[PLK]

I am Catholic, and anti-Catholic bigotry aside, I am disgusted with this move. It typifies the entire scandal! Priests being moved around rather than punished has been the hallmark of this dirty business from the beginning. Too bad.

The Pope missed his opportunity to truly right the wrongs in the American Catholic Church. If he had:

- strongly denounced the criminal priests and those who covered it up
- strongly reinforced the Church teachings on homosexuality and child abuse
- fed Law to the wolves
- led the Cardinals to a "zero tolerance" rule for priests
- started an initiative to clean out the seminaries of their homosexual cults

THEN he would have done something worth doing.

[Kakaze]

" The Pope missed his opportunity to truly right the wrongs in the American Catholic Church. If he had:

- strongly denounced the criminal priests and those who covered it up

- strongly reinforced the Church teachings on homosexuality and child abuse

- fed Law to the wolves

- led the Cardinals to a "zero tolerance" rule for priests

- started an initiative to clean out the seminaries of their homosexual cults

THEN he would have done something worth doing. "

Absolutely, instead of the right thing he has done the same crime....he's now going to avoid prosecution by hiding the cardinal in the vatican......yeah and I'm wrong for avoiding church and tything......screw it they will never get another dollar from me.

[Renatus]

THEN he would have done something worth doing.

I know that it may be hard for you to admit but the Holy Father is, in my humble opinion" much wiser than you.

[SoothingDave]

- strongly denounced the criminal priests and those who covered it up
- strongly reinforced the Church teachings on homosexuality and child abuse
- fed Law to the wolves
- led the Cardinals to a "zero tolerance" rule for priests
- started an initiative to clean out the seminaries of their homosexual cults

Maybe you don't speak Vaticanese, but he has done all these things. Transferring Law to Rome is not a promotion. It is, rather, as has been said, a means of incarceration and a striping of any authority.

SD

[X-USAF]

Priests being moved around rather than punished has been the hallmark of this dirty business from the beginning.

You hit the nail right on the head. No changes, no improvements. Business as usual.

[Orual]

#15 - excellent summary of what should have been done. This move of Law to the Vatican is shameful and a vivid confirmation of the impotence of the report that came out of the Cardinal's meeting.

[thirst4truth]

Why is it always about the church, protecting the church, it seems, is the motivation of all these leaders. No one seems to be talking about, God or the children or the families that come Sundays to hear God's Word.

Everyone seems so concerned about what the Pope says, what about God almighty? What does He say?

Also you all act all surprised, this abuse has been going on for decades. And the Catholic church as a collective decided to put the church before innocent little kids. Doesn't it make you wonder a little about its foundation?

[ladylib]

So, what's next? The AMERICAN Catholic Church -- far removed from Rome? I'll join.