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Eugene

(61,595 posts)
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 08:30 PM Aug 2018

Vatican feels 'shame and sorrow' over U.S. grand jury report on abuse

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS AUGUST 16, 2018 / 4:21 PM / UPDATED 4 HOURS AGO

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
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Vatican feels 'shame and sorrow' over U.S. grand jury report on abuse (Original Post) Eugene Aug 2018 OP
They need to hold jb5150 Aug 2018 #1
You mean Saint John Paul II, don't you? nt. Mariana Aug 2018 #2
Yeah .... jb5150 Aug 2018 #5
No take backs. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #9
"Vatican feels 'shame and sorrow'" mitch96 Aug 2018 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author jb5150 Aug 2018 #4
I'm sending them farts and bears. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #6
Aw, gosh, guys. They feel shame and sorrow. Poor them. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #7
As Rachel says...... mitch96 Aug 2018 #8
Well, they'd better get ready. This PA scandal is not the last MineralMan Aug 2018 #10

mitch96

(13,821 posts)
3. "Vatican feels 'shame and sorrow'"
Thu Aug 16, 2018, 09:15 PM
Aug 2018

Must have learned that one from the "thoughts and prayers" crew..... uggh
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mitch96

(13,821 posts)
8. As Rachel says......
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 10:30 AM
Aug 2018

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)
10. Well, they'd better get ready. This PA scandal is not the last
Fri Aug 17, 2018, 12:24 PM
Aug 2018

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.

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