Should the Vatican Ban known pedophile priests??
Within the US or the globe.
2007-03-31 04:54:55 · 5 answers · asked by STEPHEN R 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
What gets me is that the Churches call the police. Arrests are made and it's the governments (US & others) who lets ALL pedofiles go. From Catholic Priests throught Public School Gym Teachgers, to sick & twisted John Mark Karr.
What is the governments owned by the porno industry???
2007-03-31 05:12:55 · answer #1 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Vatican can only prohbit a priest from exercising the functions of his office (called de-frocking or laicizing) they cannot un-make him a priest. According to Catholic belief entrance to Holy Orders permanently changes one's soul just as other sacrament do (You can't un-baptize someone either.)
Personally, rather than de-frocking priests I would like to see them enter a strictly ordered monastery and serve the church with prayer and penance for their sins.
I definitely think that ALL pedophiles should be kept from children permanently.
2007-03-31 05:13:31 · answer #2 · answered by Sister Spitfire 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
YES and world wide.
And while they may have put a ban in place - that is just words. The church has NOT excommunicated any known pedophiles. Those pedophiles just get moved to another parish where they are free to continue their disgusting crimes.
2007-03-31 05:38:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
They already have. Should public schools ban child abuser teachers? What about police forces, fire departments, Protestant Churches, and every other walk of life?
2007-03-31 05:09:32 · answer #4 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you studied up on the Catholic Church you would have known they have done that and it is not just the Catholic Church but other Religions and professions
2007-03-31 05:14:49 · answer #5 · answered by Angel Eyes 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