Vatican Sex Crimes - Pope Benedict's Obstruction of Justice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/panorama/5389684.stm

Sex crimes and the Vatican

A secret document, Crimen Sollicitationis, which sets out a procedure for dealing with child sex abuse scandals within the Catholic Church is examined by Panorama.

Crimen Sollicitationis was enforced for 20 years by Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger before he became the Pope.

It instructs bishops on how to deal with allegations of child abuse against priests and has been seen by few outsiders.

Critics say the document has been used to evade prosecution for sex crimes.

Crimen Sollicitationis was written in 1962 in Latin and given to Catholic bishops worldwide who are ordered to keep it locked away in the church safe.

It instructs them how to deal with priests who solicit sex from the confessional. It also deals with "any obscene external act ... with youths of either sex."

It imposes an oath of secrecy on the child victim, the priest dealing with the allegation and any witnesses.
Breaking that oath means excommunication from the Catholic Church.

The Vatican has refused repeated requests from Panorama to respond to any of the cases shown in the film.

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[truthful091]

MARK 12:18-27

If a man dies childless, his widow is ordered by biblical law to have intercourse with each of his brothers in turn until she bears her deceased husband a male heir.

DEUTERONOMY 25:11-12

If a man gets into a fight with another man and his wife seeks to rescue her husband by grabbing the enemy's genitals, her hand shall be cut off and no pity shall be shown her

[bibleortraditions]

@truthful091 - If you are going to attempt to quote Scripture, you need to do so accurately. No widow is "ordered to have intercourse". It was a voluntary custom, that's it.

The second verse, you need to re-read and put it into context. Looking at your channel, this seems to be your modus operandi. Leave it at your house, not mine.

[XBAGREMX]

Pedophilia 90% in Catholic Church as well as child rape from 8 year old child!!! Islam is answer for this...

[bibleortraditions]

@XBAGREMX - That's right. In Islam, we follow Mohammad's example. We should legalize underage sex under the guise of marriage, and we too can marry 9 year old girls. It's no longer sex abuse, but sacred. Wow, problem solved. :/

[Somespatanwarrior]

@XBAGREMX actually the figure is only 2% of priests in the church have commited a sexual crime get your facts straight sir or madame.

[bibleortraditions]

@Somespatanwarrior - The US Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned the John Jay College of Criminal Justice to conduct a comprehensive study based on surveys completed by the Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. The product of the study, titled the John Jay Report indicated that some 11,000 allegations had been made against 4,392 priests in the USA. This number constituted approximately 4% of the priests who had served during the period covered by the survey (1950–2002).

[bibleortraditions]

@Somespatanwarrior - Considering that 4% of the Roman Catholic priests in the USA (40,580) have committed or currently child sex offenders, means we have 1,623 pedophile priests in the USA. That is a staggering number, because the Eucharist, the daily Catholic sacrifice, is suppose to keep people holy and free from sin. Somethings not adding up with this "church" institution.

[ohsnap31]

I would like to sue the church for my donations over decades. I had no idea I was giving money for sex crimes to occur. I want my money back.

[qotsaandsoadfan1]

The age of consent in Vatican city is 12...nuff said.

[TheViolet76]

@XBAGREMX No, the answer for this is a traditional tridentine/latin mass. Jesus is the only answer and a way to salvation. Islam does'nt acknowledge Him as the King of kings and Lord of lords as he is.

[TheSolaris810]

I dream of a Revolutionary Pope; a Pope who, in The Spirit Of Christ, rids The Vatican Bank of its riches to care for the poor and destitute; a Pope who defends the rights of all!; a Pope who could influence for the better a quarter of this planet at least; a Pope however who will know that his life will be cut short by the Wolves In Sheep Clothing . Dreams are the seeds of reality; and how wonderful it would be if such a Pope appeared in our life-time!

[laila123455]

@bibleortraditions No, no no. Don't get it twisted, mate. Islam ain't like that!

[cf80to01]

@XBAGREMX Yes, because the practice of bachi bazi doe not exist in the Islamic world. ......Same shit, different pile.

[mirpeaceshalom]

@ohsnap31 Really? What do you think Jesus will say to you the day before you stand before all of Heaven? Welcome my son, thank you for supporting my Church as the gates of Hades tried to overpower it. But you know child, I said in scripture the gates of Hades will never overpower my Church, the Church I established on earth. Or do you think He will say, depart from me I do not know you?

[kenninast]

@XBAGREMX

Religion is no answer for religion.

Religion is the greatest supporter of the evil it claims to fight.

The people of the world will never ever find freedom of heart, soul and body as long as they are still entangled in the web of some institution claiming to be speaking the words of some... "superhuman being".