In the USA the Catholic Church has paid out $100s, of millions for abuse going back decades to 1940. I hope paedophilia is not an old secret part of the Catholic Church covered up until recently.
2007-09-08 04:01:00 · 13 answers · asked by London Man 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_Catholic_sex_abuse_cases
2007-09-08 04:02:27 · update #1
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/today/reports/archive/features/paedophile_priests.shtml
2007-09-08 04:05:15 · update #2
Mt young cousin left the catholic church at age 13 and became a Buddhist, I suspect he had a problem but he refuses to say anything. This is a massive problem probably going back to the foundation of the Catholic Church
2007-09-08 22:46:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The assertion substitute into made by a unmarried cardinal, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. he's quoted interior the national Press: "The Vatican’s 2nd-in-command says the pedophilia scandal rocking the Roman Catholic Church could be blamed in particular on homosexuals interior the priesthood, comments that have outraged gay rights communities and rekindled grievance over the Church’s history with homosexuality. “Many psychologists, many psychiatrists have confirmed there exists no relationship between celibacy and pedophilia,” Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone, Vatican secretary of state, stated in Santiago on Monday. “yet many others have confirmed, and characteristic instructed me at present, that there is a hyperlink between homosexuality and pedophilia. it is genuine, it is the problem.” the merchandise additionally cites a lay Catholic team. "The arguable view has been expressed by different conservative Catholics. In an entire-web site advert interior the ny situations, the U.S. Catholic League for religious and Civil Rights additionally blamed gay clergymen as being the underlying clarification for the disaster. there is no “pedophilia disaster” yet a “gay disaster,” the advert study. “on a similar time as homosexuality would not reason predatory habit, and maximum gay clergymen are no longer molesters, lots of the molesters have been gay.”
2016-10-10 04:49:51 · answer #2 · answered by cumberledge 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pedophiles go way back. It is sexually abusing children, so is a worst fornication.
Jesus warned of offending the children who love Him. Because their Guardian Angels are always beholding the Fathers face. And Jesus also warned of 'hell fire' regarding offending His children. Every person brought forth into this world have seen the True Light (John1) & are an example of the the Kingdom of Heaven & are children of God. At least until they purposely rebell against God & die/blind spiritually (hardened conscience). Then they need to be born again, born of His Spirit, cleansed by His blood.
So? Since pedophiles are being revealed today doesn't mean they didn't exist yesterday. It goes way back. It is one of the worst sins. In Catholic Churches, other denominations, in the streets, in family homes, on the internet. So? It needs to be brought into the opened & revealed to the public when a pediphile gets caught.
2007-09-08 04:15:24 · answer #3 · answered by t a m i l 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Another link for you. About 2000 victims. Of course it's an old secret. You really think they just started in 2002?
2007-09-08 04:21:56 · answer #4 · answered by punch 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The old man doing evil in God's name eh? This too has been arround for years, man is corruptable and they can lie to do evil under the banner of God, now that gets up God's nose more than anything!!!
P.S. Even more than his finger....before some smart **** atheist uses it.
P.P.S The gag not God's finger!
2007-09-08 05:28:17 · answer #5 · answered by jesus_working 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pedophilia and homosexuality have been present in the catholic church for centuries. That is documented historical fact! And has been an accepted practice by the church. Some religion there!
2007-09-08 04:08:11 · answer #6 · answered by Gary W 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
i remember women standing around gossiping about our! priest when i was a kid. then suddenly he was gon!!! my nan said he wasnt a very nice man??? i found out when i got older that he had the habbit of picking up little girls in an inapropriate way. paedophilia has allways been rife in the church. in fact anywhere you find children youl find pedos. i cant work out what it is that they find sexy about a child can you??
2007-09-08 04:23:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
obviously to much, indeed any is to much.
As for how long who knows, probably since its foundation.
The question of celibacy must be addressed.
2007-09-08 05:57:44 · answer #8 · answered by wolfe_tone43 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since day one.
Catholic priests, according to their religious laws, are not allowed to marry.
Catholic nuns are supposed to be married to Jesus - believe it or not!
2007-09-08 04:17:19 · answer #9 · answered by Montgomery B 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
im positive there is still some that we dont even know about yet, and will be more in the future.... just one more example of the catholic "truth" they claim.
2007-09-08 04:07:23 · answer #10 · answered by heather b 5 · 2⤊ 2⤋