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Vatican Round up of Crazy
April 14th, 2010 10:19 amThe Blame Game:
The range of excuses offered up by various ecclesiastics for the child abuse scandal is amazing. Admittedly, these come from disparate entities, and don't [seem to] represent a unified position on the part of the Vatican. Still, we've been talking about this for a while now, and you'd think by this point they'd have their talking points laid out. Further, even if these statements are not official, I don't see any of them being condemned as wrong. Official statements distance themselves from them, yes, but I have yet to see anyone say 'No, that is not consistent with Church doctrine.' And in fact, none of them are inconsistent with Church doctrine, which, as I see it, is a big part of the problem to begin with....
Satan Behind Media Attacks on the Pope, Asserts Italian Exorcist
Vatican Attacked Over Cardinal's Claim of Homosexuality and Pedophilia Link
Bishop Blames Jews for Child Molestation Scandal
"Media Bias and Catholic Bashing" by Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
At Vatican Service, Priest Likens Abuse Allegations To Anti-Semitism
Vatican Cardinals Claim Sex Abuse Claims Have Been Orchestrated by Enemies of the Pope
Stuff Catholics Have So Far Blamed for the Church's Pedophilia Scandal
Social Justice?
US Catholic officials are fighting AGAINST extensions to the statute of limitations on reporting of sex abuse, under claims ranging from the bills being 'designed to bankrupt the Church' to a trend of 'anti-Catholic sentiment, even when those bills do not target (or even mention) the Catholic Church. This is being reported even by Catholic news organizations.
Beltway Cardinals Oppose Abuse Extension Bills, Many Cite Nationwide Anti-Catholic Trend
Connecticut Bishops Fight Sex Abuse Bill
Religious Leaders Battle Abuse Bill in New York
[Wisconsin] State Bishops Oppose Legislation to Repeal Statute of Limitations [on Child Abuse]
(Crazy Vatican makes medieval monk [see userpic] cry.)
The range of excuses offered up by various ecclesiastics for the child abuse scandal is amazing. Admittedly, these come from disparate entities, and don't [seem to] represent a unified position on the part of the Vatican. Still, we've been talking about this for a while now, and you'd think by this point they'd have their talking points laid out. Further, even if these statements are not official, I don't see any of them being condemned as wrong. Official statements distance themselves from them, yes, but I have yet to see anyone say 'No, that is not consistent with Church doctrine.' And in fact, none of them are inconsistent with Church doctrine, which, as I see it, is a big part of the problem to begin with....
Satan Behind Media Attacks on the Pope, Asserts Italian Exorcist
Vatican Attacked Over Cardinal's Claim of Homosexuality and Pedophilia Link
Bishop Blames Jews for Child Molestation Scandal
"Media Bias and Catholic Bashing" by Bill Donohue, President, Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights
At Vatican Service, Priest Likens Abuse Allegations To Anti-Semitism
Vatican Cardinals Claim Sex Abuse Claims Have Been Orchestrated by Enemies of the Pope
Stuff Catholics Have So Far Blamed for the Church's Pedophilia Scandal
Social Justice?
US Catholic officials are fighting AGAINST extensions to the statute of limitations on reporting of sex abuse, under claims ranging from the bills being 'designed to bankrupt the Church' to a trend of 'anti-Catholic sentiment, even when those bills do not target (or even mention) the Catholic Church. This is being reported even by Catholic news organizations.
Beltway Cardinals Oppose Abuse Extension Bills, Many Cite Nationwide Anti-Catholic Trend
Connecticut Bishops Fight Sex Abuse Bill
Religious Leaders Battle Abuse Bill in New York
[Wisconsin] State Bishops Oppose Legislation to Repeal Statute of Limitations [on Child Abuse]
(Crazy Vatican makes medieval monk [see userpic] cry.)
