[NYer]

Ping!

[Freee-dame]

bump

[Natural Law]

The sad thing is that even if there was a Catholic version of seppuku it wouldn't be enough for the vehemently anti-Catholics here on FR or in the MSM.

[Salvation]

Thanks for posting this.

[Dajjal]

Pope John Paul II refused and Pope Benedict XVI refuses to admit that the true scandal is not that there were some individual sinful priests -- the true scandal is that there was the collaborative coverup and the reassignment of those priests by the bishops!

[ArrogantBustard]

7. To priests and religious who have abused children

You betrayed the trust that was placed in you by innocent young people and their parents, and you must answer for it before Almighty God and before properly constituted tribunals. You have forfeited the esteem of the people of Ireland and brought shame and dishonour upon your confreres. Those of you who are priests violated the sanctity of the sacrament of Holy Orders in which Christ makes himself present in us and in our actions. Together with the immense harm done to victims, great damage has been done to the Church and to the public perception of the priesthood and religious life.

I urge you to examine your conscience, take responsibility for the sins you have committed, and humbly express your sorrow. Sincere repentance opens the door to God’s forgiveness and the grace of true amendment. By offering prayers and penances for those you have wronged, you should seek to atone personally for your actions. Christ’s redeeming sacrifice has the power to forgive even the gravest of sins, and to bring forth good from even the most terrible evil. At the same time, God’s justice summons us to give an account of our actions and to conceal nothing. Openly acknowledge your guilt, submit yourselves to the demands of justice, but do not despair of God’s mercy.

I haven't seen that COMMAND reported in the secular press.

I wonder: Why not?

[trisham]

Thanks for posting this.