Recently there's been a lot of posts on the behavior of the catholic church at our news thread, so we might as well just move discussions and news links here to prevent the news thread from becoming a catholic church discussion thread.
In case you guys weren't aware, the church sex abuse scandals sweeping Europe have been in the news for the last couple of weeks. Before, it was concentrated mostly in America, and the Vatican played it down by saying that the American media was the one making a big deal out of the issue.
It basically started out in Ireland, and then spread to Germany, Austria and Italy. In Ireland alone, complaints are already numbering a staggering 15,000. The Dublin Archdiocese was recently called out for covering up abuse claims against 170 or so priests.
All this meant that it was only a matter of time before the Papacy would be hit by the scandal. Last week, the Pope's brother was accused of abusing young boys at a choir school he directed.
Even ex-Vienna Boys Choir members are coming out to say they were abused.
Proverbial shit is expected to hit the fan this week, because the sex abuse scandal has just reached the pope.
The Pope is also being accused of arranging the transfer of a child abusing priest, who then went on to abuse more children after his transfer.
Also read:
CBCP says condoms promote promiscuity, AIDS
In case you guys weren't aware, the church sex abuse scandals sweeping Europe have been in the news for the last couple of weeks. Before, it was concentrated mostly in America, and the Vatican played it down by saying that the American media was the one making a big deal out of the issue.
It basically started out in Ireland, and then spread to Germany, Austria and Italy. In Ireland alone, complaints are already numbering a staggering 15,000. The Dublin Archdiocese was recently called out for covering up abuse claims against 170 or so priests.
All this meant that it was only a matter of time before the Papacy would be hit by the scandal. Last week, the Pope's brother was accused of abusing young boys at a choir school he directed.
Even ex-Vienna Boys Choir members are coming out to say they were abused.
Proverbial shit is expected to hit the fan this week, because the sex abuse scandal has just reached the pope.
Quote:A 2001 Vatican letter he sent to all bishops advising them that all cases of sexual abuse of minors must be forwarded to his then-office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and that the cases were to be subject to pontifical secret.
The Pope is also being accused of arranging the transfer of a child abusing priest, who then went on to abuse more children after his transfer.
Also read:
CBCP says condoms promote promiscuity, AIDS
