“Sexoffer dissatisfied with the pope’s promises,”
“Those priests who have committed abuse against children is”
“But the strong words were met by skepticism among those who have been affected.”
“Pope Francis is not gracious in Sunday’s speech before the participants of the bishops’ conference in the Vatican.”
“” I have been reminded about the cruel religious habit, once widespread in certain cultures, that the sacrifice of human beings, mostly children, in the pagan rites, said the pope from the pulpit.”
“Francis notes that the abuse certainly is a universal problem, but why not”
“But the spokespeople for the victims are deeply disappointed – they mean that the pope just repeats old promises and presents concrete proposals.”
” Especially sickening is it to hear the pope’s familiar excuse that the violations occur in all society’s layers. What he should do is to present a bold and resolute plan. Instead we got defensive, omtuggad rhetoric, ” said Anne Barrett-Doyle, who represents an american group who are chasing the suspected priests.”
“the Australian archbishop Mark Coleridge, who held in the mässsan that finalized the summit, was in many respects sharper than the pope himself:”
” We will a time to get our punishment. It has happened that we have seen the victims as the enemy. We have not loved them, we have not blessed them. On the way we have been our own worst enemy.”
“the Catholic church has been rocked by a series of scandals with sexual abuse in recent decades.”
“So late as in the autumn, it was revealed that hundreds of priests have committed abuse in several cities in the united states, and an investigation showed that thousands of children within the catholic church in Germany suffered. In Mexico have at least 152 catholic priests who committed sexual abuse shut down of the last nine years.”
“in Order to show that the church takes the problems seriously have pope Francis for the first time called all the president of the world’s biskopskonferenser to a summit. The discussions have been about how you can train bishops to prevent sexual harassment and abuse.”
“the Meeting began last Thursday and ended on Sunday.”
“the Allegations of abuse by priests within the catholic church in Ireland began in the 1980s, and then took speed in several places around the world.”
“Abuse or notifications, if such has occurred primarily in Australia, Ireland, Switzerland and Germany, but also Denmark, India, Italy, Canada, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria and Sweden.”
“the Highest number of allegations is believed to have been made in the united states. Over 10 000 people accusing priests of abuse between 1950 and 2002. The catholic church in the united states have paid out billions of dollars in damages to the victims.”
