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Pope promises action on sex abuse

World Apr. 22, 2010 - 06:15AM JST ( 13 )

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goddogApr. 22, 2010 - 01:09PM JST

There is nothing he can do about it.
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MistWizardApr. 22, 2010 - 06:21PM JST

Pretty quiet here. I wonder why? Did you all suddenly realize there is nothing further the church can do or do you think its all fixed now?

What many of you don't seem to understand is what everyone is asking for is for priests to be thrown out or reported on the basis of rumor. Many seemed to think the Vatican has video taped evidence of abuse or something. Nope, its all rumor until a child gets a parent to file a complaint with the police. Neither a priest nor a Pope is in a legal position to do that. Do you want them to be? Really? Well how you suppose they get that legal position? Ask the Pope for it? Or do you want them to toss a priest out every time a rumor surfaces? Wouldn't that be nice? You don't like Father O'Malley so you say he touched you way back when. Great thinking.
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graftonApr. 22, 2010 - 09:08PM JST

“Benedict was the architect of the 2001 Vatican norms which required diocese to send all their abuse cases to Rome, which then decides whether the diocese should handle a church trial or whether the priest should be defrocked immediately.”

This is nothing to do with the Vatican, it is a suspected crime pure and simple and it is for the local police to investigate, it matters not who the suspect is.

MistWizard at 06:21 PM JST - 22nd April

Are you suggesting that because a man is a priest he should be given some extra right that all other men do not have? What if the suspect is a teacher, policeman would they be given some special protection during an investigation? The Catholic church has lost all credibility given its past behaviour, nobody is going to trust it in relation to child abuse again. In the past it protected itself at the cost of many thousands of children who were abused by perverts the church could have and should have handed over to the police. And no, it is not the sole responsibility of a parent to report such crimes to the police, it is a responsibility that we all have. Remember the church employed these people to care for the children they were abusing, so the church does have a direct responsibility. Indirectly we all have that responsibility.
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LostinNagoyaApr. 22, 2010 - 09:11PM JST

"Pope promises action on sex abuse"?? lolol, this title is more than dubious. What about "against sex abuse"?
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MistWizardApr. 22, 2010 - 10:02PM JST

grafton asked: Are you suggesting that because a man is a priest he should be given some extra right that all other men do not have?

No clue what gave you that idea.

What if the suspect is a teacher, policeman would they be given some special protection during an investigation?

Not at all. I am just telling you what it takes to get an investigation started. Does a police investigation get started on a teacher because a principal heard a rumor? Is that the sort of world you want to live in? Be careful what you wish for.

In the past it protected itself at the cost of many thousands of children who were abused by perverts the church could have and should have handed over to the police.

Name me a priest or two who were known sex abusers who the church hid. Keep in mind that one or two other low level priests are NOT the church. Also keep in mind that a rumor does make one a known sex abuser. If it was known that someone was a sex abuser, how was it known? The press keeps saying "sex abuser" instead of "alleged sex abuser" and the people keep falling for it. They also act like people who actually passed through the criminal justice system were somehow "hidden" after that. Name me some names. These generalized claims are getting stale.