Saturday, April 24, 2010

After scandal, hope for Church renewal - By John Gehring – The Washington Post


Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good

These are dark days for Catholics and our church. The clergy sexual abuse scandals are a source of profound pain and raw anger. Religious leaders entrusted to be exemplars of holiness too often acted like corporate CEOs trying to deny and cover up. Blaming the media or comparing the scrutiny of Pope Benedict XVI to the suffering of Christ before his crucifixion -- as one archbishop recently did - is a callous response to sinful and criminal behavior. Now is the time for honesty, transparency and atonement. A Public Relations 101 course for those in Rome wouldn't hurt either, as Washington Post religion reporter Michelle Boorstein recently found in her examination of the church's communications blunders. Read more -  By John Gehring – The Washington Post 

Kids Are Being Hurt!!!

“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

…whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Matthew 18:6

Protect children and the entire world will be safe.

Important note: No disrespect meant to Pope Benedict XVI or the hierarchy, the one and only concern is the safety and well-being of children. Kids Are Being Hurt!!!
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“However, Don’t Ever Underestimate The Power Of $80 Million Dollars Here And There.” Daniel Schorr – read more

Gay Catholic Priest "Coming out" 1997 - Covert Retaliation - RATZINGER, HURLEY, MAIDA & ACCOMPLICES - Damaged Financial Situation - Car & Home & Careers - ENDA? Hate Crime? USA Prosecution? Fr. Marty Kurylowicz – read more

The Catholic Church and the Child Sexual Abuse Scandal – March 23, 2010 – The Diane Rehm Show – WAMU and NPR – read more

Bring the Pope to Justice - By Christopher Hitchens | NEWSWEEK – read more

British leaders join forces against Pope Benedict XVI – by Peter Wilson – The Australian – read more

Angela Merkel, Chancellor Germany - Government Ministers Begin - Talks On Child Abuseread more  

Official: Abuse victims receive threats in BRAZIL - The Associated Press – The Washington Post – read more

E. J. Dionne: Church's worldly weakness - Philadelphia Inquirer - March 30, 2010 – read more

Ratzinger, Hurley, Maida & Accomplices – The child sexual abuse cover-ups are only the tip of the iceberg. “Kids Are Being Hurt!!!” – read more

Pope should endorse independent investigation - By Gerald T. Slevin - The Washington Post – read more

Promises, Promises by Burt Bacharach – read more


Kids Are Being Hurt!!!


Watergate Cover-Up For Covert Operations, Washington Post – read more

Priest says he was pressurised into taking blame for pope – by PADDY AGNEW, DEREK SCALLY and PATSY McGARRY – The Irish Times – Read more

Priest says he was bullied into taking fall for Pope in abuse scandal - The Local – Germany’s News In English – read more

Vatican -> WATERGATE (AGAIN)? - No “Checks and Balances” Kids Are Being Hurt!!! – by Fr. Marty Kurylowicz – read more

“Pope Blasts U.K. Anti-Discrimination Laws” February 2, 2010 – CBS News - read more

Panic Triggered In Benedict XVI FEARS PROSECUTION For Vatican’s Treatment Against Gays – by post “Ratzinger, Hurley, Maida & Accomplices 1/29/10” Fr. Marty Kurylowicz – read more 

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil
- By Philip Zimbardo - Stanford University – read more

“…a conformity, in which it's obligatory to think like everyone else, to act like everyone," Benedict XVI said. - New York Magazine – read more

Blaming the Victim - Ellen Langer - Harvard University - Psychology Today – read more

Belief In A Just World - - - Separation of Church and State - - - Wrongly Condemning Homosexuals – read more

Gay Catholic Priest "Coming out" 1997 - Covert Retaliation - Ratzinger, Hurley, Maida & Accomplices - Damaged Financial Situation - Car & Home & Careers - ENDA? Hate Crime? USA Prosecution? Fr. Marty Kurylowicz – read more

“Do not keep silent: By keeping silent in the face of so many serious grievances, you taint yourselves with guilt.” By Fr. Hans Küng – The Irish Times – read more

Catholics Want To Hear Church's Confession – by Steve Inskeep NPR & E.J. Dionne, of The Washington Post and the Brookings Institution – read more


Shifting Blame - Vatican Attempts - to Hide Behind Gay Priests - Sexual Orientation - Again! -> Kids Are Being Hurt!!!

International

Tony Blair tells the Pope: you're wrong on homosexuality – April 8, 2009 – Times Online – read more

France Condemns Vatican for Blaming Abuse on Gay Priests – Voice of America – read more

Myth: Gay priests are to blame – by David Gibson - delawareonline.com - The News Journal – read more

It's The Gays' Fault - The Daily Dish - By Andrew Sullivan - The Atlantic – read more

The Catholic Church Sex Scandal Is Not a "Homosexual" Problem - by Michael A. Jones – read more

Ricky Martin fighting homophobia? - By Jorge Amaro on March 31, 2010 – hispanicLA.com – read more

Homophobia in Virtual Communities - by Tina Indalecio PhD - Curious Media – Psychology Today – read more

International Day against Homophobia celebrated in Cuba -- three reports from Havana - Mariela Castro Espín – read more

Sexual Orientation and Homophobia are Formed Early in Life – Columbia University Medical Center – read more

Behind Acts of Homophobia Are Homo-Ignorance and Homo-Avoidance - Dude, I'm Not Gay! - by Joe Kort - Gay's Anatomy – Psychology Today - Read more

Single, Angry, Straight Male... Seeks Same?
A classic study reveals that young homophobic men have secret gay urges - By Jesse Bering – January 30, 2009 - Scientific American – read more

