Posted on 02/24/2019 6:46:44 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
A top Catholic cardinal admitted on Saturday that Church files on priests who sexually abused children were destroyed or never even drawn up, a move which allowed paedophiles to prey on others.
"Files that could have documented the terrible deeds and named those responsible were destroyed, or not even created," German Cardinal Reinhard Marx said in a speech to a landmark Vatican summit on tackling paedophilia in the clergy.
"Instead of the perpetrators, the victims were regulated and silence imposed on them. The stipulated procedures and processes for the prosecution of offences were deliberately not complied with, but instead cancelled or overridden," he said.
The ongoing scandals have escalated into a crisis which has touched many countries across the globe, with recent cases affecting Chile, Germany and the US. Investigations have revealed that in many cases priests accused of assaulting minors were transferred to other parishes as bishops turned a blind eye to protect the Church's reputation.
"The rights of victims were effectively trampled underfoot, and left to the whims of individuals. These are all events that sharply contradict what the Church should stand for," Marx said.
The cardinal said it was essential that victims felt "that they can trust the system".
"There are no alternatives to traceability and transparency," he insisted, adding that attempts to cover-up scandals risked seriously undermining the Catholic Church's credibility.
Francis has told his bishops he wants "concrete measures" drawn up against child sex abuse, though survivor groups in Rome for the summit have accused the Vatican of fine words but little action.
Wiped? Like with a cloth?
“risked seriously undermining the Catholic Church’s credibility.”
Too late for that. It has none left whatsoever.
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Criminal organization leadership
“...were destroyed, or not even created...”
HUGE gap between those two linear action points.
Do you know what the difference is between Hollywood and the Vatican ?
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Nothing.
If I was going into the priesthood as a young man, I’d carry a gun.
Not much chance of that happening.
Hollywood is starting to get theirs. Kevin Spacey is at trial for assault.
Bryan Singer was fired from finishing Bohemian Rhapsody and isn’t lined up to direct any more movies. He did the X men movies.
No they’re not
They have committed criminal acts at all levels of worldwide leadership.
The fags have taken control of the Catholic Church
They seem to be a welcomed group from the Vatican down.
Disgraceful.
Speaking as a Catholic, our leaders have more in common no with hollywood and leftists than God’s word.
Burn it to the ground and rebuild.
I mean that in a figurative way but with all the entrenched gays and pedophiles, sometimes i’m not so sure if we just nee to star completely fresh.
Speaking as a Catholic, our leaders have more in common no with hollywood and leftists than God’s word.
Burn it to the ground and rebuild.
I mean that in a figurative way but with all the entrenched gays and pedophiles, sometimes i’m not so sure if we just nee to star completely fresh.
Speaking as a Catholic, our leaders have more in common no with hollywood and leftists than God’s word.
Burn it to the ground and rebuild.
I mean that in a figurative way but with all the entrenched gays and pedophiles, sometimes i’m not so sure if we just nee to star completely fresh.
The Catholic church is Satan’s Den of Vipers.
Period.
And the parishioners are their willing sheep, on greased wheels to Hell.
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