25 May 06
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According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html
25 May 06
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesMaking stuff up, Doctor?
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html
25 May 06
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesNot really. I've managed to find what I wanted.
No. I gave the citation. Do you want me to post the text of the article here?
Some more analyses on the story:
http://nationalcatholicreporter.org/update/bn051806.htm
http://www.cwnews.com/offtherecord/offtherecord.cfm?task=singledisplay&recnum=3616
25 May 06
Originally posted by DoctorScribblesFrom a canonical perspective, it is.
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html
http://www.canonlaw.info/2006/05/fr-maciels-penance_19.html
25 May 06
Originally posted by lucifershammerIronically it is this type of mentality which sometimes leads to other people "evening out" those scales.
From an enlightened perspective, the Church's job is to be merciful without endangering its members - "evening out" the scales of justice is left to God.
Perhaps we could consider such actions a favor to God. Surely He has enough to do.
-JC
25 May 06
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Originally posted by DoctorScribblesYour anti-Catholic campaigne on this site is becoming quite boring.
According to the Vatican, instructing a priest to refrain from public ministry and to lead a "reserved life of prayer and penitence" constitutes discipline commensurate with sexually abusing boys as young as 10. Supporters call this finding "courageous."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051900247.html
25 May 06
Originally posted by ChurlantFunny, I bet there are a lot of Al-Qaeda terrorists out there saying exactly the same thing.
Ironically it is this type of mentality which sometimes leads to other people "evening out" those scales.
Perhaps we could consider such actions a favor to God. Surely He has enough to do.
-JC