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(6,419 posts) Tue May 27, 2014, 08:29 PM May 2014

Pope Francis likens child sex abuse to 'satanic Mass' [View all]

Source: Telegraph

The Pope made the comment while speaking to the media on board a flight back to Rome after his visit to the Middle East.

Pope Francis said that a priest who abuses children "betrays the body of the Lord".

He announced that he would soon meet with a group of sex abuse victims at the Vatican and declared "zero tolerance" for any member of the clergy who violates a child.

The meeting with half a dozen victims will mark the first such encounter for the pope, who has been criticised by victims for not expressing personal solidarity with them when he has reached out to other people who suffer.

Read more: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/the-pope/10857745/Pope-Francis-likens-child-sex-abuse-to-satanic-Mass.html

Unfair to Satanists if you ask me

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Pope Francis likens child sex abuse to 'satanic Mass' [View all] uhnope May 2014 OP

Catholics invented Satanic mass Bickle May 2014 #1

Surely you can prove that without linking to Jack Chick. rug May 2014 #3

I pop over to Chick every now and again... awoke_in_2003 May 2014 #6

Well... Bickle May 2014 #15

None of which establishes that "Catholics invented Satanic mass" rug May 2014 #17

The Borborites worshipped death, not the devil. Bickle May 2014 #25

Lots of Believers here, Bickle. Feral Child May 2014 #29

Already did Bickle May 2014 #30

Welcome to DU! Arugula Latte May 2014 #39

Here's a tip: Feral Child May 2014 #46

That is as wrong as your original post. rug May 2014 #35

Actually, I understand it perfectly Bickle May 2014 #40

Your posts indicate otherwise. rug May 2014 #44

Obfuscation Bickle May 2014 #48

How do you go from erroneously stating Catholics started the Satanic Mass to suppression of native rug May 2014 #49

I'm going to attempt to explain differently Bickle May 2014 #50

Never mind. rug May 2014 #51

Bullshit! Satan is first mentioned in Job AllTooEasy May 2014 #12

Thats kind of a translation mistake Stryst May 2014 #24

We must have had the same religious teachers! AllTooEasy May 2014 #27

No. AlbertCat May 2014 #2

Actually Wrong billhicks76 May 2014 #13

John DeCamp AlbertCat May 2014 #32

Nothing To Do With Loudmouth Alex Jones billhicks76 May 2014 #36

Prosecute Prosecute Prosecute SummerSnow May 2014 #4

Only the goverment can prosecute. Religions can't/shouldn't AllTooEasy May 2014 #14

The Vatican is a government, a country even. Angleae May 2014 #19

True, but extremely few priests can claim Vatican citizenship AllTooEasy May 2014 #28

The RC Church has canon law, canon lawyers, and an extensive government Hekate May 2014 #42

Wrong! Taxation aside, the clergy are not protected from secular law AllTooEasy Jun 2014 #54

I understand what you are saying. I meant to say: The Church would not protect him any more. Hekate Jun 2014 #55

I completely agree, plus AllTooEasy Jun 2014 #61

Francis, for the last time, it's a crime, not just a sin. Boomerproud May 2014 #5

Bullshit! He said it was a crime AllTooEasy May 2014 #16

Cows are vegetables Treant May 2014 #23

Bullshit again! Pope Benedict defrocked 400 priests over sex abuse... AllTooEasy May 2014 #26

Prison time for abusers, even longer sentences for those who covered ... SomeGuyInEagan May 2014 #7

Yeah, keep flappin' those lips, Francis. Arugula Latte May 2014 #8

More talk and promises skepticscott May 2014 #9

Who's the "we" you're speaking for? rug May 2014 #18

You don't speak for me. 840high May 2014 #34

And your point is what? skepticscott May 2014 #38

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe May 2014 #10

No...child sex abuse is catholic priests RAPING little children assh*le Submariner May 2014 #11

The Pope is just another politician... SwollenWeezle May 2014 #20

They REFUSE to extradite Polish Archbishop Josef Wesolowski. AtheistCrusader May 2014 #22

Nevermind the child, right? AtheistCrusader May 2014 #21

Good post. Arugula Latte May 2014 #33

So, Satanists or their mass are as bad as these priests sakabatou May 2014 #31

No, it's just human beings committing crimes, Mr. Pope tabasco May 2014 #37

How convenient, to blame the other guy. Warren DeMontague May 2014 #41

What an ugly and ignorant thread this has spawned. nt Hekate May 2014 #43

Pavlov was right. rug May 2014 #45

Yes, I am dismayed and kind of regret starting the thread. uhnope May 2014 #47

No use commenting, most days. As to the story, wonder what the victims will say after the meeting? freshwest May 2014 #53

Outside of the newbie above, this is a classic example of values dissonance... Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #57

So you're saying the Pope has to speak like a politically correct American when addressing crimes... Hekate Jun 2014 #58

To avoid misunderstanding, yes. Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #59

American English is not his native language, nor was he speaking in it at the time, I believe. Hekate Jun 2014 #60

The fact that you keep referring to "American politically-correct terminology" makes me think that.. Humanist_Activist Jun 2014 #62

Given a choice, I'd take the mass every time. Orsino May 2014 #52

Busy ltheghost Jun 2014 #56