Posts Tagged ‘Pope Benedict’
» posted on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 at 2:32 pm by LadyLumineux
When will Pope Benedict take responsibility for his actions?
Pope Benedict criticized Irish Bishops for doing wha the Vatican expected of them
Pope Benedict criticized Irish bishops for “grave errors in judgment,” which led to many children being abused by priests and nuns. Catholic Bishops in Ireland deserve the criticism, since they were complacent while priests and other members of the Church harmed young parishioners. Unfortunately, Pope Benedict glossed over the major cause: The Vatican.
The abuse allegations in Ireland are not confined to that country alone. Allegations came to light in the United States several years ago, along with Germany and many other European nations. It’s also likely that the number of allegations will increase as victims gain the courage to face the Catholic Church and their abusers. » read more
post a comment | filed under Current Events · Religion | tags: Abuse, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Germany, Ireland, Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict, The Vatican, United States
» posted on Sunday, March 14th, 2010 at 3:43 pm by LadyLumineux
Child abuse in the Catholic Church…again
Many European Catholics are coming forward with allegations of abuse against priests and other members of the Church. So far, the most allegations have come from Ireland, with a growing number in Germany. Strangely, it seems like some people are surprised by the number of children abused in Europe. I guess they believe these types of things only happened in the United States. The only thing that surprised me is that these allegations weren’t made sooner.
As in cases in the United States, priests and other members of the church are being accused of abusing children, while the Catholic Church kept everything quiet, while offending priests were moved to other parishes to harm a new community of children. If that wasn’t bad enough, it appears that Pope Benedict might have also shuffled pedophile priests from one parish to another. » read more
post a comment | filed under Crime · Religion | tags: Child Abuse, Germany, Ireland, Pope Benedict, Priests
