[ebb tide]

“Those cases are going to be haunting this papacy and really causing a rift in the major protection of children that Pope Benedict had worked very hard to really build up,” she said. “Trust within the faithful and to put in a system that was going to root out the predators. And I think that has just been blown up and I think we are back to square one in the Vatican."

[miss marmelstein]

He’s a charmer.

[GOPJ]

Those familiar with Jorge Bergoglio in Argentina before he became Pope Francis say it is a “classic” move of his to provide “mercy” to clergy who are sexual predators while asking everybody else to simply “move on,” said attorney and child advocate Elizabeth Yore on an EWTN show last week.

How many times have we heard about the Catholic Church giving 'mercy' to Priest caught stealing from the Church? They don't get 50 chances to steal from the Church...they get one.

[BlessedBeGod]

[Malta Archbishop Charles] Scicluna will be meeting with Cruz, who said he hopes other abuse survivors will be heard as a result of his case coming more to the forefront.

Oh, goody. A buddy of Francis' is going to meet with the victim. We can figure exactly where this is going to go.

[wardamneagle]

Just Chili?

[fishtank]

Always remember kids,

the principal is your “pal”!!!

[marshmallow]

If this is Pope Benedict instead of Francis, this story is all over The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Washington Post and CNN for days and weeks at a time. All of the above news outlets have mentioned it in passing but then dropped it and the headline to this article is one you will never see in the NYT.

Bringing down the guy who's bringing down the Church is not a part of their agenda.

[Buckeye McFrog]

provide mercy to the predators and ask everybody else to move on

Apparently he studied the Clintons.

[Biggirl]

No Catholics have rejected this Pope.

[FourtySeven]

Pray for the Holy Father daily.