[saradippity]

I know there have been many mistakes made;some by omission and others through commission. Some in the hierarchy had evil intent,some were negligent,others self protective,some were blackmailed,others erred through misplaced compassion and others were just plain stupid. And one should never forget that there are cases of possession which may have played a part in the actions taken by the abusing priests as well as protector bishops. Someday,some will know.

Meanwhile you can have any opinion that you want but I have read both of your posts throughout the year,and it seems you both usually seek to base your opinions on facts. Assuming you haven't changed you M.O.'s,the facts are the priest in question was reported,convicted,jailed and laicized. It was a comment on the decree of laicization and it was appropriate.

In this case the sub-title of this thread is a fact,and that is;[Rabid Bigots Falsely Accuse Pope]

[MissAmericanPie]

I think the Church is cleaning it up, and that is a good thing. Maybe they were so desperate for priests that they took a chance and it was the wrong thing to do, they just got dragged in deeper and deeper, and their policy on handling it was just plain wrong for a very long time.

One thing is for sure, humans will always mess things up. Forgiveness is certainly there, I'm sure from their members and from the Lord, but making a clean and honest breast of things is a very important step, and I see it happening. I just wish it didn't seem such a grudging admission by some. Some things you just can't justify, you just say, hey we messed up forgive us and go on with a new determination. Law was right to step down for the sake of things I think.

[Notwithstanding]

Sara-D:

Thanks for reminding everyone that this thread is about certifiably false accusations against the pope by people who hate the Church. It is not an apology for homosexual sex crimes and coverups.

N

[my_pointy_head_is_sharp]

the facts are the priest in question was reported,convicted,jailed

Nowhere in the article does it state that. How would anyone know unless they were familiar with the facts of the case? (Which I wasn't.) I asked if the priest had served jail time. I then said that child molesters (not just the one in question) should be jailed.

I'm glad that you're up on the details of the case. I'm also glad that the child-molester/priest went to jail. He also needs to register in his new location as a sex offender (if he hasn't already).

Do you have any other details of the case that you can provide? Or a link to the details?