So the pope asks god for forgiveness.
He's asking the wrong person. If he were truly sorry about the systematic abuse that the catholic church has colluded with and hidden over the years, he would make church records accessible to police forces around the world to ensure that every reported case of abuse could be properly investigated.
He would decree that every priest and official should co-operate fully with any investigation to ensure that every perpetrator and every one of his bishops who colluded with the abuse and moved paedophile priests around the world to hide their crimes were also subject to the scrutiny of the law.
Then, and only then, could he give an apology and ask for forgiveness. Anything else is just meaningless words designed to try and gain some credibility with catholics around the world.
Rant over.
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.Exactly. Asking god for "forgiveness" is useless and meaningless..the same as doing nothing.
birdingnut
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Aug 26, 2018
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As a nurse I have to have police checks and a working with children clearance... all so called religious workers like priests and ministers should be registered and undergo the same checks
Angelamelek
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Aug 26, 2018
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The problem with those DBS (disclosure and Barring Service) checks in the uk, is that they can only show convictions, cautions and disciplinary issues relating to vulnerable children/adults. As the church has hidden these allegations from everyone, so rendering any checks as useless and likely to lull people into a false sense of security.
I wonder if Interpol or the UN are taking an interest in the pope's apology?
LenHazell53
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Aug 26, 2018
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I rather think if he did the things you say he should do (and I agree with you) the church would be pretty much eradicated in most countries, or at least left running on a skeleton crew. And I don't know that the inherent problems wouldn't reassert themselves without fundamental doctrinal and structural changes that the church appears incapable of making. The combination of celibate priests and the taboos against sexuality in general and homosexuality in particular has toxic results. The lack of real accountability and the tendency for clergy of any stripe to develop contempt for the people in their charge is another issue.
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