm
29. Comment #161781 by GordonYKWong on April 15, 2008 at 4:47 pm
30. Comment #161791 by Damien White on April 15, 2008 at 5:12 pm
Before I jump to conclusions and have my self-righteous passions enflamed by this article, i'd like to know what some of the accusations were, and who decided they were 'credible'.31. Comment #161796 by black wolf on April 15, 2008 at 5:22 pm
32. Comment #161803 by Ed-words on April 15, 2008 at 5:38 pm
WE INTERRUPT THIS THREAD TO BRING YOU AN33. Comment #161813 by Lucas on April 15, 2008 at 5:58 pm
34. Comment #161840 by chuckgoecke on April 15, 2008 at 7:21 pm
35. Comment #161875 by Roland_F on April 15, 2008 at 8:03 pm
6. Comment #161485 by Jolly BlSo the Pope has come to America for a visit. One of his goals is to "heal sex abuse wounds" of the countless victims of priest rape. The audacity of this man astonishes me.
36. Comment #161888 by eclampusvitus on April 15, 2008 at 8:12 pm
To be sure, there would be precious little difference if Gore or Kerry were President, but what hypocrisy becomes apparent when America lectures North Korea or Sudan about "human rights" while we maintain diplomatic relations with the Vatican. That Medieval institution has protected and enabled an "elite army of child molesters".37. Comment #161902 by Bigorra on April 15, 2008 at 8:23 pm
38. Comment #161914 by dragonfirematrix on April 15, 2008 at 8:30 pm
39. Comment #161936 by EvidenceOnly on April 15, 2008 at 8:57 pm
Today, the leader of "No child's behind left" was welcomed by the leader of "No child left behind".40. Comment #161988 by Ygern on April 16, 2008 at 1:16 am
41. Comment #161990 by Adam Morrison on April 16, 2008 at 1:18 am
42. Comment #162005 by Animavore on April 16, 2008 at 1:57 am
43. Comment #162013 by j.mills on April 16, 2008 at 2:09 am
44. Comment #162016 by Hobbit on April 16, 2008 at 2:14 am
45. Comment #162018 by lievemebe on April 16, 2008 at 2:16 am
My advice to Anne Doyle is to quit the Catholic Church and become an atheist. Come to think of it, the Pope should do likewise and dispense with hypocracy at the same time. That would make him a great leader instead of a phoney moralist.46. Comment #162025 by irate_atheist on April 16, 2008 at 2:35 am
47. Comment #162046 by Noodly on April 16, 2008 at 3:54 am
Now I have to go to my nieces communion and try to smile through grit teeth and express how happy I am for her.
48. Comment #162054 by DanielK on April 16, 2008 at 4:36 am
49. Comment #162081 by latsot on April 16, 2008 at 6:19 am
When I was a kid, our local vicar suddenly....disappeared...under an obvious cloud. It was several months before he was replaced, so it was presumably unexpected. I have no idea what the issue was and in no way wish to suggest any wrongdoing on his part, but I found the community's reaction extremely uncomfortable.50. Comment #162090 by latsot on April 16, 2008 at 6:36 am
> I know it's not easy but you are part of the
1. Comment #161465 by Vaneigem on April 15, 2008 at 10:19 am
See also the Mighty Hitchens on same...http://www.slate.com/id/2188971/
Hat Tipped to the DSTPFW)
http://drinksoakedtrotsforwar.com/2008/04/14/hitchens-on-catholic-child-rapists-and-their-protector-pope/
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