With Roman Catholic Churches being attacked in Canada & elsewhere, & in view of the appalling discovery& unearthing of hundreds of Native American childrens remains,in these "Instutions" Is it not time..The RCC stopped santimonious platitudes, & finally does,what it hates doing the most..,Parting with its beloved money!..Instead of as usual,trying to pass on the cost of the wrong doing to its global parishes,..Try REAL penance,pay from the Vaticans loaded coffers,..It won't help or being back, the poor innocent little souls,brutalised,sexually abused,or possibly murdered,by vile monsters,claiming to act in the name of relgion,but it will ease the suffering & give closure,to the families of the victims.
Nothing new,But Revealed
Writing in the early 16th century, the Dutch scholar Erasmus already lamented that the faithful “often fall into the hands of priests who, under the pretense of confession, commit acts which are not fit to be mentioned"
Too Little Too Late
In the past,many who became Nuns or Priests,Monks, became so immured in the dogma and liturgy, of Catholicism, they forgot the prime directive of faith.. Humility,caring,humanity,Through time the institutional nature of their situation,became the most important,They forgot about God,focused on the severity of their daily ways,insulated by the fact, that no one would believe the abuse at hand...because it was the "Church"..
Taboo to speak openly of..
Criticize,Ungodly to Question!
As these abuses came to light,mainly from the mid 1980's, As usual,patronising silence, was the agreed tactic..As more & more came to light,Emotional handwringing,was tried,it must be remembered that the current "Pope Emeritus" ..Benedict,as Cardinal Josef Ratzinger,nicknamed "Gods Rottweiler" threatened the victims globally with ex communication, if they didnt keep silent,..
Covering the Lie & Shame
The stories of abuse & atrocity commited against so many,are now widespread,Unlike most I feel,letting these marry,may not help,It may give a better understanding of day to day family life,but if its in the nature of these to be peadophiles,Perverts,or Sadists,their going to be that way anyhow,regardless of status.. Many years ago, I was told,that even the 4 year old toddlers, wouldn't stay in a room, with a certain "So called Priest" such was his peadophillic predatory ways..Nothing was done about this monster,he moved from parish to parish& presumabily continued his abominable vice.. Roman Catholic Church PLC Much of the RCC's time, is made up with making its favorite thing..Money,..Curates are appallingly badly paid,And consequently many young men & women,simply won't enter into the grim austere life of a Priest or Nun, & the modern perception & stigma of the priesthood..Thats left a vacumn,& a dearth of Priests,especially in the western hemisphere,How many young Priests or Nuns do you see,from there?? very few..! Mostly now,they are sent in from countries elsewhere,The RCC tries to "hang on" to as many priests as it can,they turn a blind eye to the "faults" of these people,simply because they can't afford to lose them.. Priests who should have been "defrocked" were allowed to continue their evil ways,(One a rampant peadophile,They buried at night),He had abused over 200 boys...Such examples serve to show just how much the RCC is out of touch with reality,They deny it at times or ignore it,because in truth,its ALWAYS happened,Its been this way for centuries,buti with a more open society & particulary with global media,it can no longet be "localised" and covered up.The Roman Catholic Church, has always had a policy of "Stonewalling" that is to say.Stay silent,don't comment,Peopleforget at times,its not a "Demoracy" but a "Theoracy" and as such,people slavishly follow orders to comply or stay silent.One very good Godly Priest i knew personally,spoke out pyblicy about child abuse in particular,& the rest of the Catholic priests in his diocese ostrcized him,That shoes both the problem & the mentality behind it,that urgently needs to be addressed.This scandal has been dragging on for over 20 years,& dispite many platitudes about "reform" & enquiries..Little has been done to actually help victims cope with the pain and trauma inflicted
Action not words are needed,Having "Church" appointed "councellors" won't do..Independant professional psychiatrists will,& trauma councellors..PAID for by the Roman Catholic Church..at least it would be a small start to their "secular" repentance..
Come Clean,Be Holy!
The instituation that now calls itself the Roman Catholic Church,must return,to the ways of God,Not platitudes,Not Digression,but the ways of God & Jesus..After all what will you do,when you stand before Jesus?? The covering up,& lies won't work!😁 "Suffer little children,to come into me,for theirs is the kingdom of God" Said the Lord Jesus..Where do you think "you will go??😁
Ivan
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