The Pope has declared that he is "profoundly ashamed" by sexual abuse performed by priests, saying:
Paedophiles will be completely excluded from the priesthood. It is more important to have good priests than many priests.
If I read the stories of the victims, I find it difficult to understand how priests can have betrayed their mission to bring holiness in this way, to bring the love of God to children.
Well I should think so too. He certainly couldn't be proud of or even accept them. And neither can he ignore this huge issue, as evidenced by his U-turn over discussing an issue previously declared to be "closed".If I read the stories of the victims, I find it difficult to understand how priests can have betrayed their mission to bring holiness in this way, to bring the love of God to children.
But that the Catholic Church have sexual abuse insurance seems to show that they know and accept that it could - or maybe even will - happen.
You also have to wonder who thought that the light-switch in the image on the right [via FAIL Blog] was a good idea, and whether or not they were a Catholic priest.
And now I'm just waiting for the next announcement from the Church of England in the continuation of the Battle of the Churches...
