Criminal…
We’ve all been treated to the recent spectacle of the Vatican and sometimes the Pope himself, in denial about the systematic and institutional raping and sodomising of children by priests, often within the precincts of their church or even on their altar. We’ve seen the Catholic church call victims liars, and then blame the media for making such a fuss. Even today, new rules issued for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) have said that the CDF should investigate paedophile priests, but is under no obligation to tell the police or other authorities about serious crimes against children - i.e. it remains ‘our little secret’.
Then, the Vatican tells us what they think is a really serious crime….
Women priests.
The Vatican has made plotting to ordain women as among the most serious crimes a catholic can commit:
Federico Lombardi, the Vatican spokesman, underscored how the ordination of women is “a crime against sacraments,” while paedophilia should be considered a “crime against morals” and both would fall under the jurisdiction of the CDF.
From The Daily Telegraph 15-07-10
When the Catholic clergy has such repugnance for women, it makes their fondness for underage boys seem almost inevitable.
