You must have misunderstood my remark. In no way was I criticizing Pope Francis for what he said, just the exact opposite. The Catholic Church has received more than it's share of criticism from we protestants for not removing practicing homosexual priests from the clergy, and IMHO that criticism is deserved. But hopefully Pope Francis will change that policy and the outrageous crime of homosexual Catholic priests preying on young boys who are placed in their charge will soon become a thing of the past.
The Catholic Church has received more than it's share of criticism from we protestants for not removing practicing homosexual priests from the clergy, and IMHO that criticism is deserved. But hopefully Pope Francis will change that policy and the outrageous crime of homosexual Catholic priests preying on young boys who are placed in their charge will soon become a thing of the past.
Anyone with any sense of reality will have to note that it is already a thing of the past. It is very hard to find any cases where the abuse occurred in the last 15 years. It may have come to light in recent years but the abuse was decades ago. We can argue over the way the bishops handled it in the press and the lack of leadership they showed publically... but the reality is that they did do something right in dealing with the problem.
For contrast, the rate of abuse in the schools remains above 30% (a student entering today has a 30% chance of some sort of sexual abuse by a teacher during their tenure through high school) and the Boy Scouts are inviting open homosexuals. The time to criticize the Catholic Church on this issue is passed.