Who couldn’t see this one coming. Any one who makes it to that position can basically rape kids and be immune.
Let’s be clear here: yes or no, is Pope Benedict XVI a child molester?
That remark rather assumes the guilt of the pope, does it not. Fact is that the pope is not an autocrat and puppet who pulls the strings on every priest in the world. The irony of this situation is that after Vatican II, there was a kind of rebellion against papal authority. The moral laxity that has produced this scandal may be attributed to the ignoring of that authority by laity and clergy alike. The most famous example is the rejection of humanae vitae, the papal encyclical upholding the traditional Christian teaching against artificial contraception. The majority of Catholics rejected the holding of the pope, and many bishops and priests did also. Pope Paul VI, the author of the encyclical, famously said, even before that, that “the smoke of Satan” has entered the Church. The encyclical predicted what would happen if the people rejected his rulings, including the collapse of the traditional family. he did not see the collapse of morale among the clergy which led the bishops to tolerate moral laxity among their subordinates, or even to succumb themselves to such things.
Wow I knew Christ rode into Jerusalem on a jackass, but never thought I’d meet that beast personally.
“Any one who makes it to that position can basically rape kids and be immune.”
Are you claiming the Pope raped children?