Posted on 09/19/2018 6:49:49 AM PDT by marshmallow
September 14, 2018 (LifeSiteNews) – Pope Francis’ sexual abuse prevention summit planned for winter’s end in Rome with the world’s bishops will apparently not address protections for the demographic found in recent months to be at significant risk from sexual predators in the Church: seminarians.
After meeting with his Council of Cardinals this week, Francis summoned all the presidents of the national bishops’ conferences to Rome next February 21-24 to discuss the sex abuse crisis. The memorials of St. Peter Damian, who strongly addressed a similar problem of priestly homosexuality over 900 years ago, in both the old and new liturgical calendars are during the days the bishops will be in Rome.
The pope called the summit with the bishops on the theme of “protection of minors,” according to a Council press release.
At the same time, a Vatican Press Office statement had the theme of the February meeting as the “prevention of abuse of minors and vulnerable adults.”
Previous policies put in place to protect minors notwithstanding, it remains to be seen how and whether the Church will effectively, comprehensively police its spiritual fathers who abuse their positions of authority through sexual misconduct with individuals who are legal adults, particularly seminarians and priests.
LifeSiteNews did not hear back by press time on an inquiry to the Vatican Press Office into how “vulnerable adults” will be defined for Francis’ abuse meeting with the bishops.
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The seminaries are the first places to start the cleanup
Before entering aren’t seminarians required to undergo psychological testing? And if so, wouldn’t that be revealing?
Of course not. What a scumbag.
The small number of pedophile attacks on girls could be investigated and prosecuted without much time and trouble if that were their focus.
bergoglio’s homo club
So, the Summit is just a PR stunt. The pope has clearly decided to stonewall any investigation and try to ride it out.
You can have all the psychological testing you want, its those who evaluate it and decide pass fail that are the problem.
The gay parties in the seminaries belie that idea.
“conferences to Rome next February 21-24”
I’m so glad that he put a rush on it...
22‘Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. 23‘And I will kill her children with pestilence, and all the churches will know that I am He who searches the minds and hearts; and I will give to each one of you according to your deeds.
Save your children and yourself, Hear the Word of the Lord, get our of the church of Babylon before it’s too late.
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