Claiming itself answerable only to a world beyond this one-it is hard to imagine a more absolute sense of entitlement to power than in the leadership of the Catholic Church.
And in what does absolute corruption consist? IOR, whose only shareholder is the Pope, has been up to its armpits in gun running, money laundering, war mongering, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking; murder and torture of 'heretics, infidels, Jews' and concordats with Hitler/Mussolini; priests actually running death camps for the Germans in eastern Europe; pedophilia going back for centuries; celibates using the confessional to solicit sex. History has never been silent on this stew of corruption--and yet, these pale insipid effeminate men have never been held accountable. This is what evil looks like--wormlike and grotesque--painted sepulchres. The Pope and Cardinals need to be tried in a world court for Crimes Against Humanity. We needn't dredge up the past...there is plenty of current material on which to book them.
Claiming itself answerable only to a world beyond this one-it is hard to imagine a more absolute sense of entitlement to power than in the leadership of the Catholic Church.
And in what does absolute corruption consist? IOR, whose only shareholder is the Pope, has been up to its armpits in gun running, money laundering, war mongering, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking; murder and torture of 'heretics, infidels, Jews' and concordats with Hitler/Mussolini; priests actually running death camps for the Germans in eastern Europe; pedophilia going back for centuries; celibates using the confessional to solicit sex. History has never been silent on this stew of corruption--and yet, these pale insipid effeminate men have never been held accountable. This is what evil looks like--wormlike and grotesque--painted sepulchres. The Pope and Cardinals need to be tried in a world court for Crimes Against Humanity. We needn't dredge up the past...there is plenty of current material on which to book them.
No surprises here: This is what the Catholic church was formed to do. Why have they PROTECTED pedophiles for so long many have asked? Because they ARE pedophiles. Not a small percentage, a large majority, if not ALL of them. Find someone who has attended seminary and quit. Ask. You will be horrified with what the parishioners have been donating to support. These are vile, vile individuals. They have set up arms to hide behind: the workings of Mother Theresa, and others - good works, but all just a front for their real agenda. Italy should annex the Vatican, take away diplomatic rights, and dissolve the Cult that is the Catholic Church. You are damned right I'm angry. These are people that in many societies would be executed. Instead they rant against gays while running a gay prostitution ring. Rant against child abuse while abusing hundreds of thousands of children. If you give to the Catholic Church, YOU ARE ONE OF THEM!
I am beginning to think that the hierarchy of the Catholic church is actually writing a made-for-TV season series and testing it out on a special few people before releasing it to the public at large! Holy Smokes... and I'm not refering to finding a new Pope either!
If I had known at 65 years of age that I could have found my male partner years before by being a Catholic parishoner or Priest, heck... I would have jumped at the chance!
I wonder what tomorrow will bring... or next week, or next month?! I'm sure the Pope would rather not even think about it, poor guy!
Dakotahgeo, M.Div. Pastor/Chaplain
good for you, finally some words of wisdom. as for those that need to bash religion. they can throw the first stone since they are free from sin. I think NOT.
I am left wondering what effect these scandals will have on membership to the Catholic Church and what current Catholics are thinking. http://www.newsy.com/videos/vatican-faces-gay-sex-scandal I think it is a sign for the church to reform itself and make some changes. It obviously cannot operate with such an outdated foundation. Proof of this is the fact that there seems to be a new Vatican scandal every other week.
atican officials, says Williams, have "tried to distance themselves from these two men, letting them both go, the one form the choir, the other form the gentlemen. I'm sure the Pope will have words about this, as well, just once again saying. 'This and is not what we believe and this is not what we teach, and people simply make mistakes." '
A mistake is something a person did not mean to do and regrets--the only thing these men regret is being caught. I'd like to know how many "Gentlemen's gentlemen" there are and how many of them might have been in this ring and who they may have 'served' besides the Pope and in what capacities. Many people have long believed that when sexual deviance is this rife, it is probably sanctioned and institutionalized from high up as in this is the way of life for many within the church and perhaps Bishops, Cardinals and others have served in that capacity in the past or participated in homosexual activities. It would not be so prevalent or so well covered up and tolerated if it was not all just something they all were used to.
