From crux.com:
Sexual abuse
Pope’s anti-abuse panel presses on despite criticism from survivor
The commission will ask Pope Francis to remind all bishops of the importance of personal outreach to abuse victims and to institute a special liturgy and a day of prayer.
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By Inés San MartÃn
Vatican correspondent
related Victim critical of pope on abuse asked to leave commission.
And yet the defenders of this travesty will be vocal and adamant.
I would point a legal sticking point in this situation.
One — all priests, regardless of position within the church, of the Catholic church are recognized as citizens of “nation” of the Vatican. As such they are first subject to Vatican law.
Two — As such the Vatican can invoke its status as a sovereign nation to protect its priests.
This is when treaty law becomes a major pain, imo.
The Catholic Church needs to do away with the celibacy nonsense which attacks homosexuals and other deviants. They should instead allow heterosexual married priests.
In which case within the US, most any adult in any form of supervisory capacity must report to the authorities allegations of child abuse that come to their attention, or else can be made subject to prosecution for failures to do so.
For both better and worse?
OMG!!! Enough with this Pope.
That’s cool cause pope dude gonna watch a bunch of em swim cross the Rio grande.
Just out of curiosity, do you know what that phrase means?
Frankie the idiot pope strikes again. What a useless douchebag. Hide the problem and/or move the problem along. Little boys will pay dearly for this. The catholic church is nothing more than NAMBLA front group and an affront to humanity and anyone who remains committed to this abomination is part of the problem.
Pope Francis keeping the worst of Catholic History. How soon will the Spanish Inquisition return?
If you child is sexually abused by your church, report it to the police, not the church! Sue the church to help them be more responsible and accountable for what happens in their churches.