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Cardinal Francis George of Chicago, elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during the group's annual fall meeting in Baltimore, wrote letters to parents of priest sexual abuse victims saying it was "irresponsible" to suspend statutes of limitation so victims could expose their predators in court and that such efforts are "not about safety of children but about money.
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Examiner Reader said:
Here we had a priest who, in my view, was practicing the openess that Christ was preaching and gets punished, yet pedophile priests get a slap on the wrist. There is something really wrong with the RCC's priorities. For this Cardinal to make such an asinine statement seems to be par for the course nowadays.
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Examiner Reader said:
God will judge them, they are not of God. Any person that terrorizes children by "perverted sex acts," their end will be terrible. Matthew 25:31 & 32 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him….All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people….as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. Revelation 20: 11-15, Then I saw a great white throne and him who was seated on it….12And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne….Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged according to what they had done as recorded in the books. 13The sea gave up the dead that were in it, and death and Hades gave up the dead that were in them, and each person was judged according to what he had done. 14Then death and Hades were thrown into the lake of fire. The lake of fire is the second death. 15If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.”
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avid reader said:
To the priest in Locust Point who was sent away for a minor infraction and now this mess from the Cardinal Jerk George, the Episcopal Church welcomes you.
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Inky said:
And the Church wonders why we leave? Dante's Inferno needs an update -- a special circle dedicated to predatory priests and their enablers in the Church hierarchy.
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Vatican2Catholic said:
I think Cardinal George's statements are very hurtful, untrue and inflamatory. Removal of the SOLs, statutes of limitation, in regard to the sexual abuse of children - BY ANYONE, I SHOULD ADD - is the single most effective way of holding sexual predators accountable. Most predators, whether fathers in families, priests or ministers, have never been named publicly, and many of their victims still suffer silently for the rest of their lives. If the bishops of our church had any backbone, they WOULD BE PROACTIVE about lobbying to REMOVE ALL STATUTES OF LIMITATION. But we know they are doing just the opposite and lobbying through their respective State Catholic Conferences to oppose any and all proposed changes to states' laws that would better protect children and make public the actions of predators. Don't believe me? Look at Maryland, Illinois, Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Minn and New York, just for starters. I'd like to thank Kurt for driving up fro
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Examiner Reader said:
Don't be mistaken about Joel Osteen, he does preach accountabilty, but as a gentleman would in a Christ-like fashion. I have a great deal of respect for him. He is not afraid to show some tearful emotions when God touches his heart. "The greatness of a man is measured by his ability to submit to God."
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Examiner Reader said:
Joel Olsteen in my favorite minister. I saw him while I was in Houston on a trip. Real life preaching of biblical truth for practical living, without the yoke of bondages that other churches and ministers does.
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Examiner Reader said:
I'm Glad Joel Olsteen has come along..what a breath of fresh air. No Icons to worship, no policies and proceedures to deal with....all you have to do is your best for your fellow woman and men than you will be rewarded. Life is Good
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Examiner Reader said:
Cardinal George makes a comment like this in writing and it is "OK" with the powers that be. But you have a Priest in Locust Point who draws young people into the church and he is sent to a "retreat" for some minor almost laughable reason. There is something wrong here
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Examiner Reader said:
and the catholic church is not after money. if the church had rid itself of the hundreds of perverted preists than the suits would not have been necessary. but the church did the less than honerable thing and hid the bastards to rape again. screw the catholic church. and it's leader, once a member of the hitler youth.
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Examiner Reader said:
The leadership of the Catholic Church has consistently tried to hide, spin, or otherwise condone the horrible sexual perversions of some Catholic priests. In some ways the leaders' actions and betrayal of trust are as bad as the abusive actions of the priests. How dare they attack or accuse the victims of these horrible acts. Its not the victims fault they were abused. The least the Catholic church can do is pay with lots of money and with lots of expulsions of priests that deserve to be behind bars.