What is new is the public exposure and the scorn in both the hypocrisy and the cover ups. Now who ever first failed to pay off and quiet the victims or allowed the press to know about the homosexual affairs--THAT is what the vatican probably considers the mistake.
I would not be surprised to learn that the ring went into the inner circles of the vatican--what can anyone expect from an avocation that pits males against their own nature yet in proximity of each other? Sex will OUT, prayer or no prayers--vows or no vows. It's a matter of temptation and that secret groups acceptance.
Regarding how many "Gentlemen" serve the Pope, according to the story, the number is 150, assuming all positions are filled. Now it's 149, unless they've already appointed someone to replace the one fired in this scandal. (Note: I'm not Catholic and don't recall ever even having heard of the "Gentlemen of His Holiness" before now, so all I can do (without researching, which I haven't done) is point to the story's cited number.
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Claiming itself answerable only to a world beyond this one-it is hard to imagine a more absolute sense of entitlement to power than in the leadership of the Catholic Church.
And in what does absolute corruption consist?
IOR, whose only shareholder is the Pope, has been up to its armpits in gun running, money laundering, war mongering, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking; murder and torture of 'heretics, infidels, Jews' and concordats with Hitler/Mussolini; priests actually running death camps for the Germans in eastern Europe; pedophilia going back for centuries; celibates using the confessional to solicit sex. History has never been silent on this stew of corruption--and yet, these pale insipid effeminate men have never been held accountable. This is what evil looks like--wormlike and grotesque--painted sepulchres. The Pope and Cardinals need to be tried in a world court for Crimes Against Humanity. We needn't dredge up the past...there is plenty of current material on which to book them.
Claiming itself answerable only to a world beyond this one-it is hard to imagine a more absolute sense of entitlement to power than in the leadership of the Catholic Church.
And in what does absolute corruption consist?
IOR, whose only shareholder is the Pope, has been up to its armpits in gun running, money laundering, war mongering, drugs, prostitution, human trafficking; murder and torture of 'heretics, infidels, Jews' and concordats with Hitler/Mussolini; priests actually running death camps for the Germans in eastern Europe; pedophilia going back for centuries; celibates using the confessional to solicit sex. History has never been silent on this stew of corruption--and yet, these pale insipid effeminate men have never been held accountable. This is what evil looks like--wormlike and grotesque--painted sepulchres. The Pope and Cardinals need to be tried in a world court for Crimes Against Humanity. We needn't dredge up the past...there is plenty of current material on which to book them.
Smokes... and I'm not refering to finding a new Pope either!
If I had known at 65 years of age that I could have found my male partner years before by being a Catholic parishoner or Priest, heck... I would have jumped at the chance!
I wonder what tomorrow will bring... or next week, or next month?! I'm sure the Pope would rather not even think about it, poor guy!
Dakotahgeo, M.Div. Pastor/Chaplain
its the best defense
A mistake is something a person did not mean to do and regrets--the only thing these men regret is being caught. I'd like to know how many "Gentlemen's gentlemen" there are and how many of them might have been in this ring and who they may have 'served' besides the Pope and in what capacities. Many people have long believed that when sexual deviance is this rife, it is probably sanctioned and institutionalized from high up as in this is the way of life for many within the church and perhaps Bishops, Cardinals and others have served in that capacity in the past or participated in homosexual activities. It would not be so prevalent or so well covered up and tolerated if it was not all just something they all were used to.
What is new is the public exposure and the scorn in both the hypocrisy and the cover ups. Now who ever first failed to pay off and quiet the victims or allowed the press to know about the homosexual affairs--THAT is what the vatican probably considers the mistake.
I would not be surprised to learn that the ring went into the inner circles of the vatican--what can anyone expect from an avocation that pits males against their own nature yet in proximity of each other? Sex will OUT, prayer or no prayers--vows or no vows. It's a matter of temptation and that secret groups acceptance.