Topic: Pope Francis: 'About 2%' of Catholic clergy paedophiles - page 2. (Read 1488 times)
Priest is the perfect profession for a paedophile. Adult sexual relationships are forbidden, High percentage of others like you to to help protect you, trusted in your community, and easy access to children.
Would have thought it would be higher than 2%, about the time the Vatican stopped covering up all of their child abuse.
Pope Francis is one of the best popes to ever be ordained. He does not care about what people think he is not advertising Catholicism like it is a product that he is trying to sell. He openly admits to problems and then tries his best to tackle them.
It was interesting to see that he's looking into the possibility of letting priests marry women. I wonder if this would stop them abusing children? It's not natural to be celebrate and can only cause problems. I'm not even sure if there was anything in the bible strictly about it either.
Your logic: The possibility of marrying women is going to stop paedophiles from being such.In case you haven't noticed: Paedophiles don't want to have sex with women but with kids/teens.
It was interesting to see that he's looking into the possibility of letting priests marry women. I wonder if this would stop them abusing children? It's not natural to be celebrate and can only cause problems. I'm not even sure if there was anything in the bible strictly about it either.
I think I read on the news that it was one in 50 priests. That's a huge number.
2% pedophiles?? Talk about an anomaly in the statistics.
Go spread Catholicism - the true pedophile religion!
Go spread Catholicism - the true pedophile religion!
He made the comment allright, I have seen it widely quoted across news media
I find it hard to believe that the Pope would have made this comment. It may be true but it is highly inflammatory.
Any primary sources for the quote?
Any primary sources for the quote?
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Pope Francis has been quoted as saying that reliable data indicates that "about 2%" of clergy in the Catholic Church are paedophiles.
The Pope said that abuse of children was like "leprosy" infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper.
He vowed to "confront it with the severity it demands".
But a Vatican spokesman said the quotes in the newspaper did not correspond to Pope Francis's exact words.
The BBC's David Willey in Rome says there is often a studied ambiguity in Pope Francis' off-the-cuff statements.
He wants to show a more compassionate attitude towards Church teaching than his predecessors, but this can sometimes cause consternation among his media advisers, our correspondent adds.
More...http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-28282050 The Pope said that abuse of children was like "leprosy" infecting the Church, according to the Italian La Repubblica newspaper.
He vowed to "confront it with the severity it demands".
But a Vatican spokesman said the quotes in the newspaper did not correspond to Pope Francis's exact words.
The BBC's David Willey in Rome says there is often a studied ambiguity in Pope Francis' off-the-cuff statements.
He wants to show a more compassionate attitude towards Church teaching than his predecessors, but this can sometimes cause consternation among his media advisers, our correspondent adds.
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