Popenator: Child abuse now illegal in Vatican City

[Askold]

Not that I care all that much for the RCC, but the only truly effective means of ridding the church of child predators is for the normal priests, nuns, monks, school teachers, etc. on the local levels to seek-and-destroy any pederasts they already know about, and regularly check in with random altar boys, choir members, students, etc. during confession and teacher/student meetings to monitor for any hidden pedos left.

Fuck the hierarchy, all the way up to Rome. Stop playing church politics. If the higher-ups are hiding and reassigning pedos, they are in fact at least pedos-by-proxy, and no doubt a lot of higher-ups are actual pedos. It needs to be about local police getting anonymous tips from the lower level church clergy, consecrated religious (nuns, monks), and teachers in parochial schools.

I've always thought public crucifixion in Vatican Square might be a nice deterrent. But I kinda have this no-strikes thing for rapists and religious leaders.

Is that, all religious leaders or just the one's who are also rapists?

Seriously though, I cannot comprehend why the catholic church even started to cover up for the child molesters.

[ironbite]

Because power.  If they admit that they've been having child molesters in their ranks, their power wanes.  And if it wanes enough, they have no power and they're left in the dustbin of history.

Ironbite-now they're just clinging to the sides and its kinda disgusting.

[Art Vandelay]

Not that I care all that much for the RCC, but the only truly effective means of ridding the church of child predators is for the normal priests, nuns, monks, school teachers, etc. on the local levels to seek-and-destroy any pederasts they already know about, and regularly check in with random altar boys, choir members, students, etc. during confession and teacher/student meetings to monitor for any hidden pedos left.

Fuck the hierarchy, all the way up to Rome. Stop playing church politics. If the higher-ups are hiding and reassigning pedos, they are in fact at least pedos-by-proxy, and no doubt a lot of higher-ups are actual pedos. It needs to be about local police getting anonymous tips from the lower level church clergy, consecrated religious (nuns, monks), and teachers in parochial schools.

If you ask me, that doesn't go far enough. I say the governments of any nation with even one covered up paedo priest needs to seize all church assets and ban them from the country. If your organisation deliberately obstructs justice and protects criminals from prosecution, than it's a criminal organisation and needs to be treated as such.

[Her3tiK]

Not that I care all that much for the RCC, but the only truly effective means of ridding the church of child predators is for the normal priests, nuns, monks, school teachers, etc. on the local levels to seek-and-destroy any pederasts they already know about, and regularly check in with random altar boys, choir members, students, etc. during confession and teacher/student meetings to monitor for any hidden pedos left.

Fuck the hierarchy, all the way up to Rome. Stop playing church politics. If the higher-ups are hiding and reassigning pedos, they are in fact at least pedos-by-proxy, and no doubt a lot of higher-ups are actual pedos. It needs to be about local police getting anonymous tips from the lower level church clergy, consecrated religious (nuns, monks), and teachers in parochial schools.

I've always thought public crucifixion in Vatican Square might be a nice deterrent. But I kinda have this no-strikes thing for rapists and religious leaders.

Is that, all religious leaders or just the one's who are also rapists?

Seriously though, I cannot comprehend why the catholic church even started to cover up for the child molesters.

Mostly the ones who say stupid shit like gays are evil, or faith is shown by mailing in cheques. All-inclusive, 'The Bible totally doesn't hate gays' ones don't bother me more than any other nitpicking hypocrite (See: humanity).

[Meshakhad]

I still think Francis should bring back the Inquisition and set it on a paedo-hunt within the Church. Using traditional methods.

[Random Gal]

I still think Francis should bring back the Inquisition and set it on a paedo-hunt within the Church. Using traditional methods.

I certainly wouldn't expect that.

[PosthumanHeresy]

I still think Francis should bring back the Inquisition and set it on a paedo-hunt within the Church. Using traditional methods.

I certainly wouldn't expect that.

Well, nobody expects the Spanish Paedophile Inquisition.