[Warhammer]

On Thursday in Holy Week, the Pope felt compelled to denounce paedophilia in priests as the work of the Devil

If they are committing the work of the Devil, why are they still priests? I'm not Catholic, so please forgive my igorance, but shouldn't they be at least defrocked by the Church (if not excommunicated) and turned over to the authorities? The Pope can't do the turning over to the authorities, but I would think that he darn sure could excommunicate and/or defrock the offenders. If he's going to be taken seriously, he's got to do something like that.

[gcruse]

If they are committing the work of the Devil, why are they still priests?

  Flip Wilson's "The devil made me do it," was a documentary.
  I guess the devil does his work, then steps back out of your
  body and moves on.  There's no one to punish here, pilgrim,
  leave a donation at the door and move along.

[redhead]

"If they are committing the work of the Devil, why are they still priests? I'm not Catholic, so please forgive my igorance, but shouldn't they be at least defrocked by the Church (if not excommunicated) and turned over to the authorities?"

THIS is the nub of the scandal. They have been hiding and protecting one another for the last forty years or more. Please pray for us that we can at last root out the rot and get rid of these evil priests and bishops whose only goal is to try to destroy the Church from within.