Sexual Prejudice - Understanding Homophobia and Heterosexism - by Gregory M. Herek, Ph.D - read more

The Closet: Psychological Issues of Being In and Coming Out - By Jack Drescher, M.D. - read more

Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Refutes Vatican Official's Statement on Pedophilia and Sexual Orientation – read more 

'Pope Benedict, the world is watching and waiting' | National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, March 30, 2010 – read more

'Halo has been tilted' - South African Catholic clergymen among those condemning Cardinal Bertone - By BIENNE HUISMAN – Times LIVE – read more

It's Not About Homosexuality: Blaming the Wrong People for the Sexual Abuse Crisis – by Rev. James Martin, S.J. – The Huffington Post - read more

Victims slam 'blame-shifting' Vatican – AFP - The Sydney Morning Herald – smh.com.au – read more

Gay priests are not paedophiles – by Austen Ivereigh – guardian.co.uk – read more 

Study: Same-Sex And Heterosexual Couples Have Same Levels Of Relationship Satisfaction And Commitment - read more

“Helpers-in-the-nest” An Evolutionary Role For Same-Sex Attraction?  Association For Psychological Science – read more

"Ricky Martin Foundation" advocates for the well being of children around the globe in critical areas such as social justice, education and health. Read more

Lesbians, Gays and Bisexuals at Increased Risk of Psychiatric Disorders Due to Discriminatory Policies - read more

Homosexuality A Result Of Genetics And Random Environmental Factors, Says Twins Study – read more


Kids Are Being Hurt!!!


Vatican distances itself from prelate's gay remarks - By Brendan Trembath – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) – read more

Vatican: Bishops Must Report Alleged Abuse To Police - by BARBARA BRADLEY HAGERTY - National Public Radio NPR – read more

A 'Failed Papacy'? How Benedict XVI Got Into This Mess – by David Gibson – Politics Daily –read more

Church in worst credibility crisis since Reformation, theologian tells bishops – by HANS KÜNG – The Irish Times – read more

AP Exclusive: How the pope got his US lawyer - By NICOLE WINFIELD - Journal Times – read more

It's not the sex. It's the cover-up – by Matt Gurney, NP Editor, April 15, 2010 – National Post – read more

"Unconditional obedience is owed to God alone" Galatians 2:11 - Church in worst credibility crisis since Reformation, theologian tells bishops – by HANS KÜNG – The Irish Times – read more

Five myths about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal – by David Gibson – The Washington Post  read more

Pope Breaks Silence Over Recent Church Scandals - New York Magazine – read more

The pope should stand trial- by Richard Dawkins, April 13, 2010 - guardian.co.uk – read more

Abuse coverup reports hardly unfair to pope – by BILL GOUVEIA - Attleboro Sun Chronicle – read more

Disappointment as Pope speaks in generalities - By David Willey – BBS News – read more

The Third Strike – by Andrew Sullivan – April 10, 2010 – The Daily Dish – The Atlantic – read more

“The blind leading the blind” With all due respect, Benedict XVI and some of the hierarchy? YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HURT ANYONE!Kids Are Being Hurt!!! – read more 

Pope Benedict calls for Catholic church penance, but questions about reform persist - By Robert Marquand, - The Christian Science Monitor – CSMontior.com – read more

Flagrant Disregard For All Of Humanity, Especially For Children – Being Publicly Demonstrated by Benedict XVI and hierarchy - Failure to Accept Responsibility for Decades of Child Sexual Abuse Cover-ups - Kids Are Being Hurt!!! - by Fr. Marty Kurylowicz Read more 

Fr Marcus Stock, General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales – In deep appreciation, for being a voice of sanity and clarity – extremely beneficial to children, MSK – read more

Honesty and justice would be better than a meeting – by Colm O'Gorman – The Independent – read more

Outlook: Discuss '5 myths about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal' – by David Gibson - Author and journalist – The Washington Post - read more

Germany faces up to sexual abuse after scandals at Catholic, other schools - By Isabelle de Pommereau, The Christian Science Monitor - CSMonitor - read more

Bringing justice to the Vatican - BY JANET BAGNALL, THE MONTREAL GAZETTE - read more

The truth is that child abuse and cover-up are not primarily about religion or sex. They are about power - The Irish Times – read more

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Bishop urges EU leaders to criticise Vatican 'stupidity' - ANDREW RETTMAN – Euobserver – read more

Pope Under Pressure, Meets Sex Abuse Victims in Malta – by David Gibson – Politics Daily – read more

Church pedophilia scandal grows in Latin America - By TALES AZZONI - Associated Press Writer – The Scranton Times Tribuneread more

The Pontiff and the Press – by Ross Douthat – The New York Times – read more


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Impending rules on gay priests create Catholic divide – by Charles Honey – The Grand Rapids Press – October 8, 2005 * Benedict XVI -> SILENCING TRUTH – read more

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Galileo & Benedict XVI & Homosexuality & Natural Law – read more


Ignorance About Human Sexuality Is Harmful To Children


The Science Of Sexual Orientation - 60 Minutes – 2006 - CBS News - Read more – video clip

Sexual Attraction and Orientation – Kids Health – read more

Transgender Children – read more

SEX, LIES, & GENDER – The Story of the Intersex Soldier - Explorer / National Geographic Channel – read more

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Auschwitz - Christmas 2008 - Brokeback Mountain - read more


Kids Are Being Hurt!!! 

“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

…whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Matthew 18:6

Protect children and the entire world will be safe.

Important note: No disrespect meant to Pope Benedict XVI or the hierarchy, the one and only concern is the safety and well-being of children. Kids Are Being Hurt!!!


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