It's getting worse, not better.


(CNN) — A new grand jury report says that internal documents from six Catholic dioceses in Pennsylvania show that more than 300 "predator priests" have been credibly accused of sexually abusing more than 1,000 child victims.

"We believe that the real number of children whose records were lost or who were afraid ever to come forward is in the thousands," the grand jury report says.

"Priests were raping little boys and girls, and the men of God who were responsible for them not only did nothing; they hid it all. For decades. Monsignors, auxiliary bishops, bishops, archbishops, cardinals have mostly been protected; many, including some named in this report, have been promoted. Until that changes, we think it is too early to close the book on the Catholic Church sex scandal."

The lengthy report, released Tuesday afternoon, investigates clergy sexual abuse in six dioceses dating back to 1947. Pennsylvania's two other dioceses, Philadelphia and Altoona-Johnstown, were the subjects of earlier grand jury reports, which found similarly damaging information about clergy and bishops in those dioceses.

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Scathing as that article is, it's worth stressing a few things.

1) When the Pope was in Argentina he actively moved priests around the country so they couldn't be prosecuted.

2) The Catholic Church has spent a couple of Billion dollars (yes that's with a "B") settling sexual abuse claims in the US alone.

3) The Church recently spent several million dollars lobbying against changes to the law that would have made it easier for victims of abuse to report their assault.

4) And then there's this little gem. Seems the church is only opposed to abortion if the father is not a Father (pun intended).

5) Of course none of this prevented the church from giving an accused pedophile ex-priest a positive reference when he applied for a job at Disney.

Pain Court? Really?

Catholic League On Predatory Priests: It’s Not Rape If The Child Isn’t Penetrated
MICHAEL STONE

Catholic League president Bill Donohue defends predatory priests by claiming it’s not rape if the child isn’t penetrated.

In a bizarre, insensitive, and outrageous post, Bill Donohue, president of the very conservative Catholic League, attacked the recent grand jury report documenting the rape and sexual abuse of over a 1,000 children by hundreds of Catholic priests in Pennsylvania.

Donohue called the report released by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court an “obscene lie” while defending the Catholic Church and their deplorable record of covering up and enabling the rape and sexual abuse of children by predatory priests.

In his post titled “Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Debunked,” Donohue desperately tries to minimize the findings of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and in so doing Donohue reveals the profound poverty of both his intellect and his character.

At one point in the deplorable post Donohue has the audacity to claim that the statement “the priests raped their victims” is actually a “myth,” writing:



Attempting to justify his assertion that the claim that “the priests raped their victims” is a “myth,” Donohue writes:



In a fleeting moment of self-awareness the rabid defender of all things Catholic continues:



Donohue is being dishonest. He is defending predatory priests. When he claims it’s not rape if the child isn’t penetrated, he is attempting to minimize the horrific crimes of predatory priests, and in so doing he is defending those predatory priests. Full stop.

Donohue also denies that the Catholic Church uses a “playbook” for concealing the truth about predatory priests:



Again, Donohue is being dishonest. The fact that the Catholic Church received legal advice about how to set up the playbook only confirms the fact that the playbook does indeed exist.

Commenting on Donohue’s post, Joe. My. God. notes:



Donohue frequently tries to minimize and excuse the behavior of predatory priests by pointing out that some victims are “post-pubescent,” as if raping or sexually assaulting a 13-year-old is more acceptable than raping or sexually assaulting a 9-year-old.

Donohue also has the habit of blaming “the gays” for the moral corruption of the Catholic Church. It is all part of his pattern of trying to excuse and minimize the deplorable and criminal behavior of predatory priests, and the the deplorable and criminal behavior of Catholic leadership that covers-up for and enables the predatory priests.

Bottom line: Catholic League president Bill Donohue defends predatory priests by claiming it’s not rape if the child isn’t penetrated.

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From my Facebook feed ~ disgusting and mega sad commentary ~ ~ Sooz

HAVE NEVER and WILL NEVER understand the attraction to children ~

Sooz

I read up a little on pedophilia after your post and it seems no one knows the 'why' of it or what sets it off originally. The only things that do seem prominent is children who have been sexually abused tend to become sexual abusers as adults. It makes sense if that is all they know and have been brought up with. As with rape, I think it is a power issue just on different levels.