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Marx was speaking on the third day of an unprecedented meeting of the world's top bishops which Pope Francis has called in an effort to get on top of a crisis that has dogged the Roman Catholic Church for decades.

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.

1 posted on 02/24/2019 6:46:44 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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Wiped? Like with a cloth?


2 posted on 02/24/2019 6:50:21 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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3 posted on 02/24/2019 6:51:25 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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“risked seriously undermining the Catholic Church’s credibility.”

Too late for that. It has none left whatsoever.

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4 posted on 02/24/2019 6:59:46 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending it is.)
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Criminal organization leadership


5 posted on 02/24/2019 7:01:08 PM PST by aMorePerfectUnion
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“...were destroyed, or not even created...”

HUGE gap between those two linear action points.


6 posted on 02/24/2019 7:10:36 PM PST by Carriage Hill (A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
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Do you know what the difference is between Hollywood and the Vatican ?

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Nothing.


7 posted on 02/24/2019 7:14:24 PM PST by UCANSEE2 (Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
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The cardinal said it was essential that victims felt "that they can trust the system".

Not much chance of that happening.

9 posted on 02/24/2019 7:16:07 PM PST by BipolarBob (GOVERNMENT: If you think the problems we create are bad, wait until you see our solutions.)
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No they’re not


11 posted on 02/24/2019 7:49:30 PM PST by Hoosier-Daddy ("Washington, DC. You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious")
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The fags have taken control of the Catholic Church


13 posted on 02/24/2019 7:53:06 PM PST by PGR88
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Disgraceful.


15 posted on 02/24/2019 7:55:19 PM PST by Windflier (Pitchforks and torches ripen on the vine. Left too long, they become black rifles.)
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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.


16 posted on 02/24/2019 8:04:28 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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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.


17 posted on 02/24/2019 8:04:30 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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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.


18 posted on 02/24/2019 8:04:30 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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The Catholic church is Satan’s Den of Vipers.

Period.

And the parishioners are their willing sheep, on greased wheels to Hell.


20 posted on 02/24/2019 8:25:53 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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The RICO organization is more concerned with it's 'credibility' (they keep saying it over and over) than the lives they've ruined.

Long past time to tear down that crime family.

24 posted on 02/24/2019 9:13:49 PM PST by tinyowl (A is A)
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26 posted on 02/24/2019 9:18:55 PM PST by deadrock
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The point where the Church itself should be seen as a co-conspirator in systematic child rape is behind us.

They know what’s going on. And there’s no way to interpret their behavior as anything other than a desire for child rape to continue on a mass scale under the protection of the Church.


29 posted on 02/25/2019 12:20:57 AM PST by thoughtomator (Nobody is coming to save the day)
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What an evil and foul thing this church has become.


31 posted on 02/25/2019 4:56:37 AM PST by chris37 (No wall? No vote.)
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