This just out this morning:
"The Vatican responded Monday to allegations that it had concealed years of clerical sex abuse by making it clear for the first time that bishops and other high-ranking clerics should report such crimes to police if required by law."
Long overdue but we'll take it.
See? If pushed enough, we can make some progress.
Now we need to keep pushing, Catholics included.
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But is that really what they are telling the bishops in private? Or do bishops know that they are better off not finding abuse on their watch? I'm dubious--the church keeps saying "We're going to do something to stop this--really, this time we mean it" for far too long.
good point. Who can say, really? Only time will tell.
One day, we'll have to have a beer together, eh?
mr
One of the bloggers I read is a former priest who resigned over the scandal:
http://bayourenaissanceman.blogspot.com/2010/04/catholic-clergy-sex-abuse-scandal-part_12.html
Especially Catholics need to push this..why haven't they been?
as a former Catholic, I can tell you, it's all about their structure and hierarchy. It's all from the top, down and, up to now, things are usually never pushed from the people up but it ought to be. They need to hold their leaders accountable--priests, bishops, cardinals and even--maybe especially--the pope.
I couldn't agree more.
mr
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