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Source: Reuters
Vatican feels 'shame and sorrow' over U.S. grand jury report on abuse
Reuters Staff
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican, in its first response to a damning report by a U.S. grand jury on sexual abuse of children by priests in Pennsylvania, on Thursday expressed shame and sorrow.
The grand jury on Tuesday released the findings of the largest-ever investigation of sex abuse in the U.S. Catholic Church, finding that 301 priests in the state had sexually abused minors over the past 70 years.
In a statement, Vatican spokesman Greg Burke also said the Catholic Church must learn hard lessons from its past, and that the Vatican vowed to hold abusers and enablers accountable.
The statement stressed the need to comply with civil law, including mandatory reporting of abuse against minors and said Pope Francis understands how these crimes can shake the faith and spirit of believers and that he wanted to root out this tragic horror.
Earlier on Thursday, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops called for a Vatican-led probe backed by lay investigators into allegations of sexual abuse by former Washington Cardinal Theodore McCarrick, who resigned last month.
Reporting By Philip Pullella, editing by Steve Scherer
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pennsylvania-religion-vatican/vatican-feels-shame-and-sorrow-over-u-s-grand-jury-report-on-abuse-idUSKBN1L12ER
jb5150
(1,177 posts)Poop John Paul 2 responsible.
Mariana
(14,849 posts)the patron saint of pedophiles.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Them's the rules.
mitch96
(13,821 posts)Must have learned that one from the "thoughts and prayers" crew..... uggh
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Voltaire2
(12,626 posts)A Vatican led probe.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)Empty words are empty.
mitch96
(13,821 posts)Look at what they do, not just what they say.... How is that old saying?
Actions speak louder than words...
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MineralMan
(146,192 posts)of them, I have no doubt. I expect more revelations about other archdioceses to come. This child sex abuse has happened everywhere. It's just that some of the instances of it have not been made public.
I do not trust the RCC to investigate any of this. Instead all records should be turned over to each state's Attorney General's office for investigation by state authorities, with that investigation fully funded by the church. Then, if crimes are uncovered, criminal prosecutions should take place. It's long past time to hold such religious organizations legally responsible for the harm they have done.
There are such stories everywhere. We need to find them out and document them.