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Examiner Reader said:
Certainly Cardinal George is not the first person who has ever made this comment. Many people believe this is true. Why should he be penalized for making a statement that seems a truism to so many people? Is he not allowed to have an opinion? Mike
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Read Her Well said:
When the bible said be fruitful,it meant bear children, Not be a pedophile. Until the Catholic changes the preisthood and nun rules, this will not change. No sins to repent, no church for me or my children. Teach them the bible at home until the Catholic rules are changes.
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Examiner Reader said:
What IS the reason that priests are not allowed to marry? I went to a catholic school in annapolis when i was in elementary school (that ended quickly, I am no longer catholic) and I recall one "Brother" that always wanted to touch and hug, and take pictures...he even made house calls! Now, as an adult- this was twenty years ago and he is deceased, I wonder if he were doing other things...(not with me, but other kids)
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Examiner Reader said:
I would say that those priests who molest young kids are ONLY pedophiles out for sex.
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Examiner Reader said:
I am aghast that someone who claims to be Christian would write such a letter. To tell the truth, recent moves by members of the Catholic hierarchy have been appalling. The pain that victims of abuse feel is real, and bringing some sense of justice by exposing and punishing their abusers can be therapeutic. This seems to me to be intimidation by a person in power against innocent people who have legal rights. Shame on the bishop -- and all who defend pedophiles and abusers.
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Examiner Reader said:
i would say thay are then a lot like the catholic church.
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Examiner Reader said:
Because of the cloistered life that the priests live, they have been sexually abusing children down through the centuries and until the church revises and amends its laws and allows its priests to marry, the sexual abuse of children will continue. Back in medieval times priests were allowed to marry but some crazy pope came along--I can't remember at this moment which one it was--and ruled that priests would no longer be allowed the sanctity of marriage, thus child sexual abuses by priests have been prevalent ever since.
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Examiner Reader said:
They just don't get it!!! First Cardinal Law is forced to resign and is sent to Rome to head up one of the Basilica's (sp?) and now Cardinal George is promoted after he looks the other way while children are raped. The catholic church has lost all credability and still these blind catholics drop their hard earned money in the basket. STOP DRINKING THE KOOLAID!!!!
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avid reader said:
As former catholic said they are covering their assets. I don't think so those fools are now busy trying to cover their ASSES and because they are so out of touch with reality they can't even do that with any dignity. The BIshops are Stupid and Childish.
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Examiner Reader said:
Often when those in the clergy make remakes like George has they are elevated to higher positions,and the sheeple in the pews give praise. recovering catholic
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A Good Christian but Former Catholic said:
His comments show the complete arrogance of the Church. They truly cannot understand why anyone would want to expose the mistakes of the church . Anyone who does must have alterior motives beyond JUSTICE ! The idea that the Church should be above the law is incredible. The insulated life that the leaders of the Catholic Church live makes them unable to appreciate how badly they have handled this scandal. They have no concept of how many people have turned away from the Catholic Church an institution they trusted and placed blind faith in only to find out that the Church is more interested in protecting it's assests than it's people.
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Examiner Reader said:
The Cardinal's comments are a little like the pot calling the kettle black. It is obvious that is why Catholic Church officials lied and covered the abuses over the years was to avoid lawsuits. For them it was "about the money". Cardinal George needs to look in the mirror.
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former catholic said:
Those guys think that they are elite, but they really are a bunch of losers. In Locust Point last week the real christians were not the Catholics but the Episcopalians. What a bunch of Losers these Bishops.
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reader said:
That bald headed queer needs to go somewhere and just shut up. I am sure he has had his fun with someone's child.
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reader said:
Yes padre I am a sinner,but your gutless stupid thinking takes the church back in time. if you want to abuse then pay up and big.
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reader said:
This is the mentality of the spoiled, gutless, never grown up ministers of the Catholic Church. They have no idea what reality is about nor do they care. They will never change.
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Examiner Reader said:
This just proves that the church has absolutely no interest in solving the problem. Why doesn't the Catholic Church just go ahead and admit it's a gay boys club and a haven for pedophiles.
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