Muda69 Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/02/05/691843161/pope-francis-acknowledges-for-first-time-sexual-abuse-of-nuns-by-priests Quote Pope Francis, for the first time, acknowledged the sexual abuse of nuns by priests and bishops, including a case in which some clergy used women as sex slaves. He said on Tuesday that he is committed to ending the problem in the Roman Catholic Church. His comments came in response to a reporter's question on his flight returning to Rome from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The reporter asked the pope about a Vatican magazine article published last week detailing reports of sexual abuse by clerics resulting in nuns having abortions or giving birth to children fathered by priests. "It is true ... there have been priests and even bishops who have done this," said Francis as quoted by Reuters. "I think it is still going on because something does not stop just because you have become aware of it," he added. After years of revelations of sexual predation by priests upon children and the growing public attention paid to the #MeToo movement, Francis and the church are being forced to address persistent reports of abuse of members of its own hierarchy: the nuns who serve the church in a secondary capacity to men. .... Can the leadership of the Roman Catholic Church, its priests, bishops, etc. sink any lower? This is truly disgusting. How exactly will Pope Francis end the problem? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impartial_Observer Posted February 6, 2019 Share Posted February 6, 2019 In my opinion, the church needs to open all the windows and doors, shine a light on the whole ball of wax and move forward from there. Their current MO of running around pissing on fires only fuels the growing disgust with the organization. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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