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pedophilia under the Cross

In my list of  the Cross symbols [090830], on the insistence of someone close to me, I left out the child abuse by predatory priests. Now, when pope Benedict XVI apologized for the "sinful and criminal" sexual abuse of thousands of children across decades, I’m compelled to include pedophilia under the Cross.

Pope’s latest apology is strong on forgiveness but far short of the full accountability of the Catholic church. He made no mention of the need to discipline diocesan leaders most responsible for shielding hundreds of priests from criminal penalties by moving them from parish to parish to continue their crimes. The pope’s apology fell short, too little, too late.

Should we expect more from Benedict XVI? No, says history. Nearly 30 years ago as archbishop of Munich (Joseph Ratzinger, nicknamed "God’s Rottweiler) he allowed the transfer of a priest molester who had managed to remain at work until recently. When Rottweiler was the church’s enforcer on matters of faith and sin, he ignored repeated warnings in the case of the Wisconsin priest who molested as many as 200 deaf boys. Benedict’s directive as a Vatican cardinal in 2001 to bishops worldwide was to keep pedophilia investigations secret under threat of excommuni-cation. Church leaders chose to protect the church instead of the children. They didn’t curb sexual abuse by priests who were supposed to pray with, not prey on, their young charges.

Hey, wait a minute! Maybe, just maybe, I’m missing the point. God created boys, didn’t He? So, maybe those priests are just checking God’s creations. Quality control.

under the Cross : how much is perceptible

under the Cross : how much is perceptible?

 2010-04-04 

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