The Shame Of The Catholic Church

[Philtaz]

..programme just finished on BBC2.

Anyone see it? It was horrific and heartbreaking and went as far as exposing the failings of the Primate of All Ireland, Sean Brady who failed to protect children as far back as 1975 from the abuse of a predatory paedophile priest.

The investigative journalist who made it believes that the scandal of such cases has sounded the death knell for the Catholic church in Ireland.

Is it possible that he could be right?

[Zacs-Master]

Possibly. Possibly not.
Ouch! These spells are sharp.

[ladybirder]

Have just been watching it. I hope it is, it should be. Sickening.

[naomi24]

I've recorded it. I'll watch it tomorrow.

[gness]

While my Mum`s generation continues to make excuses and live in fear of the priest,no. but I hope it does Phil.

[tamborine]

The RC faith is global and larger than Ireland !

Ireland's priests misdemeanours does NOT represent the whole faith. I know non-irish RC bishops would not collude to protect defaulting priests.

[naomi24]

The pope, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, did.

[ladybirder]

How can you possibly know that tamborine?

[Philtaz]

Ireland's priests misdemeanours does NOT represent the whole faith. I know non-irish RC bishops would not collude to protect defaulting priests.
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It does indeed appear to not be restricted to Ireland alone, it seems it's global.

http://en.wikipedia.o...holic_sex_abuse_cases

When the Primate of Ireland can tell untruths and avoid (morally, but more importantly criminally) his obligations you know his organisation is in steep decline.

[tamborine]

I know it from my education & family relations. Trust me, I cant reveal more for privacy reasons.

[gness]

That it is global makes the "problem" even greater. Look at South America.
The sooner the CC goes under the better. I know English priests who have abused and witnessed the life long damage it does.

[Philtaz]

Trust. The one thing Catholic priests, bishops and cardinals flagrantly violated when families left their children in their care.

[ummmm]

Do you think it just happens in Ireland Tambo?

[ummmm]

Some of the answers weren't there when I answered.

Tambo...are you on the gin?

[starone]

Throw away your blinkers Tamborine.

[bigbadmarty]

You don't know that tambo .
Does it matter which country the fancy-dressed idiots come from ?
- a life devoted to mumbo-jumbo
- and covering up for their perverted co-workers
-and extorting money from the feeble-minded

[tamborine]

Recent publicity seems to centre on Ireland ?

[micmak]

bigbadmarty. Whilst I am not standing up for the church or Rome. They are not the only religion that wear frocks.

[gness]

Last year the deacon [who thought he was a priest] in my mother`s parish caused havoc resulting in the resignation of a priest from the parish and unbelievable upset for the church members including my mother and her family. Endless complaints to the English Bishop finally got a result. He was given a year to pray and reflect!

[bigbadmarty]

cassocks , mic
its all a load of cassocks