Archive for the 'Clergy Sexual Abuse' Category

Where was God during the centuries of child sexual abuse by the clergy?

June 25th, 2010

Couldn’t an almighty being prevent this happening under his tent?
I am absolutely NOT pointing a single condemning finger at the catholic church…
no because it is ok for such an all good all powerful being to allow evil to happen (become an accomplice) just to teach his priests a lesson.
That is how sick the religious [...]

What is your opinion on the U.S. federal lawsuit from Milwaukee against the Pope and the Vatican?

April 24th, 2010

AP article if you’re interested:
"A federal lawsuit alleges that Pope Benedict XVI and senior Vatican officials covered up allegations of child sexual abuse against a Wisconsin priest who is accused of molesting at least 200 deaf children from 1950 to 1975.
The lawsuit filed Thursday in Milwaukee by St. Paul, Minn., attorney Jeff Anderson says the [...]

Could priestly celibacy be related to sex abuse behavior?

April 22nd, 2010

The Catholic sex abuse cases are a series of lawsuits, criminal prosecutions and scandals related to the sex crimes that were repeatedly committed by Catholic priests and members of religious orders, both under diocesan control and in orders which care for the sick or teach children,
[1] that first rose to widespread public attention in the [...]

Do you think if the Catholic clergy didn’t have to be celibate, it would reduce child sexual abuse?

April 10th, 2010

Yeah, they just need to change the whole Catholic system. It’s so badly messed up now; if Catholics are going to resurrect their religion, they’re going to have to take a long hard look at themselves.

Why are the Catholic sexual abuse cases the only ones that make the news?

March 27th, 2010

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,286153,00.html
The mainstream media has all but ignored the recent Associated Press report that the three major insurance companies for Protestant Churches in America say they typically receive 260 reports each year of minors being sexually abused by Protestant clergy, staff, or other church-related relationships.
In light of the sex abuse scandal that rocked the Catholic Church [...]

WHY are 95% of the Catholic Molestation cases of GAY MEN Molesting Boys?

March 22nd, 2010

FACTS: Almost all the priests who abuse children are homosexuals according to Dr. Thomas Plante, a psychologist at Santa Clara University who found that “80 to 90% of all priests who in fact abuse minors have sexually engaged with adolescent boys. According to the Boston Globe, “Of the clergy sex abuse cases referred to [...]

Catholics…when the collection plate is passed around, do you think about how much of what you’re donating?

February 5th, 2010

goes to paying the legal fees for the plethora of Clergy Sexual Abuse cases? Here are some of the numbers for the USA. This is only a few. And only here in the USA.
Archdiocese of Anchorage: The Society of Jesus made a $50 million payout to over 100 Inuits who alleged [...]

The Catholic Church yesterday where our brothers and sisters continue to suffer in silence what new scandals?

December 25th, 2009

What about the Church and their own records of widespread abuse of children by priests for 30 years ?
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Benedict expressed "outrage, betrayal and shame" on Friday at the sexual abuse of children by priests in Ireland, which Church leaders said would lead to a shake-up of the Irish Roman Catholic [...]

Should Catholic clergy and officials be criminally charged if they fail to report child abuse to the police?

December 23rd, 2009

This report is from Australia – http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/inaction-on-rape-criminal/story-e6frg6nf-1225805928537
The Catholic Church has been found to have broken the law by failing to report to police suspicions that young girls at one of its primary schools were being sexually abused by a teacher, who allegedly went on to rape and molest 12 other students.
In a damning judgment, Toowoomba [...]

To my Aussie contacts: Was the inconvenience worth it?

November 10th, 2009

SYDNEY, Australia – Pope Benedict XVI said he was "deeply sorry’ for the sexual abuse of children by Australia’s Catholic clergy, delivering a strongly-worded apology Saturday that described their acts as evil and a grave betrayal of trust.
"I would like to pause to acknowledge the shame which we have all felt as a result of [...]