Now Gathering in Rome, a Conclave of Fallible Cardinals
Now Gathering in Rome, a Conclave of Fallible Cardinals Even stalwart defenders of the church point out that to disqualify Cardinal Mahony would leave many more cardinals similarly vulnerable. Many of …More
Now Gathering in Rome, a Conclave of Fallible Cardinals
Even stalwart defenders of the church point out that to disqualify Cardinal Mahony would leave many more cardinals similarly vulnerable. Many of the men who will go into the Sistine Chapel to elect a pope they hope will help the church recover from the bruising scandal of sexual abuse have themselves been blemished by it.
“Among bishops and cardinals, certainly the old guys who have been involved for so long, sure they’re going to have blood on their hands,” said Thomas G. Plante, a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, who has served on the American bishops’ national abuse advisory board and has written three books on sexual abuse. “So when Cardinal Mahony says he’s being scapegoated, in some respects I think he’s right. All the focus is on him, but what about the other guys?”
Among the many challenges facing the church, addressing the wounds caused by sexual abuse is among the top priorities, church analysts say. When …More
Even stalwart defenders of the church point out that to disqualify Cardinal Mahony would leave many more cardinals similarly vulnerable. Many of the men who will go into the Sistine Chapel to elect a pope they hope will help the church recover from the bruising scandal of sexual abuse have themselves been blemished by it.
“Among bishops and cardinals, certainly the old guys who have been involved for so long, sure they’re going to have blood on their hands,” said Thomas G. Plante, a professor of psychology at Santa Clara University, who has served on the American bishops’ national abuse advisory board and has written three books on sexual abuse. “So when Cardinal Mahony says he’s being scapegoated, in some respects I think he’s right. All the focus is on him, but what about the other guys?”
Among the many challenges facing the church, addressing the wounds caused by sexual abuse is among the top priorities, church analysts say. When …More
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The title of this thread is rather useless, as any Faithful Catholic knows that every Cardinal, Bishop, Priest, Nun, etc. are "fallible".
But the Holy Spirit, guiding the formal Teachings of the Pope, is always infallible.
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The title of this thread is rather useless, as any Faithful Catholic knows that every Cardinal, Bishop, Priest, Nun, etc. are "fallible".
But the Holy Spirit, guiding the formal Teachings of the Pope, is always infallible.
The END.
But the Holy Spirit, guiding the formal Teachings of the Pope, is always infallible.
The END.
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Not only will he be there, his presence was defended by Cardinal Levada, the former Prefect for the Congregation for the Faith which routinely deals with clerical sex abuse cases against minors and vulnerable adults.
Not only is Mahony an embarrassment, his presence at the conclave taints the optics of the entire show. What could the sexual victims and the families of those victims in Los Angeles …More
Not only will he be there, his presence was defended by Cardinal Levada, the former Prefect for the Congregation for the Faith which routinely deals with clerical sex abuse cases against minors and vulnerable adults.
Not only is Mahony an embarrassment, his presence at the conclave taints the optics of the entire show. What could the sexual victims and the families of those victims in Los Angeles be thinking when Mahony is going to be one of the electors of the next pope and his presence is affirmed by the former Prefect for CDF?
What could the sexual victims of priests and bishops throughout the states and the entire world be thinking about the willingness of the Catholic Church to confront the abuse problem seriously when they invite the King of Sexual Abuse Cover-ups to help elect the new pope?
Not only is Mahony an embarrassment, his presence at the conclave taints the optics of the entire show. What could the sexual victims and the families of those victims in Los Angeles be thinking when Mahony is going to be one of the electors of the next pope and his presence is affirmed by the former Prefect for CDF?
What could the sexual victims of priests and bishops throughout the states and the entire world be thinking about the willingness of the Catholic Church to confront the abuse problem seriously when they invite the King of Sexual Abuse Cover-ups to help elect the new pope?
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On Feb. 27, The New York Times ran a front-page story raising questions about some cardinals who will soon vote for the new Pope. Some of the cardinals have had accused priests serving under them, while others have been the subject of criticism by the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
However, the story by Laurie Goodstein contains factual errors, blatant omissions, and many …More
On Feb. 27, The New York Times ran a front-page story raising questions about some cardinals who will soon vote for the new Pope. Some of the cardinals have had accused priests serving under them, while others have been the subject of criticism by the Survivors Network for those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
However, the story by Laurie Goodstein contains factual errors, blatant omissions, and many sources who have damaged credentials.
Goodstein writes that the Pope “put children at risk by failing to report pedophiles or remove them from the priesthood.” This is thrice incorrect: (a) many priests have been removed from ministry under Pope Benedict XVI (b) children have not been put at risk and (c) pedophiles have never been the problem.
Rev. Marcial Maciel is rightly cited as “a pathological abuser and liar,” but for Goodstein to mention his name, while at the same time contending that the Pope never removed a molesting priest from ministry, is positively astonishing. Who does she think dumped Maciel in 2006? Moreover, the Pope not only removed him from ministry, he put the entire order of priests he founded, the Legions of Christ, in receivership.
Bill Donohue's complete rebuttal to the NY Times article
However, the story by Laurie Goodstein contains factual errors, blatant omissions, and many sources who have damaged credentials.
Goodstein writes that the Pope “put children at risk by failing to report pedophiles or remove them from the priesthood.” This is thrice incorrect: (a) many priests have been removed from ministry under Pope Benedict XVI (b) children have not been put at risk and (c) pedophiles have never been the problem.
Rev. Marcial Maciel is rightly cited as “a pathological abuser and liar,” but for Goodstein to mention his name, while at the same time contending that the Pope never removed a molesting priest from ministry, is positively astonishing. Who does she think dumped Maciel in 2006? Moreover, the Pope not only removed him from ministry, he put the entire order of priests he founded, the Legions of Christ, in receivership.
Bill Donohue's complete rebuttal to the NY Times article