(sic) the effort to implicate the Pope [updated]

Catholic Culture.org ^ | March 12, 2010 | Phil Lawlwe

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[big'ol_freeper]

The evil one’s minions, and useful idiots, work overtime to destroy Christ’s Church. The evidence is everywhere including many religion forum threads.

[Judith Anne]

Agreed.

[Servant of the Cross]

Another one ... Vatican 'fights' to distance Pope from abuse scandals

These titles are so bogus. It's not "fighting" and "fury" to state facts and correct the hysterical trumped up distortions that the MSM lives for.

First, the priest in question was merely given housing while "accused" (innocent until proven guilty?) but was NOT in ministry and the 'housing' was psychiatrically based. And then add this ...

After learning more about this case, I realize that the analysis above is not quite accurate, and the effort to implicate the Pope is even more far-fetched than I had received. The accused was not a priest of the Munich archdiocese, but a priest from the Diocese of Essen, who had been sent to a facility in Munich for counseling. So the then-Cardinal Ratzinger was not responsible for his treatment; his only connection with the case was his decision to let the priest stay in a rectory in the Munich archdiocese while he was undergoing treatment there. There is no evidence that the Pope was aware the accused priest was an accused pedophile; he was evidently informed only that the priest had been guilty of sexual improprieties, and probably concluded that he was engaged in homosexual activities with young men.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

It would be interesting to know what years these allegations happened. I am not making excuses for the pedophilia nor if there are ‘cover ups”, but not until fairly recently was there such focus on this problem...IN ANY CHURCH.

Moreover, for a long time, dealing with such problems were generally thought of very differently, even by the mental health field...ie, some counseling, etc..instead of arrests and removal from children, etc.

this Pope has gone out of his way to honestly and ernestly deal with the situation and should be commended for it.

[aSeattleConservative]

http://www.massnews.com/2003_Editions/3_March/031403_mn_boston_globe_one-sided_review.shtml

[rbosque]

The world will always be at war with the Church.

[reg45]

The world Satan will always be at war with the Church.

[GOP_Lady]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703447104575118071623303944.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_world

[Argus]

Hey who cares what the facts are? The media will never pass up any opportunity to hurl mud at the Pope or any other orthodox religious leader, especially in the context of “sexual hypocrisy”. It’s what they do.

(sarcastic rant off)

[Mrs. Don-o]

Pray for the Holy Father: a good shepherd, surrounded by wolves.

[RedMDer]

Of course the Catholic Church is under attack. If the attackers succeed in further diminishing it, the rest of Christianity is in mortal danger.
There is evil in this world hard at work.

[RedMDer]

A lot of attacks today.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2470527/posts

[Salvation]

Thanks, I missed that one.

[Salvation]

The world/Satam will always be at war with the Church

And with life in general.

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Amen to your request.

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Not going to respell it — You all get the message I’m sure.

[Bigg Red]

Prayers for the Holy Father.