Monday, March 22, 2010

Pope to Irish on Sex Abuse: Weak Tea or Strong Brew – by David Gibson – Politics Daily

Pope Benedict XVI has written to Catholics in Ireland who have been stunned and infuriated by revelations of widespread and longstanding sexual and physical abuse of children, and efforts of church authorities to cover up it up for decades. The letter, released Saturday by the Vatican, contains strong language but rather weak prescriptions that do not seem likely to quell anger in the once devoutly Catholic island nation.

Benedict expressed his deep regret for the abuses, and acknowledged that bishops and "ecclesiastical authorities" made errors of judgment, often out of a misguided concern for the church's reputation. But he does not propose any penalties for bishops who covered for abusers, and he reserves his toughest words for the priests and religious themselves who abused children.

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Pope fails to calm anger over Irish abuses – Europe - msnbc.com - Read more 

Full accountability is only way forward – archbishop – by PATSY McGARRY and JAMIE SMYTH – The Irish Times – Read more 

Catholic Sex Abuse Scandals in Europe - Bob Abernethy and David Gibson - The Rule of Benedict - RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY – PBS - Read more 



Catholic Church's sex abuse scandal goes global – by Dan Gilgoff, CNN.com - Read more  



Pope's Letter Does Little to Assuage Irish Anger – by John F. Burns, Eamon Quinn –The New York Times – Read more

Colm O'Gorman: Papal letter was a disgraceful deceit – Independent – Read more

Pope Benedict's Underwhelming Response to the Church Scandal in Ireland – by Lisa Miller – Newsweek – Read more  

Pope Benedict's Underwhelming Response to the Church Scandal in Ireland – by - Andreas Illmer - Deutsche Welle  Read more 



Head of German Bishops Conference apologizes for lenient acting in abuse case – by Kirsten Grieshaber - Winnipeg Free Press – Read more

German archbishop says Church covered up sex abuse for decades – by - Andreas Illmer - Deutsche Welle - Read more 





Abuse coverup must have consequences – by Joan Vennochi – The Boston Globe –Read more 

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Pope’s letter strikes a mixed chord – by Eric Moskowitz – The Boston Globe - Read more



Survivor calls on pope to resign – by MICHAEL O'REGAN – The Irish Times – Read more



Anger and disappointment in Ireland as the Pope's letter fails to heal – by Carissa Casey in Dublin – Telegraph.co.uk – Read more 




Pope does not mention rebuke to Irish bishops - Washington Post – Read more

Vatican failed to heed sex abuse lessons from Canada – by Sandro Contenta - Toronto Star  - Read more

Arrogant, corrupt, secretive – the Catholic church failed to tackle evil – by Fintan O'Toole – guardian.co.uk – Read more

Pope Offers Apology, Not Penalty, for Sex Abuse Scandal – by RACHEL DONADIO and ALAN COWELL – The New York Times – Read more

Pope's letter 'doesn't address concerns' – The Sydney Morning Herald – AFP - Read more

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Pope 'must act' on sex abuse cover-up – by BARNEY ZWARTZ – The Age.com.au - Read more 

Pope's letter to Irish Catholics disappoints child abuse survivors - The Guardian  - Read more

Victims disappointed by Pope abuse letter - ABC Online – Read more

Catholics should demand justice – by CALGARY HERALD – Calgary Herald – Read more
Church victims demand action – by Laurence Lee - Al Jazeera – Video report 

Irish public unmoved by pope's apology – by Henry McDonald, Ireland editor – guardian.co.uk – Read more

Irish victims disappointed by Pope abuse letter – by Andras Gergely  - Washington Post – Read more

Mixed reaction to papal apology – by Pamela Newenham – The Irish Times – Read more

Abuse groups say Pope's letter falls far short - Ireland Online – Read

Father Hans Kung blames Catholic views on sex for clerical child abuse – by Ruth Gledhill – Mar 9, 2010 - Times Online - Read more

Dissident theologian Hans Kung calls on Pope to issue - by Richard Owen – TimesOnline – Read more  
  
Pope letter on Catholic sex abuse scandal meets Irish skepticism - Christian Science Monitor - Read more 

Merkel demands "truth and clarity" on abuse scandal – Reuters – Read more 

Pope's Irish letter faces critical Catholic world  - By Shawn Pogatchnik - Associated Press Write – Boston.com – Read more 

Doctor: Catholic Church ignored my warnings about child molester – Frederik Pleitgen - CNN International -  Read more

Catholic Church sex abuse scandals around the world – BBC News – Read more 

Will the pope's pastoral letter on child sex abuse silence the critics? - Deutsche Welle – Read more 

Full Disclosure - The Roman Catholic Church must confront its failings with contrition – TimesOnline – Read more 


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"Someday, maybe, there will exist a well-informed, well-considered, and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." Erik Erikson

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