Pope Francis: Pedophile Priests Are “Monsters”

[kpete]

Pope Francis: Pedophile Priests Are “Monsters”

Pope Francis wasted no time kicking off the New Year by labeling priestly pedophiles as “little monsters” according to a just released report of a meeting held in November.

Sex abuse scandals have plagued the Catholic Church for decades (centuries?) and the lack of action on the part of church officials has been a source of anger across the world. Rather than immediately handing known pedophiles over to the police, the “little monsters” were simply shuffled off to a new city or even country. There, they would continue to abuse children. It has been suggested that one of the reasons the Catholic Church has so many degenerates in it is because it shields, even enables, predators.

Because of this, the reputation of the Church has been seriously damaged over the years and the Pope has taken great strides to repair it. Pope Francis has already shaken the comfortable world of the religious right by openly condemning the pursuit of wealth and the harassment of homosexuals. He’s also taken on financial corruption. If he is serious about fixing the Church’s sexual abuse problem and not just fixing its public relations problem, Pope Francis may go down in history as the man who restored the Church’s moral clarity.


more: (incl some ?s re the term "little monsters&quot :
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/05/pope-francis-pedophile-priests-monsters/

[PeaceNikki]

1. Anxiously awaiting the pope getting rid of Timothy Dolan for his part in cover ups and pay outs

I won't hold my breath, though.

[Scuba]

11. +1,000

[Vashta Nerada]

2. So he talked. Again.

What action(s) did he take?

[Ohio Joe]

3. Believers are satisfied with talk

I keep hearing how the unquestioned leader who is infallible on matters of religious doctrine can't do anything but talk... I don't get it.

[Vashta Nerada]

6. Talk is meaningless.

Anyone can say anything.

Actions, however, speak so much louder than words.

[theHandpuppet]

21. Exactly. Actions such as this....

Vatican refuses to share sex abuse investigations with U.N. panel

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/04/us-vatican-abuse-idUSBRE9B304620131204
This wasn't "in the past", it was barely over a month ago.

Why should the Vatican respond to a UN panel? If there are folks here who don't understand the unique position of the church at the United Nations, I suggest they look it up... and just how that position has been used to oppose resolutions on issues such as decriminalizing homosexuality to contraception to a resolution decrying violence against women.

[Egnever]

13. it was more than talk

He changed vatican law making child abuse a crime and instituted a commission on child abuse to investigate and prosecute child abuse.

I dont understand your refusal to recognize changes this pope is making and dismissing real changes as just talk.

Haters gonna hate I guess.

[Ohio Joe]

14. Vatican law had to be changed to make child abuse a crime?

How fucked up is that... Strange the article neglects to mention any of what you said though. Tell me... Will they be opening up their records and co-operating with police on the various back charges? Revealing the ones they have covered up and have not been discovered yet? Will they be turning in the priests they have hidden?

[Egnever]

17. Yes it did

and yes it is strange but we are talking about a church that is hundreds of years old. Change comes slowly.

As far as the rest of it why not find out for yourself instead of just dismissing everything this pope does?

[Ohio Joe]

19. So we are back to where he is just talking...

Somehow...Because talk is more then previous popes did... That is some miracle we should be happy about.

Is he not the unquestioned leader who is infallible on matters of religious doctrine? Why does this change have to come slowly? Will they un-pope him?

As for making child abuse a crime... That was a change to Vatican city law, not church doctrine... Oh and he also made leaking vatican secrets a much graver crime... That can change quickly... But it appears the change about child abuse won't include helping authorities track down priests that the church hides... or making restitution... Just stiffer penalties for those that get caught in the vatican... Yay change!

[Beacool]

16. Yep, they will hate no matter what the Pope does.

[idwiyo]

4. Is there a link somewhere to his exact words? Something a little bit more specific?

Article talks about just released report but I can't find it.
Any suggestions?

[Kelvin Mace]

5. Glad you have joined the "reality-based community" in that opinion

When are you going to do something about Bernard Law, Timothy Dolan, Bill Donohue and the other accessories/apologists for these monsters?

[Marrah_G]

7. So is he throwing Cardinal Law out of the church

Because if he means what he says then he will throw out everyone who assisted the monsters.

[warrant46]

22. Nope ---Law the "Criminal" will stick around

Law has already been to Confession, said the obligatory five Hail Marys and been forgiven.

The ruling cabal wants this scumbag on Ice in the Vatican so that a real criminal investigation can't grab him and charge him with a few felonies.

If that ever happened Law the "Criminal" would probably like most criminals sing like a Canary about the higher ups, fellow cover up artists and most of all financial dealings.

[demosincebirth]

8. I think we should cut him some slack. He's has only been in there for less that a year and some

would want all the churches problems solved in six to seven month. The Catholic church, I think, has over 1.3 billion adherents. I just hope he lives long enough to clean up the mess he has inherited with the predatory priest in the past and those who white washed all the scandals.

[arcane1]

9. Yes, and they should be turned over to law enforcement immediately.

And they should face trial just like any non-priest child-molester would.

[DiverDave]

10. Tell it to the kids, now adults. Oh Philly arch just bailed out

an enabler.
being abused by anyone is a lifetime sentence, I KNOW.
More fucking words...

[Demo_Chris]

23. Don't think there aren't new kids. nt

[Egalitarian Thug]

12. Great. Now do something about it. n/t

[Demo_Chris]

15. Pope: pedos are monsters, but at least they're not women...

The guy continues to provide shelter, support, and protection to tens of thousands of these ghouls, and he still thinks they are better than women or gays, so until he is ready to turn these evil fucks over to the police he should probably shut the hell up about it.

[LadyHawkAZ]

18. Wake me when they're all handed over and in police custody n/t

[Laughing Mirror]

20. Shades of Lady Gaga

"Little monsters" is Gaga's term of endearment for her many fans. Surely this is where the pope got the idea from.