From the Guardian today: The Catholic church is telling newly appointed bishops that it is “not necessarily” their duty to report accusations of clerical child abuse and that only victims or their families should make the decision to report abuse to police.
My contempt for the Catholic church is cranked up another notch; it’s now approaching the level of disgust that church leaders seem to have about sex. Celibacy for priests can only ever create conflict and frustration, leading priests to have secret lives. Priests who abuse children have traditionally been relocated to other, quieter parishes (Craggy Island?), which suggests that the church cares more about the perpetrators than their victims. Today's story also suggests that the church is still not taking any real responsibility for their history of abuse...
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