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Pope cut penalties for pedophile priests including letting two off with a prayer
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:11 pm
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:11 pm
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Pope Francis has been slammed by church officials and sex abuse survivors for cutting penalties for paedophile priests.
The Pope is said to be applying his vision of a 'merciful church' to sex offenders by reducing punishments to weaker sentences, such as a lifetime of prayer and penance.
It has been revealed by church officials that Pope Francis overruled advice given to him by the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith about two priests - allowing them to be punished by a lifetime of prayer.
One of the priests was the Reverend Mauro Inzoli, who was found guilty of abusing young boys by the Vatican in 2012 and was ordered to be defrocked.
However, he appealed, and in 2014 Francis reduced the penalty to a lifetime of prayer, prohibiting him from celebrating Mass in public or being near children, barring him from his diocese and ordering five years of psychotherapy.
Rev Inzoli was then convicted by an Italian criminal court for his sex crimes against five children as young as 12.
He is now facing a second church trial after new evidence emerged against him.
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This post was edited on 2/25/17 at 4:17 pm
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Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:13 pm to Bench McElroy
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:13 pm to Bench McElroy
We love our socialists, don't we folks?
frick the Pope.
frick the Pope.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:14 pm to Bench McElroy
Didnt know the pope was republican
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:28 pm to Bench McElroy
But hey, they did say a couple Hail Something or Others and lit a few candles. So we're good right? Maybe some cheese and crackers with a couple glasses of wine later.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:30 pm to Bench McElroy
Keeping your clergy from being able to marry before (and obviously after) ordination ends up attracting some odd cats. Certainly not all of them, but it's more prevalent than it should be.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:31 pm to Bench McElroy
Abominable
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:33 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:Unless the "penance" is 50 years at hard labor, I just don't get this.
by reducing punishments to weaker sentences, such as a lifetime of prayer and penance.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 4:42 pm to Bench McElroy
What does It matter what the Pope says? Is there some kind of law that exempts them from going to prison?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:09 pm to Bench McElroy
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prohibiting him from celebrating Mass in public or being near children, barring him from his diocese
That's just a bit more than letting him off with a prayer.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:25 pm to Bench McElroy
Considering this got Benedict run out, this may be an ultimate positive.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:25 pm to Bench McElroy
Catholics love their pedophiles.
Maybe Podesta and Milo should convert.
Maybe Podesta and Milo should convert.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:25 pm to Bench McElroy
"Rev Inzoli was then convicted by an Italian criminal court for his sex crimes against five children as young as 12."
Did the court just let him go?
Did the court just let him go?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 5:31 pm to Bench McElroy
The Catholic Church needs an enema to clean out it's leadership.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:00 pm to Bench McElroy
quote:Sort of brings to mind Madonna's song "Like a Prayer".
letting two off with a prayer
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:30 pm to Bench McElroy
The False Prophet.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:53 pm to Bench McElroy
He needs to watch Spotlight a few times.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:55 pm to Bench McElroy
Oh and his bullshite message of compassion to Trump is dead.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:56 pm to Bench McElroy
Why are these so-called priests not in jail sleeping on a concrete floor??
Posted on 2/25/17 at 6:59 pm to Bench McElroy
This is why I've turned my back on the Catholic Church.
Also one big reason my cradle catholic husband has done the same.
There just seems to be a bizarre acceptance of sex abuse. It's sickening and it seems never ending.
Also one big reason my cradle catholic husband has done the same.
There just seems to be a bizarre acceptance of sex abuse. It's sickening and it seems never ending.
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