For as much as I'm willing to believe that the head of the Holy Mother Catholic Church (Etc, etc...ad nauseam...) is "deeply disturbed", I don't for a second buy that he is "distressed" about these allegations (read: chronicled history) of child abuse by the clergy in Ireland.
Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy
December 11, 2009 -- Updated 1751 GMT (0151 HKT)
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a recent report showing the Irish Catholic Church covered up child sex abuse by clergy for decades, the Vatican said Friday.
The statement came after the pope met with senior Irish bishops at the Vatican and discussed the report, published last month by the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation.
"He wishes once more to express his profound regret at the actions of some members of the clergy who have betrayed their solemn promises to God, as well as the trust placed in them by the victims and their families, and by society at large," the Vatican said.
"The Holy Father shares the outrage, betrayal and shame felt by so many of the faithful in Ireland, and he is united with them in prayer at this difficult time in the life of the church."
In its 720-page report, the commission said there was "no doubt" that sexual abuse of children by clergy was covered up from January 1975 to May 2004, the time covered by the report.
Child sexual abuse was "widespread" during that time period, the report said. Clergy focused on maintaining secrecy and avoiding scandal rather than protecting children's welfare, it said.
It also shot down the notion that church leadership was unaware of the problem, in contrast to what the Dublin archdiocese and other church authorities had claimed.
The report prompted an apology from Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and condemnation from Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, who said he felt "a growing sense of revulsion and anger" as he read the report.
The pope promised that the Catholic Church would continue to follow the issue and try to develop "effective and secure strategies" to make sure the abuses don't happen again.
"The Holy Father intends to address a pastoral Letter to the faithful of Ireland in which he will clearly indicate the initiatives that are to be taken in response to the situation," the Vatican said.
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Okay... Time to get real with this one. Let's face it, in every country, in every parish, in every diocese of the world where you have representatives of the Catholic Church, you will find with very little detective work, a litany of sexually deviant offenses perpetrated by these very ecclesiastic representatives. The Roman Catholic Church (among others...) is a haven for such reprehensible individuals. Always has been, always will be.
So please, in the name of all that's Holy... STOP with these constant: "Oh My God!! We had no idea... We're so sorry... How could we have known??" bullshit articles, when yet one more diocese finally admits to what everyone knows has been going on all along!!! Just stop it...!!! How stupid, gullible, or moronic do you think people are...???
The altar boys knew, the priests knew, the vicars knew, the bishops knew, the cardinals knew and there is not a goddamn pope in history (because they all come up through the very same ranks...), who didn't know that this is in fact an accepted part of the Catholic clergy... One of the 'perks' if you will. When they quote Mark 10:14 and say: "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not...", their understanding of that verse is vastly different than ours.
For as much as I consider myself to be virulently anti-Islam, you will find that to be thruthful, the same holds true for Catholicism or again, any other so-called 'organized' religion invented by man. I am actually anti-religion, to be succinct. They are all equally and universally, very bad ideas. For as much as Imams exalt their followers (peons) to kill in the name of Allah, the Catholic clergy was just as responsible for fanning the flames of genocide in Rwanda not so long ago. There simply is no good religion.
'Twas ever thus...
Pope 'deeply disturbed' over abuse by Irish clergy
December 11, 2009 -- Updated 1751 GMT (0151 HKT)
Rome, Italy (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI is "deeply disturbed and distressed" by a recent report showing the Irish Catholic Church covered up child sex abuse by clergy for decades, the Vatican said Friday.
The statement came after the pope met with senior Irish bishops at the Vatican and discussed the report, published last month by the Dublin Archdiocese Commission of Investigation.
"He wishes once more to express his profound regret at the actions of some members of the clergy who have betrayed their solemn promises to God, as well as the trust placed in them by the victims and their families, and by society at large," the Vatican said.
"The Holy Father shares the outrage, betrayal and shame felt by so many of the faithful in Ireland, and he is united with them in prayer at this difficult time in the life of the church."
In its 720-page report, the commission said there was "no doubt" that sexual abuse of children by clergy was covered up from January 1975 to May 2004, the time covered by the report.
Child sexual abuse was "widespread" during that time period, the report said. Clergy focused on maintaining secrecy and avoiding scandal rather than protecting children's welfare, it said.
It also shot down the notion that church leadership was unaware of the problem, in contrast to what the Dublin archdiocese and other church authorities had claimed.
The report prompted an apology from Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and condemnation from Irish Justice Minister Dermot Ahern, who said he felt "a growing sense of revulsion and anger" as he read the report.
The pope promised that the Catholic Church would continue to follow the issue and try to develop "effective and secure strategies" to make sure the abuses don't happen again.
"The Holy Father intends to address a pastoral Letter to the faithful of Ireland in which he will clearly indicate the initiatives that are to be taken in response to the situation," the Vatican said.
***********************
Okay... Time to get real with this one. Let's face it, in every country, in every parish, in every diocese of the world where you have representatives of the Catholic Church, you will find with very little detective work, a litany of sexually deviant offenses perpetrated by these very ecclesiastic representatives. The Roman Catholic Church (among others...) is a haven for such reprehensible individuals. Always has been, always will be.
So please, in the name of all that's Holy... STOP with these constant: "Oh My God!! We had no idea... We're so sorry... How could we have known??" bullshit articles, when yet one more diocese finally admits to what everyone knows has been going on all along!!! Just stop it...!!! How stupid, gullible, or moronic do you think people are...???
The altar boys knew, the priests knew, the vicars knew, the bishops knew, the cardinals knew and there is not a goddamn pope in history (because they all come up through the very same ranks...), who didn't know that this is in fact an accepted part of the Catholic clergy... One of the 'perks' if you will. When they quote Mark 10:14 and say: "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not...", their understanding of that verse is vastly different than ours.
For as much as I consider myself to be virulently anti-Islam, you will find that to be thruthful, the same holds true for Catholicism or again, any other so-called 'organized' religion invented by man. I am actually anti-religion, to be succinct. They are all equally and universally, very bad ideas. For as much as Imams exalt their followers (peons) to kill in the name of Allah, the Catholic clergy was just as responsible for fanning the flames of genocide in Rwanda not so long ago. There simply is no good religion.
'Twas ever thus...
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