FUCKERSDUBLIN, Ireland -- The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Dublin said Wednesday that 102 of its priests are suspected of sexually or physically abusing at least 350 children since 1940 _ the biggest such admission to date in Ireland.
The office of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin said it was publishing its findings ahead of this month's expected formation of a government-appointed commission to investigate the history and handling of such abuse in Ireland.
This predominantly Catholic nation has been rocked by waves of church sex-abuse scandals since 1994.
The archdiocese said it conducted a two-year review of the personnel files of more than 2,800 priests who have worked in the Dublin archdiocese, either as parish priests or in religious orders, during the past 66 years.
It found that eight priests in Dublin were convicted of abuse, while 32 priests have been sued for damages by 105 victims at a cost to the archdiocese of $7 million. That figure includes about $2 million in legal bills for both sides.
But the report said costs were expected to increase significantly because 40 cases remained unsettled, while church authorities had positively identified at least 350 abuse victims and "a possible further 40 persons who may have been abused but who it is not yet possible to identify or trace."
Martin, a veteran Vatican diplomat appointed here in 2003, said he believed the archdiocese would have to sell off some of its properties to cover the mounting compensation bill. He called that a necessary sacrifice to right past wrongs, as much as was possible.
"It's very frightening for me to see that in some of these cases, so many children were abused. It's very hard to weigh that up against anything," Martin said.
"On the other hand, I know that the vast majority of priests don't abuse, that they do good work, that they're extremely upset and offended by what's happened."
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Clearly this is a result of the secularism that is strangling Europe and divorcing it from its prime motivator and most creative instituion. In the end mark me, this is going to be blamed on Secularism once it becomes painfully obvious this is not just an American problem.SirNitram wrote:YOU EVIL SECULAR BASTARD, THIS IS AN AMERICAN PROBLEM, IT DOES NOT EXIST ELSEWHERE IN THE HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH!
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Remember folks, Christians are more moral than non-Christians.
Moral if you count raping little boys and covering it up as moral while hypocritically condemning sex between 2 consenting adults.
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And send your kids to sunday school and make them altarboys. Precious.Lord Zentei wrote:Remember boys and girls, Christianity is all about forgiveness. We are all sinners. Do not judge lest ye be judged. Verily, these priests are mortal men, even as we. Love thy neighbour, etc.
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forgiveness isn't a get out of jail free card. We can believe that someone is more than just their sins, while still expecting them to face justice for their actions in the legal system. In fact, absolution in the confessional can be denied if the one confessing refuses to take action to atone for their sins in a meaningful way, IIRC.Lord Zentei wrote:Remember boys and girls, Christianity is all about forgiveness. We are all sinners. Do not judge lest ye be judged. Verily, these priests are mortal men, even as we. Love thy neighbour, etc.
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Why do people still leave young boys in the supervision of Catholic priests?
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At the risk of being repetitive, I could point out that the eastern Orthodox churches (Russian, Greek, and Antiochian primarily) have not only allowed, but mandated that any non-monastic men who want to be priests must marry. It's worked pretty well so far, although there's still the occasional rotten egg that pops up here and there. The good news is that there's a no-tolerance policy for that sort of crap.
Of course, some genius in Rome in the middle ages decided that no priests should be married and look where they are now. I see they're still in full cover-their-asses mode.
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Because this shit happens to other people's priests.Darth Wong wrote:Why do people still leave young boys in the supervision of Catholic priests?
The local priest is a kindly old man of God who would never do such a thing.
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Because they've taken a vow of celibacy... ?Darth Wong wrote:Why do people still leave young boys in the supervision of Catholic priests?
Seriously though it happens because, certainly as I understand it, Priests are always respected people and leaders of a community. Its like leaving them with a teacher - its an accepted part of society within the Church.
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And that is going to do jack shit. There are plenty of pedophiles who are married and raising families (see the boyscout leader from a few years ago). It doesn't change their desires. If anything, marriage may make the situation worse, since it would provide cover for the predators, or a way for those struggling with the truth to avoid getting help for their problem.Discombobulated wrote:They wouldn't be sexually frustrated if they were regularly having sex with their wives. At least, not as much.Alex Moon wrote:And precisely how would that help anything?Einhander Sn0m4n wrote:RCC, LET YOUR FUCKING PRIESTS MARRY!
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I disagree Alex. I think it would help somewhat.. and that is much better then what is happening now.Alex Moon wrote:And that is going to do jack shit. There are plenty of pedophiles who are married and raising families (see the boyscout leader from a few years ago). It doesn't change their desires. If anything, marriage may make the situation worse, since it would provide cover for the predators, or a way for those struggling with the truth to avoid getting help for their problem.Discombobulated wrote:They wouldn't be sexually frustrated if they were regularly having sex with their wives. At least, not as much.Alex Moon wrote: And precisely how would that help anything?
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Well, they're not the ones who have to cover their asses, it's the altarboys.Crayz9000 wrote:
Of course, some genius in Rome in the middle ages decided that no priests should be married and look where they are now. I see they're still in full cover-their-asses mode.
In any case, I've heard that there are currently precisely ONE person undergoing training to be a priest in Ireland.
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Frankly, people give their children into the care of priests because a) they're churchgoers/religious and b) the churchs is constanly, constantly saying 'it's a minor problem' or 'one or two bad priests ain't bad' or whatever. There's quite a vocal 'aww, c'mon, it's not that bad' faction.
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Verily, thy sarcasm detector is broken.Alex Moon wrote:forgiveness isn't a get out of jail free card. We can believe that someone is more than just their sins, while still expecting them to face justice for their actions in the legal system. In fact, absolution in the confessional can be denied if the one confessing refuses to take action to atone for their sins in a meaningful way, IIRC.Lord Zentei wrote:Remember boys and girls, Christianity is all about forgiveness. We are all sinners. Do not judge lest ye be judged. Verily, these priests are mortal men, even as we. Love thy neighbour, etc.
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TAX THE CHURCHES! - Lord Zentei TTC Supreme Grand Prophet
And the LORD said, Let there be Bosons! Yea and let there be Bosoms too!
I'd rather be the great great grandson of a demon ninja than some jackass who grew potatos. -- Covenant
Dead cows don't fart. -- CJvR
...and I like strudel! -- Asuka
Are you seriously telling me that sexual frustration does not lead to a desire for young boys? I will readily admit that this is not the truth in all cases, but surely you can see that if Priests were not made to be celibate it might ease off some of their other desires?Alex Moon wrote:And that is going to do jack shit. There are plenty of pedophiles who are married and raising families (see the boyscout leader from a few years ago). It doesn't change their desires. If anything, marriage may make the situation worse, since it would provide cover for the predators, or a way for those struggling with the truth to avoid getting help for their problem.Discombobulated wrote:They wouldn't be sexually frustrated if they were regularly having sex with their wives. At least, not as much.Alex Moon wrote: And precisely how would that help anything?
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Maybe if the conservative ideology put a roof overhead, food on the table, and employed the downtrodden the poor folk would be all for it, too". - Broomstick
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Maybe if the conservative ideology put a roof overhead, food on the table, and employed the downtrodden the poor folk would be all for it, too". - Broomstick
Honestly, you have to wonder how bad this is in Latin American countries, where the Church is really powerful and stuff like this is easier to keep under wraps.
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You mean like the priesthood serves as a cover and a muffler?Alex Moon wrote:And that is going to do jack shit. There are plenty of pedophiles who are married and raising families (see the boyscout leader from a few years ago). It doesn't change their desires. If anything, marriage may make the situation worse, since it would provide cover for the predators, or a way for those struggling with the truth to avoid getting help for their problem.