Posted on 03/27/2010 8:37:56 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
The possibility has been raised that Pope Benedict XVI should resign over the snowballing paedophile priest scandal in the Catholic Church. The BBC's Vatican correspondent, David Willey, examines the question.
In theory, there is nothing to stop Pope Benedict taking a piece of paper out of his writing desk and drafting a letter of resignation to hand to the College of Cardinals, the supreme electoral body of the Catholic Church.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
see my post at 80
That’s your opinion and I suppose the timing is coincidental in your view, also.
Well, we’ll see how it all plays out won’t we?
This is not first set of revelations about abuse by priests. I do not claim that the RC church is any worse or better than other churches in this respect. To pretend that this has not happened is at best delusional
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt.
“Why would the BBC fabricate such a story from whole cloth?”
Heh, heh, why wouldn’t they, given their history!
I does happen in other churches, but many of them are quick to root out those folks and have them prosecuted...especially fundamentalist and baptist churches!
The incidence of abuse of children by priests is actually lower than that of abuse of children in public schools by teachers, general sexual abuse of children in their families, etc.
The biggest problem is that during a certain period in the 1970s, large numbers of homosexuals got into the seminaries and, while they do not go after children, homosexual men are notorious for their fondness for adolescents or younger men. And that is what most of these cases have been. Of course, Protestant churches have openly gay ministers who without a doubt have been involved in things like this, simply because that’s how gay men are, but I guess that’s different: the press presents these men as heroes.
This has everything to do with Obama. The Church is his only identifiable enemy, and his forces in the media and the political world are doing everything to undermine it and destroy it. No Pope has been better than Benedict on this issue, and, in fact, I think that’s one of the other reasons they’re after him. He is hated by the gay mob and they have regular demonstrations outside the Vatican calling for his death, among other things.
You can tell a lot about a person by his enemies. The fact that Benedict is hated by the gay lobby, the Muslims, women’s organizations, the New York Times, and the Obama White House is a great thing. I bet you’re jealous because I doubt that your church can say the same!
I do recall something in the Prophesies of Malachi about the next Pope being the last one and a phony one at that.
The RC church is NOT O’s only ‘enemy’. I will not argue wtih you about this an more. First remove the mote from thine own eye
Nice to know that one is not allowed to form an opinion unless you give me permission. I’ll try to keep that in mind.....
Good - keep it in mind!
And I’ll keep in mind ‘your’ church comment and YOUR DEFENSE of Barry, the commie!
I NEVER defended O in fact I called he and his thugs. Obviously you are not merely short sighted you are blind
Yes you did! Don’t do it and then deny it! Calling them thugs! LOL! So that covers you. What a joke you are, chump!
I can’t stand BHO, but what possible evidence can you or anyone produce, to make your added (...) subheading for this article valid?????
It’s no different that the Liberal kooks always saying “it’s Bush’s fault”.
It makes your core reasons look questionable, not better.
“Can a pope resign from office?”
I’ve heard of it happening before but it’s been centuries.
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