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kpete

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Mon Jan 6, 2014, 03:09 PM Jan 2014

Pope Francis: Pedophile Priests Are “Monsters” [View all]

Pope Francis: Pedophile Priests Are “Monsters”

Pope Francis wasted no time kicking off the New Year by labeling priestly pedophiles as “little monsters” according to a just released report of a meeting held in November.

Sex abuse scandals have plagued the Catholic Church for decades (centuries?) and the lack of action on the part of church officials has been a source of anger across the world. Rather than immediately handing known pedophiles over to the police, the “little monsters” were simply shuffled off to a new city or even country. There, they would continue to abuse children. It has been suggested that one of the reasons the Catholic Church has so many degenerates in it is because it shields, even enables, predators.

Because of this, the reputation of the Church has been seriously damaged over the years and the Pope has taken great strides to repair it. Pope Francis has already shaken the comfortable world of the religious right by openly condemning the pursuit of wealth and the harassment of homosexuals. He’s also taken on financial corruption. If he is serious about fixing the Church’s sexual abuse problem and not just fixing its public relations problem, Pope Francis may go down in history as the man who restored the Church’s moral clarity.


more: (incl some ?s re the term "little monsters&quot :
http://www.addictinginfo.org/2014/01/05/pope-francis-pedophile-priests-monsters/

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Anxiously awaiting the pope getting rid of Timothy Dolan for his part in cover ups and pay outs PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #1
+1,000 Scuba Jan 2014 #11
So he talked. Again. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #2
Believers are satisfied with talk Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #3
Talk is meaningless. Vashta Nerada Jan 2014 #6
Exactly. Actions such as this.... theHandpuppet Jan 2014 #21
it was more than talk Egnever Jan 2014 #13
Vatican law had to be changed to make child abuse a crime? Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #14
Yes it did Egnever Jan 2014 #17
So we are back to where he is just talking... Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #19
Yep, they will hate no matter what the Pope does. Beacool Jan 2014 #16
Is there a link somewhere to his exact words? Something a little bit more specific? idwiyo Jan 2014 #4
Glad you have joined the "reality-based community" in that opinion Kelvin Mace Jan 2014 #5
So is he throwing Cardinal Law out of the church Marrah_G Jan 2014 #7
Nope ---Law the "Criminal" will stick around warrant46 Jan 2014 #22
I think we should cut him some slack. He's has only been in there for less that a year and some demosincebirth Jan 2014 #8
Yes, and they should be turned over to law enforcement immediately. arcane1 Jan 2014 #9
Tell it to the kids, now adults. Oh Philly arch just bailed out DiverDave Jan 2014 #10
Don't think there aren't new kids. nt Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #23
Great. Now do something about it. n/t Egalitarian Thug Jan 2014 #12
Pope: pedos are monsters, but at least they're not women... Demo_Chris Jan 2014 #15
Wake me when they're all handed over and in police custody n/t LadyHawkAZ Jan 2014 #18
Shades of Lady Gaga Laughing Mirror Jan 2014 #20
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