Vatican prosecutor warns on Asia child abuse problem
Sorry but this is sooo disturbing!!
The Vatican’s top anti-abuse prosecutor has warned that the Catholic Church in Asia is falling behind in the fight against pedophilia due to cultural differences over what constitutes child abuse.
“The problem is very accentuated in Asia,” Archbishop Charles Scicluna told reporters ahead of a major international conference this week in the Vatican’s Gregorian University on the crisis of pedophilia in the Church.
Scicluna, who addressed an unprecedented closed-door meeting on the issue with Asian Church leaders in Bangkok in November last year, added: “There is an awareness that there is abuse and something needs to be done.”
The Vatican has asked national bishops’ conferences from around the world to submit by May their category_idelines on how to deal with abusive priests and cooperate with local law enforcement in an effort to root out abuse.
“In some cultures, it’s hard for victims to come forward. We are debating how to change a culture that favors silence over denunciation,” he said.
Thousands of clergy abuse scandals in Europe and the United States have rocked the Catholic Church in recent years, revealing a culture of cover-up dating back decades that Church leaders say they now want to eradicate.
Far fewer cases of child abuse have come to light in other parts of the world such as Asia, Africa and Latin America, where public scandals involving financial corruption or affairs by priests with women have been more common.
The meeting of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) in November, entitled “The Impact of Paedophilia: Crisis in the Church in Asia”, warned that abuse “has already become a considerably serious problem in Asia”.
“Let us not be complacent that pedophilia is a problem of the West or the other continents of the world. It is equally prevalent in many countries in Asia,” organizers said, calling for “drastic and immediate measures.”
WTF? You are supposed to be men and women of God, yet you molest children? No wonder religions are going out of style! Hypocrites!
The Vatican has asked national bishops’ conferences from around the world to submit by May their guidelines on how to deal with abusive priests and cooperate with local law enforcement in an effort to root out abuse?? Are YOU for REAL? Perhaps someone is a Little too hungry for the HOST??
Is THIS for real?? Submit guidelines? Paalease!
Too much time, money and nonsense is wasted on bullshit, guidelines, committees and paperwork! What is this, the Obama Administration for priests’ appraisals or the Vatican G-20 Summit? Even more hard earned taxpayer money flushed down the toilet on useless so called PUureaucracy. Victims cannot come forward bc priests abuse their power positions. With the exception of some very dedicated truly religious and dedicated men of God, if you don’t let men have a regular sex life they turn out to be very creepy and dangerous, let’s face it! Catholic as ever and creepier than most. If you are the exceptional celibate male who is superhuman than BE CELIBrATE already!
Most Holy men need to get laid! So get married already to someone age appropriate and kindly laid off the rest! The Protestants seem to have the RIGHT Idea to ME PERSONALLY. I love being a Christian but change is in due order. I REALLEE hope this helps. 🙂
“In some cultures, it’s hard for victims to come forward. We are debating how to change a culture that favors silence over denunciation,” he said. Thousands of clergy abuse scandals in Europe and the United States have rocked the Catholic Church in recent years, revealing a culture of cover-up dating back decades that Church leaders say they now want to eradicate. Public scandals involving financial corruption or affairs by priests with women have been more common.
Newt will get handle the situation and get to the bottom of it RIGHT NOW! So go to http://www.newt.org and http://www.newtgingrich360.com RIGHT AWAY!
And let’s bring prayer back into this Country NOW with One Nation Under God and bring back the Constitution as it was intended to be followed!
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