Sex abuse in church

[Grace]

She had a excellent article on the church & this whole mess, in Easter
Sunday's paper. Might like that one as well.

I did read that one. Another good opinion writer is James Carroll for the Boston Globe. He was once a priest, and writes about many subjects, including this current mess within the Church. His latest is here.

[wombat2u2004]

An interesting clause...........
"Across three decades, Ratzinger was key to the appointment of bishops whose overriding commitment was the protection of pope-centered clerical authority. Terrified of acting on their own, they had one eye eternally on Rome. “Scandal’’ was their nightmare. Between an abused child and a predator priest, their choice was always simple: protecting the power structure meant protecting the priest."

[kokopup]

"Across three decades, Ratzinger was key to the appointment of bishops whose overriding commitment was the protection of pope-centered clerical authority. Terrified of acting on their own, they had one eye eternally on Rome. “Scandal’’ was their nightmare. Between an abused child and a predator priest, their choice was always simple: protecting the power structure meant protecting the priest.

If you read the link that I put in Post 101 it details how Ratzinger used "Vatican 2" to create the culture of secrecy that has spawned the churches present problems. While his intention may have been good the end results have turned into a disaster that even he, based on his recent declarations, must realize was a mistake. It is time for Vatican 3 to undo the Problems created by the Vatican 2 fundamentalist. The man now going by "Pope Benedict the 16th" was the leader of that group. He just about has to step aside for the present problems to be resolved.

http://www.weirdload.com/ratzi-responsible.pdf

[wombat2u2004]

The man now going by "Pope Benedict the 16th" was the leader of that group. He just about has to step aside for the present problems to be resolved.

Good. The guilty and their protectors must be punished by law. (And I don't mean Canon Law)

[RICHARD]

Good. The guilty and their protectors must be punished by law. (And I don't mean Canon Law)

Hows about CANNON law, You know, like the guy at the circus, with out the net?

[wombat2u2004]

Hows about CANNON law, You know, like the guy at the circus, with out the net?

Awwww sorry mate....I'm just a poor old uneducated protestant

[RICHARD]

Awwww sorry mate....I'm just a poor old uneducated protestant

We all pray to the same 'god' when we get into trouble.

[lizbud]

I did read that one. Another good opinion writer is James Carroll for the Boston Globe. He was once a priest, and writes about many subjects, including this current mess within the Church. His latest is here.

I wondered what happened to the great changes that Vatican II was
supposed to bring. I enjoyed Carroll's article. I don't know enough about
the "politics" of the church in Rome. Thanks for the link which I shall share.

[RICHARD]

LOLOLOLOL,

I refuse to read PDF documents with little numbers at the end of sentences.

Loved the Monty Python reference, but got lost when he started to 'pontificate' on all the stuff we already know, suspect and will never find out about the church.

Let's talk Baltimore Catechism instead?

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I still think Maureen Dowd needs to change the daguerreotype she uses in the headers of her columns, She hasn't aged well. She can still photoshop anything new she decides to go with.


LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL,

Casual Friday was the cause for child abuse in the church. They were hoping to burn out the Catholic School Girl fantasies that most of us guys that went to private school still have.

I remember looking up a plaid skirt or two wondering why the nuns were measuring the difference between the hem and top of the knee....