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Protection of child abusers, as well as covering up, is no longer tolerated. Why is this man still around?
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Pope Benedict XVI, aka Cardinal Ratzinger, played a leading role in a systematic cover-up of child sex abuse by Roman Catholic priests.
In 2001, while he was a cardinal, he issued a secret Vatican edict to Catholic bishops all over the world, instructing them to put the Church's interests ahead of child safety.
But it's your right to slurp up the pap the ignorant media spoon feed you.
Regarding the Pope's letter while he was a Cardinal and in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. That letter threatened priests with excommunication should they report a priest to the police for suspected abuse of a child: it is a clear case of obstruction of justice. When a crime is committed in this country, it is to be reported to the police. Organizations are not to investigate crimes INSTEAD of the police.
"Father John Beal, professor of canon law at the Catholic University of America, gave an oral deposition under oath on 8 April last year in which he admitted to Shea that the letter extended the church's jurisdiction and control over sexual assault crimes.
The Ratzinger letter was co-signed by Archbishop Tarcisio Bertone who gave an interview two years ago in which he hinted at the church's opposition to allowing outside agencies to investigate abuse claims.
'In my opinion, the demand that a bishop be obligated to contact the police in order to denounce a priest who has admitted the offence of paedophilia is unfounded,' Bertone said."
But it's your right to slurp up the pap the ignorant media spoon feed you.
One thing is certain. Sexual abuse of children is rampant within the Catholic Church.
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For more than 25 years, Ratzinger was personally in charge of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, the part of the Vatican responsible for enforcing Catholic canonical law across the world, including on sexual abuse. He is a notorious micro-manager who, it is said, insisted every salient document crossed his desk.
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