How do you feel about, Catholic Church insulating pedophiles by transferring the accused to different parishes

Answer 1

They still do that? I thought that stopped when John Paul II died. That is all he did for 25 years as Pope. How in the world would people want to make him a saint? He said that Catholic priests were more tempted by Satan than other people because of what they knew.

Answer 2

I feel it's terrible.

Or should I say, it WAS terrible. Such was the practice many years ago. The Church stopped doing that a long time ago.

And the Catholic Church was not the only organization that engaging in such "transferring." Every other group with pedophiles in its ranks did the same thing. It was common practice for everybody back then.

By the way, public-school teachers are far more likely to molest kids than anyone -- and they still get transferred around even to this day. That's because of the teachers' unions -- they're so powerful that not even the teachers who molest can be easily fired.

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Answer 3

It's terrible... but what's even worse is that Muhammad of Islam was the biggest pedophile of all

and his followers insulate him by denying that Muhammad was a pedophile... they have every excuse in the book that "she wasn't 9" (even though every authenticated Hadith states she was 9 at age of consummation of the marriage) ... or even more disgusting, they claim it was okay because she "already had her menses"

Yes, the catholic church has problems with pedophile priests- these priests all belong in jail and away from children. They deserve NO respect at all.

Likewise, Muhammad of Islam deserves absolutely NO respect at all

Answer 4

Rome treats the Bible with contempt by daring to make a law that restricts their priests (which office is itself unBiblical) to single men, when the requirements for such are just the opposite!

(Not:bishop is the same office as an elder/Pastor: Titus 1:5-7).

(1 Tim 3:2-5) "A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach; {3} Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; {4} One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; {5} (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)"

Rome's adverse requirement, in addition to the dead gospel she preaches is conducive to recruiting and making homosexual priests, which are the main pedophiles. And who yet need our prayers, as all souls do, they they may repent and find Christ, as all sinners must, before they find Hell.

Answer 5

I think the RCC has a lot of 'splainin' to do...

I know this isn't totally the same but I knew a man who worked for Vice at the Police department. He said when he'd arrest a man that was soliciting homosexual sex and found out it was a priest, which he said happened often, he was told by his superiors to let them go. He said the RCC would pressure them anyway so they just wouldn't make the arrest after seeing their ID.




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Answer 6

This is what the Church said about it 5 years ago:

Pope says bishops' decisions 'wrong'
April 23, 2002


VATICAN CITY (CNN) -- Pope John Paul II has acknowledged mistakes in the handling of the U.S. priest sexual abuse scandal plaguing the Roman Catholic Church.

The Catholic leader also told members of America's Roman Catholic hierarchy and other top officials gathered at the Vatican that the church itself would emerge from the "present crisis" more firmly rooted in faith.

The pope's comments came on the first day of formal talks at a Rome summit called to lay the groundwork for policies on how to deal with child sexual abuse allegations against priests.

"It is true that a generalized lack of knowledge of the nature of the problem and also at times the advice of clinical experts led bishops to make decisions which subsequent events showed to be wrong," the pope said. "You are now working to establish more reliable criteria to ensure that these criteria are not repeated."

"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."
— Pope John Paul II


Catholics should "be confident that this time of trial will bring a purification of their Catholic community," the pope said, "a purification that is urgently needed if the church is to preach more effectively the Gospel of Jesus Christ in all its liberating force."

The discussions are taking place at the Apostolic Palace, the pope's elaborate office and home within the Vatican complex. Twelve of the 13 U.S. cardinals, including all eight of the archbishops who head major U.S. archdioceses, are at the Vatican, as are two top officials of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

The two days of discussions will lay the groundwork for the June meeting in Dallas of the entire assembly of U.S. bishops, which is expected to draft policies on how to deal with child sexual abuse allegations against priests.

Bishop Wilton D. Gregory, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said Tuesday's morning session with the pope had been "very cordial."

"Obviously, the question of the credibility of bishops is a real concern," he said. "Those bishops who have made judgments that have proven to be in error, in fact tragic, are looking for ways to make sure they handle all future cases appropriately and in whatever ways they can to rectify the mistakes and the errors in judgment from the past that they may have been guilty of."

Gregory blamed part of the problem on gay priests and a perceived proliferation of gay men in seminaries.

"It is an ongoing struggle," he said.

"It is most importantly a struggle to make sure that the Catholic priesthood is not dominated by homosexual men," Gregory said. "Not only is it not dominated by homosexual men, but to make sure that candidates that we receive are healthy in every possible way -- psychologically, emotionally, spiritually."

Chicago archbishop, Cardinal Francis George, however, presented the issue of homosexuality in the priesthood in a different light.

"The important thing in seminary formation is to ask whether or not a candidate is capable of marriage and family," he said, "because an ordained priest is a married man. He's a committed man, the bride of Christ. The difficulty in formation ... is whether a man can see himself as married and bringing forth new life, which is what a priest is supposed to be."

Regarding the issue of celibacy, George said the discussion centered on strengthening the rule that requires priests to be celibate. He said there was a difference between "a moral monster like (defrocked priest John) Geoghan" -- who was convicted in January of molesting an 11-year-old boy a decade ago -- and someone who has consensual sex with a 17-year-old girl while "under the influence of alcohol." Both are crimes, he said, but Geoghan's case is unquestionably more abhorrent.

George said that calls for the resignation of the Boston archbishop, Cardinal Bernard Law -- who has been under pressure to resign amid charges that he didn't do enough to protect children from known pedophile priests -- did not come up.

"Last night in the preliminary meeting ... he said that if he had not made some terrible mistakes we would not be here," George said. "He apologized for that. He did not speak about a possible resignation and nobody asked him about that."

Returning last week from a visit to the Vatican, where he talked with the pope about the crisis and the issue of his resignation was discussed, Law reiterated his intention to stay at the helm of the Boston archdiocese, which he has led since 1984.

In a dramatic appearance before the faithful Sunday in Boston's Holy Cross Cathedral before leaving for the Vatican for this week's meetings, Law said he wished he could "turn the clock back and undo the harm, the hurt" caused by decisions he and other church leaders made in handling abuse allegations.

"Regrettably, I and many others have been late to recognize the inadequacy of past policies, the dimensions of the crisis and the changes required to restore a sense of trust," he said. "The repeated public calls for my resignation are a clear signal that many feel that my leadership efforts in this area have been inadequate."

Answer 7

one just got busted the other day soliciting sex from a minor by police
jay Leno was making jokes about it because the priest said he was doing his own sting operation to bust minors that come on to priest

CRAZY

Answer 8

That was a thing of the past, and obviously it was a terrible abuse of authority and pastoral responsibility on the part of the few bishops who did it.

Answer 9

IT STINKS. THAT IS THE REASON I DO NOT LIKE THIS RELIGION BECAUSE THEY ARE "ALL" HIPOCRITES AND PARANOYED PLUS ALWAYS TRYING TO HIDE THEYR OWN GARBAGE.

Answer 10

it's very wrong and stupid on their part. why are people stupid enough to continue going??