what should be done with the catholic church about all the rape cases.?

Question

Why does the church not admit it has problems, try to fix them, and then make sure they don't happen again. This is getting out of hand, the ammount of rapes going on with in churches, that are supposed to be safe.

everyday, i haven't heard of another church having any rape cases, other then the roman catholic church. You think just removing them because of an alligation is ok, but keeping them employed after they have been convicted is also ok? This was the case with a couple of the priest. They were moved to a place they could no longer be in contact with children. Trust me, if anyone did so little, that wasn't a political powerhouse like the church, they would be shut down, like David Coresch... You do realize that was the reason given right. Children were in danger..

Answer 1

The Catholic Church HAS admitted it has problems and HAS tried to fix it.

Priests that have had a single accusation against them have been removed from public ministry. Policies and practices to prevent the recurrence of this have been developed and annual audits are done by an independent agency to vberify compliance with policies. These policies include a police check and child abuse training for anyone over 18 years old that has contact with children.

Go to http://www.usccb.org/ocyp/charter.shtml to read the Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People

My question is have other churches done as much?

Answer 2

You need to rely less upon your emotions and more upon Biblical Truth:

Controversies in the Church
Matt. 13:24-30 - scandals have always existed in the Church, just as they have existed outside of the Church. This should not cause us to lose hope in the Church. God's mysterious plan requires the wheat and the weeds to be side by side in the Church until the end of time.

Matt. 13:47-50 - God's plan is that the Church (the kingdom of heaven) is a net which catches fish of every kind, good and bad. God revealed this to us so that we will not get discouraged by the sinfulness of the Church’s members.

Matt. 16:18 - no matter how sinful its members conduct themselves, Jesus promised that the gates of death will never prevail against the Church.

Matt. 23:2-3 - the Jewish people would have always understood the difference between a person's sinfulness and his teaching authority. We see that the sinfulness of the Pharisees does not minimize their teaching authority. They occupy the "cathedra" of Moses.

Matt. 26:70-72; Mark 14:68-70; Luke 22:57; John 18:25-27 - Peter denied Christ three times, yet he was chosen to be the leader of the Church, and taught and wrote infallibly.

Mark 14:45 - Judas was unfaithful by betraying Jesus. But his apostolic office was preserved and this did not weaken the Church.

Mark 14:50 - all of Jesus' apostles were unfaithful by abandoning Him in the garden of Gethsemane, yet they are the foundation of the Church.

John 20:24-25 - Thomas the apostle was unfaithful by refusing to believe in Jesus' resurrection, yet he taught infallibly in India.

Rom. 3:3-4 - unfaithful members do not nullify the faithfulness of God and the work of the Holy Spirit in the Church.

Eph. 5:25-27 - just as Jesus Christ has both a human and a divine nature, the Church, His Bride, is also both human and divine. It is the holy and spotless bride of Christ, with sinful human members.

1 Tim. 5:19 - Paul acknowledges Church elders might be unfaithful. The Church, not rebellion and schism, deals with these matters.

2 Tim. 2:13 - if we remain faithless, God remains faithful for He cannot deny Himself.

2 Tim. 2:20 - a great house has not only gold and silver, but also wood and earthenware, some for noble use, some for ignoble use.

Jer. 24:1-10 - God's plan includes both good and bad figs. The good figs will be rewarded, and the bad figs will be discarded.

1 Kings 6,7,8 - the Lord commands us to build elaborate places of worship. Some non-Catholics think that this is controversial and the money should be given to the poor, even though no organization does more for the poor of the world that the Catholic Church. We create our churches with beauty because Christ our King lives in the churches in the blessed Eucharist.

Matt. 26:8-9; Mark 14:4-5; John 12:5 - negative comments concerning the beauty of the Church are like the disciples complaining about the woman anointing Jesus' head with costly oil. Jesus desires that we honor Him with our best gifts, not for Him, but for us, so that we realize He is God and we are His creatures.

Matt. 26:10-11 - Jesus says we have both a duty to honor God and give to the poor - a balanced life of reverence and charity.

Answer 3

Hey I'm a catholic, and I do agree its wrong I mean cvering it up, God wouldn't want that, I guess maybe they try and forgive the person give them another chance. I disagree yeh ok we all make mistakes but he should be punished straight away. its completly wrong to do this especially to one of God's children.

Answer 4

Don´t worry God is going to close the doors read Revelation 17 and 18.