Posted on 04/23/2002 7:18:12 AM PDT by history_matters
The abuse which has caused this crisis is by every standard wrong and rightly considered a crime by society; it is also an appalling sin in the eyes of God. To the victims and their families, wherever they may be, I express my profound sense of solidarity and concern.
People need to know that there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young.
We must refer all allegations to proper civil investigators for objective investigations.
At this point, I agree that these are just words that the Pope has issued. In America, it's really easy to identify words written for political purposes. These are political words at this time.
Let's see if actions follow.
If SOMEONE isn't fired....some priest, some religious, then these are just words and nothing more.
If SOME BISHOP/CARDINAL is not removed from office or deprived of status, then these are just words. Remove Law's "cardinal" status and retain his bishopric. That will speak to me. Removing LAW completely will speak volumes to me.
Yes, he does. He understands the big picture completely. Your continuing disrespect for the Holy Father is noted, WT Sherman4.
I'm afraid there are many who think he'd make a good sacrifice play.
I'd rather see them go deeper ... instead of pulling in the FBI to supervise their Compliance Programs and Peer Group Collectives, they might try excising at the start the influence of the "clinical experts" who've normalized homosexuality at the gates of the seminary.
Even if you disagree with the actions the Pope has taken so far, why maintain such a disrespectful attitude towards him? The Holy Father is a much more intelligent man than you, and has done far more for the Church than you. Respectfully disagree with him, but don't make yourself look like more of a fool than you already have by your lack of civility.
It's not merely a lack of civility, it's a gross lack of charity.
Exactly! The real sickness is deeper. He gets it all right.
Can we unofficially adopt these intellectual rights as our standard on Free Republic? They work well whether disagreeing with the Holy Father or with other FReepers.
Shalom.
To "manage" the symptoms of the pathology with procedural solutions is to normalise it as a regrettable but necessary cost of doing business.
"People need to know that there is no place in the priesthood and religious life for those who would harm the young. They must know that Bishops and priests are totally committed to the fullness of Catholic truth on matters of sexual morality, a truth as essential to the renewal of the priesthood and the episcopate as it is to the renewal of marriage and family life."I love that part.
...these Cardinals are so corrupt...
You know it isn't true.
With this bigoted attitude nothing will EVER give you peace.
If you cannot trust anyone in this world, then trust the Holy Spirit and His guiding Wisdom for the Church.
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