Pope meets with victims of clergy sex abuse

Friday 18th April, 06:21 AM JST

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Hughgarse at 02:26 PM JST - 18th April

it`s a good step in the right direction compared to previously ignoring the issue. However the church still protects these filthy rockspiders.
curlygene at 02:43 PM JST - 18th April

It must be said that it's not the church itself who protects these scum, but cowards in positions of power within the church, like bishops, who simply sweep things under the carpet by transferring people rather than getting them arrested, as they should.
sabiwabi at 02:57 PM JST - 18th April

It must be said that it's not the church itself who protects these scum, but cowards in positions of power within the church,

Indeed, and I suspect some were placed in positions of power specifically to destroy the church. Jim Condit Jr has some interesting things to say about this. Seems we've had anti-popes since 1958, and the Catholic Church has gone downhill since.
Nessie at 03:54 PM JST - 18th April

I'm afraid you'r probably right, Keech.
skipthesong at 04:03 PM JST - 18th April

placed in positions of power specifically to destroy the church" Oh come on Sabi, don't tell me there is a conspiracy here to.
sabiwabi at 04:28 PM JST - 18th April

Skip, check out Condit's stuff, there is a good interview of him with Eric Hufschmid, I'm sure you can find it somewhere. There was a time when priests that were found to be pedophiles were treated very severely. If those behind these recent cases were only interested in hushing things up, they would shift these pedophile priests around in different places where they would be with children.
sabiwabi at 04:33 PM JST - 18th April

Sorry, I meant to write: If those behind these recent cases were only interested in hushing things up, they would not shift these pedophile priests around in different places where they would be with children.
Hikozaemon at 06:17 PM JST - 18th April

Muslim bombings, buddhist demonstrations, christian child abuse, and scientology advertisements.

Japan Today really has it all.

skipthesong - what "power" does the Roman Catholic Church have that it needs to be stripped of? The only power that I see it as having are the tithes and loyalty of its followers - which can then translate into political and social influence, and a degree of economic power through those collections and landholdings, but what real power do they have that can be taken away?

Peace
sabiwabi at 06:43 PM JST - 18th April

The fact is, there is much evidence indicating that the Catholic Church has since 1958 been in an eclipse, which will hopefully come to an end, with the restoration of the true Catholic Church.
Hikozaemon at 07:17 PM JST - 18th April

sabiwabi - are you implying:

1) That clergy in the Catholic Church did not engage in child abuse prior to 1958, and/or

2) That Pope Benedict might not be God's human telephone hotline to earth?

If the "true" Catholic Church isn't whatever the hell the Pope says it is, then what is it?

Peace
sabiwabi at 07:32 PM JST - 18th April

Hikozaemon, 1) They also occurred before 1958. But there are at least a few documented cases where such priests were dealt with severely; not simply shifted to a fresh batch of kids. 2) Maybe not!

Pax
GrouchyGaijin at 08:57 PM JST - 18th April

"No good has ever come, nor will ever come of the Papacy and its laws. No greater scandal has there ever been, than that which has happened by the ungodly imposition of celibacy, and the prohibition of marriage for the clergy." Dr. Martin Luther, "To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation" 1521. Go Marty, Go!
seriousfugu at 11:40 PM JST - 18th April

I suggest that all of you who point the finger at any religion's history do so across the board. Let's begin with Islam and continue forward. At least the Pope recognizes a sin when he sees one and is willing to begin the process of healing and conversion. A good lesson for all of the world especially those whose lives are rooted in selfishness and belong to "the church of what's happening now." Peace to all.
skipthesong at 12:29 PM JST - 19th April

No religious leader should be welcomed by the US government.
kinniku at 11:20 PM JST - 19th April

I respect the Pope for meeting with these victims. It is the right step in starting to take serious responsibility for the crimes against these victims.

However, on the other hand, instead of providing relief to the victims of clergy sex abuse and finding the true root causes in the Catholic Church people like above mentioned Hufschmid and Jim Condit Jr. prefer to "believe that the Vatican has been infiltrated by Crypto Jews."

A terrible crime has been committed against these victims by the members of the Catholic Church and I think it does a terrible diservice to these victims for some people to use these crimes as another excuse to make up stories about "Jews" being to blame.