Posted on 12/23/2017 2:45:52 PM PST by NKP_Vet
I grew up in a parish with a pedophike pastor, moved after college to anothe parish which had a pedophike priest and moved from there to a third parish with a neighboring parish headed by a pedophike. I dont care what you think of Pope Benedict XVI, he worked hard to eliminate the pedophiles and clean up the seminaries. For that I was grateful. Others can want a pope to be and do all sorts of hinges, I just wanted one to work to eliminate the evil of pedophilia and Pope Benedict XVI sure tried. And as soon as I type this youll find another reason to comment on him or Pope Francis, so I give up. I just hope you never had to deal with what I did regarding pedophelia.
If Benedict did what you said (he worked hard to eliminate the pedophiles), wouldn't it also be true to say that JPII failed to do that? And yet somehow it was a great thing that Benedict beatified him whereby he started the canonization process?
as for JPII not being successful in eradicating pedopelia, I agree and actually think he knew how to do it but only after his death by having appointed many conservative Cardinals. Toward the end of JPIIs life, he was frail. Im certain that some of the entrenched clergy inside the Vatican werent willing to let him make changes. It might make him look weak, but I dont think JPII was a bad pope, just not able in his latter years.
there are still plenty of good priests, bishops, Cardinals and even good seminaries in the church. Some here simply cant live with anything other than all the way to one side. Im not a big fan of this Pope, in my opinion, he shames people, plays on guilt and doesnt have a clue about how the economy works. But hes temporary and as weve seen with Pope Benedict XVI, things can be reversed.
cheers and Merry Christmas
irish guard
Thanks for your post.
Merry Christmas irish guard.
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