Tuesday, January 25, 2011

CATHOLIC CHURCH: A Smokin' Gun in a criminal cover-up?

Coat of arms of the Vatican CityImage via Wikipedia
It is nice to discuss why we as humans are naturally religious but reality does come a’ knocking and we have to turn to issues at hand.

One is the discovery of a 1997 letter from the Vatican instructing Irish bishops not to report suspected child-abuse cases to police. It appears that in 1996, the Irish Catholic Church wanted to help police identify pedophile priests after the first wave of publicly disclosed lawsuits; the Vatican told them NO!

I have always maintained that the Vatican, including the pope, were engaged in covering up the pedophile priest scandal that was developing; it appears the proof is there.

Since I have beaten this issue to death, I ask you, what now?

Is the Vatican immune to earthly law? Did they commit a crime by hiding the abuses? Should they go to jail?

Should they (The Vatican) pay for their crimes by giving their riches to the victims of priestly abuse? Parishes in the U.S. have gone bankrupt over these lawsuits; time for the Vatican to sell some of Michelangelo’s stuff?

I don’t think this can be just swept under the rug. I think the Vatican’s leadership position in the Catholic Church must be challenged. In the history of the Church, usually a pious monk or humble priest came out and helped topple the corrupt, sinful and incompetent Vatican; is there such a person or group?


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