Posted on 12/26/2018 4:47:29 PM PST by marshmallow
Pope Francis strongly condemned clerical sex abuse in his annual Christmas speech to the Roman Curia Friday, promising that the Church leadership will never again cover-up abuse or treat such cases lightly.
“Let it be clear that before these abominations the Church will spare no effort to do all that is necessary to bring to justice whosoever has committed such crimes. The Church will never seek to hush up or not take seriously any case,” Pope Francis said in Vatican’s City’s Apostolic Palace on December 21.
“It is undeniable that some in the past, out of irresponsibility, disbelief, lack of training, inexperience, or spiritual and human short-sightedness, treated many cases without the seriousness and promptness that was due. That must never happen again. This is the choice and the decision of the whole Church,” he continued.
The 40 minute address to the cardinals and members of the Roman Curia largely focused on the “scourges of abuse and infidelity.”
The pope delivered a decisive message to those “consecrated men, ‘the Lord’s anointed’, who today “abuse the vulnerable, taking advantage of their position and their power of persuasion.”
With his hands visibly shaking as he read from his prepared text, the pope addressed abusive clergy directly, telling them to prepare to face justice.
“To those who abuse minors I would say this: convert and hand yourself over to human justice, and prepare for divine justice,” Pope Francis said.
“Remember the words of Christ: ‘Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world because of scandals! For it is necessary that scandals come, but woe to the man by whom.......
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
Other than turn them over to law enforcement anyway.
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REALLY????
Along the line of Nixon demanding the Watergate burglars be brought to justice.
By Justice he means no more promotions.
And afterward it is the responibility to bust them out of the priesthood forever!
He could start by getting rid of the many high-level abusers with whom he has surrounded himself. Hypocrite.
And afterward it is the church’s responibility to bust them out of the priesthood forever!
So how about bringing mccarrick to justice?
Send em off to the slammer and I’ll start to respect the Pope.
Telling the Curia of Queers to clean up their act...Really?
Well he said...
hand yourself over to human justice
The question becomes, does he mean it?
27“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which on the outside appear beautiful, but inside they are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28“So you, too, outwardly appear righteous to men, but inwardly you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness."
“Let it be clear that before these abominations the Church will spare no effort to do all that is necessary to bring to justice whosoever has committed such crimes. The Church will never seek to hush up or not take seriously any case.” Wink, wink.
Yes. I checked the Vatican site and found the speech. I have not read the whole thing yet to see if there is more to it, but the parts quoted in the OP are there:
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