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Related: About this forumPope meets victims of clergy sex abuse, says 'God weeps' for them
Source: Reuters
US | Sun Sep 27, 2015 12:06pm EDT
Pope meets victims of clergy sex abuse, says 'God weeps' for them
PHILADELPHIA | BY SCOTT MALONE AND PHILIP PULLELLA
Pope Francis met on Sunday with five adults who were abused by Catholic clergy when they were children and vowed to hold responsible all involved in the crime or cover-ups.
While the pope has met with victims of sexual abuse in Rome, this was his first meeting with them on a foreign tour. Of the cities visited by Francis, who ends his six-day U.S. tour later in the day, Philadelphia has been the most publicly scarred in the U.S. clergy abuse scandal.
"I have in my heart these stories of suffering of those youth that were sexually abused," Francis told bishops.
"The people who had the responsibility to take care of these tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain. God weeps for the sexual abuse of children."
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said that at the morning meeting in Philadelphia's seminary, the pope "expressed participation in their suffering and pain and shame."
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Pope meets victims of clergy sex abuse, says 'God weeps' for them
PHILADELPHIA | BY SCOTT MALONE AND PHILIP PULLELLA
Pope Francis met on Sunday with five adults who were abused by Catholic clergy when they were children and vowed to hold responsible all involved in the crime or cover-ups.
While the pope has met with victims of sexual abuse in Rome, this was his first meeting with them on a foreign tour. Of the cities visited by Francis, who ends his six-day U.S. tour later in the day, Philadelphia has been the most publicly scarred in the U.S. clergy abuse scandal.
"I have in my heart these stories of suffering of those youth that were sexually abused," Francis told bishops.
"The people who had the responsibility to take care of these tender ones violated that trust and caused them great pain. God weeps for the sexual abuse of children."
Vatican spokesman Father Federico Lombardi said that at the morning meeting in Philadelphia's seminary, the pope "expressed participation in their suffering and pain and shame."
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Pope meets victims of clergy sex abuse, says 'God weeps' for them (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2015
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Of course. But he believes in it; yet he accepts this egregious behavior from his magical being.
Arugula Latte
Sep 2015
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Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)1. "God weeps for the sexual abuse of children."
So why doesn't his magical deity intervene and prevent abuse in the first place?
rug
(82,333 posts)2. Why are you asking a nonexistent entity to intervene?
Meanwhile, in the real world . . . .
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/27/pope-meets-with-sexual-abuse-victims-philadelphia
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)8. I said "his" deity.
It's his imaginary friend, not mine.
rug
(82,333 posts)9. "his" deity would also be nonexistent.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)10. Of course. But he believes in it; yet he accepts this egregious behavior from his magical being.
Go figure.
trotsky
(49,533 posts)11. He can't because free will, so the story goes.
Never mind how the children's free will was violated when they got raped. That's different. Somehow.
Arugula Latte
(50,566 posts)12. Right ... it's all part of the Mysterious Ways ...
Cartoonist
(7,316 posts)3. The REAL world
Pope Franciss words on clergy sex abuse ring hollow for some survivors
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/27/pope-francis-sex-abuse-scandal-survivors
mr blur
(7,753 posts)4. He's been just as proficient as his predecessors at covering them up, though.
Same shit, different hypocrite.
merrily
(45,251 posts)5. God had nothing to do with that shit, but the Church sure enabled it.
msongs
(67,405 posts)6. it's god's fault - everything is god's will nt
goldent
(1,582 posts)7. Very happy to see the Pope do this.
He was early criticized for not meeting with victims - was this planned in response to the criticism, or did his critics jump the gun?
edit to clarify