Pennsylvania grand jury report on Catholic priests' alleged sexual abuses.

SaintJ said

I would have felt better if Francis had specifically directed his bishops to call the cops when these accusations are brought.

This is not difficult to add to an encyclical. Protecting the flock sometimes demands that earthly forces be brought to bear. If somebody comes in and starts shooting up a church, or carefully embezzling thousands from a parish over a course of years, while you might be praying over it, in meantime you you are abso*******lutely calling law enforcement. This should be no different.

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There are procedures and policies that were put in place in the early 2000's that have proven to be very effective, at least with the information we have. The report out of PA are all incidents prior to that period. Still, someone like Mccarrick should never have been promoted and trusted as an adviser and friend. If the report that Benedict had sanctioned him to a private life out of public ministry is true, then the sanctions were ignored and then lifted by Francis. Whoa! If verified, the laity must insist that Francis step aside.