All
week we’ve been hearing about the excommunication of a pedophile Argentine
priest as if it was a great step forward in Pope Francis’ policy for crimes
against children. The priest, Jose Mercau sexually abused four teenagers and was
given a 14-year prison sentence after he admitted his crimes. Instead he went
to jail for 15 days in 2011 and then was sent to a monastery and got out last
March – why so soon? So now he is excommunicated – how does that help the
children he abused? Why was this covered
in the media like it was some kind of miracle?
Not
everyone thinks it was such a wonderful gesture by the Pope: "The church
still has a long way to go," Sebastian Cuattromo, director of the advocacy
group Adults for the Rights of Infancy, told the Associated Press. Francis'
policies "are being carried out because of the long fight by the
victims," said Cuattromo, who was sexually abused by a priest at age 13.
This
is just more “smoke and mirrors” because
the long history of the catholic church and its popes shows that much gets said
but little gets done. So the pope met
with victims of abuse from Ireland, Germany and Britain and he begged
forgiveness for the church – how did that help? "Over
the past 2,000 years, two popes have met with about two dozen clergy sex abuse
victims. Very little has changed," Mary Caplan, a leader of the Survivors
Network of those Abused by Priests, said in a statement sent to NBC News.
"A dozen popes could meet with 100 victims, and very little will change. These
meetings are public relations coups for the Vatican and a distracting placebo
for others."
So
priests are defrocked, excommunicated, sent to monasteries, where in most cases
they just continue what they were doing – those let loose in the streets are
unsupervised and God help the children.
It’s
going to take much more work on the part of the church and the pope before
children are truly safe. Pope Francis, get off your golden chair and send all
the known clergy rapists of children to jail where they belong!
Estoy totalmente de acuerdo con usted!
ReplyDeleteI had to look up your comment to translate it as I don't speak Spanish. So thank you for your comment and agreement. Francis should also sell his golden chair and use the money to help abused children!
ReplyDeleteThe Pope, and his band of merry men and women are a joke! --- They do not want to give justice to the people who were abused by the nuns and priests, but rather, they want to make it "look like they are doing something to turn the situation around!" ---- Remember, the fish stinks from the head down. The leadership of the Catholic Church today has come from the ranks of the clergy yesterday! --- What make anyone think that they DID NOT have their hands in the "so called cookie jar" as young priests? ---- It would be very hard for them to prosecute others if they might be also guilty of the same crime themselves! ---- The administration of the Catholic Church is the "good old boys network" designed to circle the wagons, and protect each other while enjoying the good life on the backs of the faithful who they could care less about except for the amount of money they put in the collection basket on Saturday and Sunday. ---- If you want to get the attending of the leadership of the Catholic Church, and get justice for the people who were abused by the priests and nuns, cut off the money to the church! The Catholic Church worships the money God! When they see that people are demanding justice they will fold like cheap cameras! Justice is in the hands of the faithful. Get off your knees, stand up and be counted! Demand justice with your donations, and use your donations as a weapon! ---- Best regards!
ReplyDeleteThank you! That is one of the best descriptions of the church hierarchy: "the fish stinks from the head down". You are so right that most of them are guilty of the same crimes against children and will never prosecute others just like them. Again you are correct: cut off the money!
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