No, Mrs. D. You are incorrect.
The phrase "for the good of the universal church" was written by Ratzinger in his 1985 letter to the bishop who was asking for guidance regarding a pederast priest and who received nothing other than stonewalling and delay.
A letter written in 1985, when the then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was the head of the Vatican's doctrinal unit, resists a request for the defrocking of an American priest with a record of molesting children, for the "good of the universal Church". The letter, published by Associated Press, also notes the "detriment that granting the dispensation can provoke within the community of Christ's faithful, particularly considering the young age". The priest, Father Stephen Kiesle, was 38 at the time......Pope Benedict XVI was hit by fresh allegations yesterday that he failed to crack down on sexually abusive Catholic priests before becoming pontiff.
I'm not going to pursue this here because I can grasp that you are not interested in canon law per se.
Not true. RC canon law that skirts and even contradicts the moral and legal jurisdiction of American jurisprudence is very important to me.
About the vile wickedness of sexual assault, and the moral obligation to prosecute those who are guilty of it, we both agree. Strongly.
Amen. I would hope that desire leads us both to a clearer intent to see justice done.
BTW, how are you feeling? IIRC you had quite a time awhile back. All recovered, hale and hearty? 8~)
I am past my surgeries and in good shape, thank you. I hope you are happy and healthy!