A senior member of the Catholci Church in Ireland says he would not report any priest to the police - even if that priest told him he had raped children.
http://www.independent.ie/national-news … 02871.html
I don't think he can if the priest tells him in the confessional box.
Like it or hate it, that's the way the confessional works. If you are catholic, you can tell a priest anything in the confessional, even that you are a serial killer, and the priest cannot do anything about it. Its a fundamental part of the church - they won't change it.
Any priest guilty of paedophilia should not only be removed from their job, they should be jailed and the key should be thrown away.
They are just the same as every other scum paedophile on this planet and we don't have room for them.
Come the revolution, line them all up and shoot them.
IzzyM thanks for your comments - in Ireland - there is no Mandatory Reporting of child rape - so its does not matter whether you are in the confessional box or not - any person can conceal the rape of a child and it is not a criminal offence to do so - The Catholci Church have used their power and influence in the Irish Republic to ensure that Mandatory Reporting is not introduced
Concealing child rape should be a criminal offence, just as concealing all crimes should be a criminal offence. I personally don't think that you should be able to confess to serial crimes and then the priest then does not report it, but the very least that the priest should do is to tell the confessor to go and give themselves into the authorities. There are serious safety issues at stake here, and I do not know how any human can live with themselves if they know someone is harming children or anyone and that they have not done anything to stop it happening.
Really? That's a Law that definitely needs changing then! I'm actually researching along similar lines at the moment, and what I am learning is shocking and explosive. Paedophilia is a more rife than we know, and a lot of it is being deliberately hidden, on British soil where Mandatory reporting is compulsory.
It shouldn't surprise anyone if the boss isn't prepared to deal with it... Why would we expect the workers to change by coming clean?
It's all too easy to avoid isn't it?
The problem is far greater than is reported by isolated parties, but then that's why the problem exists.
Why do church officials get a free ride? If a common citizen hid this knowledge they would be breaking the law in America or in many other countries. It's about time something is done to stop these religious perverts from molesting the children.
Another example of the power and corruption of the Catholic church in our society!
by ngureco 7 years ago
If You Were Made The Pope, The Most Immediate Change You Would Make Is To Allow Priests Get Married?
by emdi 14 years ago
It was with great distress that I read the news about the child abuse scandal in catholic church. What do you think is the root cause of the problem? what change do you suggest to prevent further crimes?
by Diane Inside 13 years ago
Do you think that if Catholic Priests where now allowed to have a Relationship with another person, that would stop the pedophilia that is taking place in Catholic churches all over the country?
by DennisBarker 13 years ago
I havn't found anything in the bible which says yes, so has the catholic church got a well documented history of covering up child abuse?
by augustine72 11 years ago
It is quite obvious that Catholics do not follow many things in the Bible. They look at the Church as the one that sets all standards. Why is it so?
by graceinus 6 years ago
Should churches be allowed to invest the money from donations to be used for investments?Did you know that a lot of money given in the form of "tithing" or "donation" to churches are then used by the churches to invest in stocks, bonds, mutual funds and other investments solely...
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