Pope Paul VI May Have Been Warned About Pedophile Priests In 1963

[Stuart G]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/01/pope-paul-vi-may-have-bee_n_521284.html

Huffington Post

LOS ANGELES — The head of a Roman Catholic order that specialized in the treatment of pedophile priests visited with then-Pope Paul VI nearly 50 years ago and followed up with a letter recommending the removal of pedophile priests from ministry, according to a copy of the letter obtained by The Associated Press on Wednesday.

In the Aug. 27, 1963, letter, the head of the New Mexico-based Servants of the Holy Paraclete tells the pope he recommends removing pedophile priests from active ministry and strongly urges defrocking repeat offenders.

The letter shows that the Vatican knew, or should have known, about clergy abuse in the U.S. decades ago, said Anthony DeMarco, a plaintiff attorney in Los Angeles who provided the letter. The accusation comes as plaintiffs in Kentucky are attempting to sue the Vatican for negligence for allegedly failing to alert police or the public about priests who molested children.

[izquierdista]

1. What's holy about a pair of cleats?

I suppose if you rabid football fan with a foot fetish.... :shrug:

[MgtPA]

2. Haha - when I was a kid, we called it the "Holy Parakeet"

[3waygeek]

4. They're called that...

because whatever surface they trod upon becomes holey.

[frylock]

3. sort of off topic, but did anyone catch south park last night?

they were all over this:

Of all the victims though, Pope Benedict was treated the most cruelly. Upon being asked if he would be interested in smuggling KFC into South Park, Cartman responded an indubitable yes with three separate pope slams:

· “Does the pope help pedophiles get away with their crimes?”
· “Is that something I’d want to do? Is the Pope Catholic? And making the world safe for pedophiles?”
· “Does a bear crap in the woods? And does the Pope crap on the lives and dreams of 200 deaf boys?”

http://www.movieline.com/2010/04/the-south-park-casualty-count-medicinal-fried-chicken.php