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32. No one is defending wrong doing, but accuse the right people of it not

Reply to Bluenorthwest (Reply #26)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 03:31 PM

Jan 2014

the one who might be the best chance of doing something about it.

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Pope defrocked 400 priests in 2 years [View all] steve2470 Jan 2014 OP

But it doesn't count because according to the Cleita Jan 2014 #1

You understand the pope who defrocked those 400 was Ratz, right? PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #2

Yes thank you. I can read. Cleita Jan 2014 #3

Ah, well maybe you should have read how people want PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #4

Actually there is a whole section on a catholic website that has Cleita Jan 2014 #5

The Vatican does not have a great history of handling it well in any regard. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #6

The Catholic Church is not unique in dishing out abuses. Cleita Jan 2014 #7

However, it is unique in the abuses it dishes out justiceischeap Jan 2014 #8

I suppose the string of teenaged church secretaries than seem Cleita Jan 2014 #9

Wait... so... you think the Catholic abusers should not be held accountable because... Jesus Camp? PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #12

Jesus camp is weird? Cleita Jan 2014 #14

Well, in context, when people lavishly praise the pope and/or the RCC, others will stand up and PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #10

Defrocking is actually the most serious thing they can do in the Cleita Jan 2014 #11

Did you notice the part in OP about how it could have been due to MEDIA coverage? PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #13

And the Vatican was wrong. But now that the new pope is trying to change those Cleita Jan 2014 #15

I think they deserve all the shit that gets heaped on them until one of them justiceischeap Jan 2014 #16

I can agree with that and I hope these steps they are taking will Cleita Jan 2014 #20

Who suggested a firing squad? I sure haven't. They don't deserve execution. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #18

You do know what a metaphor is I hope. n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #19

I love how you keep avoiding points just to get a cute lil 'dig' in on me. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #21

And various Diocese declaring Chapter 11 Bankruptcy warrant46 Jan 2014 #35

+1 El_Johns Jan 2014 #30

Thank you. n/t Cleita Jan 2014 #31

They could hand over what they have to the police Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #17

What makes you say they won't. Cleita Jan 2014 #22

UN slams Vatican for 'efforts to cover up' pedophile priests in sex abuse scandal Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #23

There's a whole website out there of priests accused and Cleita Jan 2014 #24

You miss the point... They should be handing it over when they have it, not wait for a subpoena Ohio Joe Jan 2014 #25

I figured after that UN information hit the thread you'd declare you were done. Bluenorthwest Jan 2014 #26

No one is defending wrong doing, but accuse the right people of it not Cleita Jan 2014 #32

Yet, he missed defrocking HANNITY and O'LOOFAH!1 n/t UTUSN Jan 2014 #27

Well, they aren't priests but he can excommunicate them. Cleita Jan 2014 #33

Ha-HAH!1 Thanks for giving me the opening to use the Faux meme against them: UTUSN Jan 2014 #36

And there is no Pope to clean up the rest of Christianity BlueStreak Jan 2014 #28

+1000 Cleita Jan 2014 #34

At least the Catholics are held accountable. Can't say that about BlueStreak Jan 2014 #38

You might have heard that there is a UN investigation underway. PeaceNikki Jan 2014 #37

Don't put words in my mouth. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #39

Was that fired minister prosecuted? I'll bet not. Cleita Jan 2014 #40

No. To my knowledge there were no consequences. BlueStreak Jan 2014 #41

This is average for child molestoers gerogie2 Jan 2014 #29