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Topic History of: Papal Visit to Ireland Max. showing the last 5 posts - (Last post first)
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Barney
It's been now revealed that - out of the hundreds of paedophile priests in Philadelphia - only 2 were ever charged with a crime.
A very large can of worms has been opened - as the same happened in Washington, Boston, Ireland, Chile - and dozens of other countries.
Put simply, this cult/organisation saw itself as being outside the laws of any country - and entitled to be the judge of all crimes, by its depraved personnel.
But instead of handling them over to the authorities, the church lied - to defend them!
Now it would appears - the secret Jack in the Box has escaped, to tell his tales...
A US Grand Jury report forces the Catholic Church to come clean on 'thousands' of child abuse victims - by priests in Pennsylvania.
Why did they not do this themselves and hand the perpetrators into the authorities - instead of defending, denying and covering up?
Chile is next - then the outcomes of the cases against Cardinal Pell in Australia. A formal demand has been made by the Chilean authorities - to the church - for their records on the abuse cases there.
Chile awaits a response...
Barney
Later this month Pope Francis will arrive there for a couple of days, incorporating an onerous schedule of services, visits and appointments.
Most are waiting for his statements on his clergy's paedophile track record - and the RCC's refusal to release their records on the individuals.
In addition, the church's unacceptance of gays, same-sex marriage, contraception etc. - will be queried.
Is is fair and/or reasonable to exclude, from the RCC, those who practise what most of us do, in the modern world.
More importantly - is it Christian?
Demonstrations and anti-church events will vie for the eye of the international media!
But what is really wanted is confirmation of the abuse - with every assistance to bring the perpetrators to justice - and a seachange to bring the church into the modern world.