21 Priests Suspended

The Philadelphia archdiocese has suspended twenty-one Roman Catholic priests who were named as child molestation suspects¹. Anyone who thought last year's child abuse scandals were a thing of the past must surely be getting the message. Institutionalised child abuse by clergy is endemic in the Catholic Church. But we only hear about it when it is discovered, and when news of the discovery gets out.

If you are looking for the truth I can recommend David Yallop's book The Power and the Glory². Chapter 9, "Beyond Belief", tells of the Vatican's ongoing cover-up of sexual abuse of children by priests. Beneath a thin veneer of righteousness the Catholic Church hides its dark, evil secret. The cover-up has been going on for hundreds of years.

Doesn't the Pope read his bible? Jesus recommended a punishment for men who abuse children: "But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were drowned in the depth of the sea".³

It appears the Pope has nothing to say about the suspensions. Nor would the Vatican comment: "Senior Vatican spokesman Fr Federico Lombardi declined to comment, pointing out that the matter was being handled by the archdiocese of Philadelphia."⁴ Looks like it's being swept under the Vatican carpet.

Read some of my previous posts:

#Vatican Protected Paedophile
#Children Sexually Abused
#Is Celibacy Unnatural?
#The Pope Has No Clothes

1. Read the full story by Joann Loviglio in Philadelphia
2. David Yallop, The Power and the Glory, Carroll & Graf, New York 2007
3. King James Bible - Matthew 18:6
4. Read the full story by Paddy Agnew in Rome