That is right I have said it and so did the Pope….you know that German in white and the funny hat?
Pope Benedict today risked inflaming opinion as he appeared to round on critics of the Catholic church over the widening sexual abuse scandal, saying he would not “be intimidated by … petty gossip”.
And……….
In the face of one of the gravest scandals in the Catholic church’s recent history, the Vatican has chosen to attack the media for what it called an “ignoble attempt” to smear Pope Benedict and his top advisers “at any cost”.
First, it is ALL the fault of the media for reporting this “petty gossip”…..I would bet it is those damn “liberals” in the media that is trying to whack the Pope…..
Let me see there has been sexual abuse charges in LA, Boston, etc and Ireland and a gay prostitution ring run out of the Vatican proper and then there is that priest that violated about 200 deaf kids in Wisconsin….and it is all “PETTY GOSSIP” to the Pope….what a PRICK!
I have heard some say that as Christian it is up to us to forgive transgressions…….WAIT Just A Damn minute! How many of those same Christians are lining up to forgive other sexual predators? What a crock of crap!
These priests should be in prison and let the guys there handle them like they did Jeffrey Dahmer….and since nothing happens without the knowledge or approval of the Vatican…then they all need to be in prison as accessories to9 the crime of sexual predation…..and yes that means his royal highness, Pope Benedict the….whatever number it is……
If this is what “organized” religion is all about then I am pleased with my decision to be a Deist……..every year religion takes a black eye from these sort of scandals and yet it is embraced as the way…….apparently the intellect plays NO part in their decision…..
You said it all. To me, your post simply highlights the arrogant, selfi-centred and TOTALLY ANTI-CHRISTIAN attitude of most organised religions and the Catholic church in particular!
I personally, do not care what collar the person wears, whether backwards, blue, white or whatever…..a criminal is a criminal and anyone who knows about it and does nothing is just as guilty…..and the Catholic Church is one of the worse…..
I dare say you’re right
And the people allow it to continue….where are the people with stones like Martin Luther that will stand up to the church?
When religion returns to the personal level and each man’s beliefs are his own, THEN we might begin to see a change – until then, the churches will cling to every last vestige of power they can by whatever means is at their disposal and (also until then) rational thought and logic will be relegated to private moments for a whole lot of people. 🙁
Absolutely…..
I really hope this shakes up the infuriatingly close-minded and backward Catholic church.
I dare say…that only if the people get mad enough to force the hierarchy to change….as it is now…I see more of the same lame ass approach to their problems….
I’m surprised that these “petty gossipers” have not been excommunicated. Isn’t that what catholics do to those with whom that don’t tow the line? I wonder how much an indulgence runs these days.
You can bet that it is more than a couple “our Father” and a few hundred “Hail Mary”…….