Pope Admits Priests and Bishops Sexually Abuse Nuns

[trotsky]

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/pope-admits-nun-abuse-catholic-church-790874/

On Tuesday, February 5th, Pope Francis offered his first public comments on what the Associated Press called a “global and pervasive” scandal that has quietly plagued the Roman Catholic Church for decades — the sexual abuse of nuns by bishops and priests. Last year, the Vatican refused to comment on an AP investigation which found allegations by religious sisters against Church clergy in Europe, Africa, South America and Asia were met with inaction by local Church leaders and the Vatican. However, according to the Washington Post, an article published last week by the Vatican’s women’s magazine, Women Church World, denounced the abuse as a “condition of the oppression of women,” who hold second-class status within Church hierarchy, saying nothing will change so long as the Vatican “continues to close its eyes.”

“It is true … there have been priests and even bishops who have done this,” Pope Francis said, according to Reuters, when asked about the article. “I think it is still going on because something does not stop just because you have become aware of it. … I can’t say ‘this does not happen in my house.’ It is true. Do we have to do more? Yes. Are we willing? Yes.”

While he acknowledged that the sexual abuse of nuns was an ongoing problem, Pope Francis claimed it was largely contained to “certain congregations, predominantly new ones,” and that the Church is “working on it.”

"Working on it." Sigh.

[procon]

1. Industrialized religion is long past its shelf life.

Time to go, boys. Turn over everyone of the sex perverts hiding behind their vestments and turn them all over to the legal system for prosecution.

No internal investigation should be used to spirit these criminals off to a nice retirement retreat in the Tuscan hills to escape justice.

[Act_of_Reparation]

3. "Industrialized" is an unnecessary qualifier.

Religion is long past its shelf life. Period.

[MineralMan]

2. I read that in this morning's paper and thought:

The Pope recognizes that there is nothing to be done about this and other scandals. He cannot control even his own priesthood. He has thrown up his hands, after washing them clean in the holy water basin.

The corruption within the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church cannot be ended. Even the Pope recognizes that.