Pope Francis issues Motu Proprio on criminal law matters in Vatican
Ping!
Good props to the Pope
Be honest NYER there going be lots of people in SO CAL what took the cathoic church so long
Especially in Los Angeles
Somebody should went Benson Stalber on priest long time ago we have idiot in Archbishop Roger Mahoney
Motu Proprio is Latin for, “the bishops will completely ignore.”
Leave it to the Catholic League to spin this into something it's not. There are no congratulations in order, because this fictitious "crackdown" is in reality a required revision of existing laws, prompted by the Vatican signing several international treaties including the "U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child" treaty.
See related threads:
Pope Francis issues Motu Proprio on criminal law matters in Vatican
Pope criminalizes leaks, sex abuse in first laws
Now let’s see how much the non-Catholic Christians criticize the Catholic Church! BTTT!
SNAP v. the Pope, et al
http://www.ccrjustice.org/ourcases/current-cases/survivors-network-of-those-abused-priests-v.-joseph-ratzinger%2C-et-al
Fighting for the Future Adult Survivors Work to Protect Children & End the Culture of Clergy Sexual Abuse
An NGO Report
The Holy See
§ The Convention on the Rights of the Child
§The Optional Protocol on the Sale of Children, Child Prostitution and Child Pornography
February 2013
http://www.ccrjustice.org/files/SNAP%20Shadow%20Report%20to%20UN%20CRC.pdf
UN gives Vatican deadline to answer questions on sex abuse cases (Deadline = Nov. 1)
The Globe and Mail ^ | 7/10/2013 | Robert Evans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/3041667/posts
The Holy See
http://www.un.org/en/members/nonmembers.shtml
*Link Only* : Pope criminalizes leaks, sex abuse in first laws (USA Today)
2:16 p.m. EDT July 11, 2013
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/11/pope-criminalizes-leaks-sex-abuse-in-first-laws/2508013/
Interesting. Looks the the Pope is not leading at all (since when is being against child abuse unexpected behavior in a Pope and worthy of accolades) but taking orders from the UN. Not sure why UN conventions relevant when expressing Church doctrine. I welcome clarifications.
“The Catholic Church had a problem with priestly sexual abuse in the 1960s and 1970s, but today it has the cleanest record of any institution”
NYer, this statement comes across as hype, but maybe you can point us to the international organization that does the Purest Institutional Child Abuse Rankings 2013?
Placemark for pingout.