Sexual abuse victims describe frank meeting with pope – CNN.com:
“But McDaid said he came away from the meeting feeling that there was real hope that this time the problem would be addressed, with action to follow.”
(Via CNN.)
I pray to God it does.
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Abuse Victims Not Placated by Pope – New York Times
Abuse Victims Not Placated by Pope – New York Times:
“At a news conference in Boston organized by a victims’ group, Mr. Costello, who said he was abused by a priest in West Roxbury, Mass., starting when he was 10, said he was shocked that the pope would talk about his own suffering and that of the church while making no mention of the harm done to victims.”
(Via NY Times.)
This is what started the problem in the first place. The concern for the institution of the church, consisting of the clergy mostly, is the top concern. I’m sure that there are legal and fiscal reasons as well for his lack of empathy, but it also reveals how screwed up the priorities are in “the Church.” It’s shocking that still they violate Jesus’ edicts so glibly and frankly, so arrogantly. But my Church has not spared any effort in trying to shake my faith. This but the latest example. How they can demand faith in them is beyond me.