http://www.bostonmagazine.com/boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/ Just another www.bostonmagazine.com weblog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 06:47:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7097 Rhea Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:38:33 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7097 The abuse has been going on for DECADES and nothing was done except to shuffle priests from parish to parish. The Church has not done enough. The abuse has been going on for DECADES and nothing was done except to shuffle priests from parish to parish. The Church has not done enough.

]]> /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7050 Brian F. Sat, 19 Apr 2008 00:49:37 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7050 I have nothing but sympathy for the victims of sexual abuse but the Church has gone above and beyond to help prevent this in the future. All we ever hear is "this is a good first step" or "more needs to be done." The Church is one of the safest environments in the country but people will never admit this because they hate the Catholic Church. I have nothing but sympathy for the victims of sexual abuse but the Church has gone above and beyond to help prevent this in the future. All we ever hear is “this is a good first step” or “more needs to be done.” The Church is one of the safest environments in the country but people will never admit this because they hate the Catholic Church.

]]> /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7045 Gabe Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:14:34 +0000 /boston_daily/2008/04/18/pope-benedict-finally-meets-with-abuse-victims/#comment-7045 I agree that this is a step, but it is only one step. Many more need to be taken, like actually chastising the bishops and cardinals who lied for and covered up for sexually predatory priests - like Law. He needs to take some concrete action to prevent this horror from ever happening again. Kind words won't do that. He is the one who should have apologized to these people, not them to him. With all his power, he can actually DO something about this, not just make nice gestures. I agree that this is a step, but it is only one step. Many more need to be taken, like actually chastising the bishops and cardinals who lied for and covered up for sexually predatory priests - like Law. He needs to take some concrete action to prevent this horror from ever happening again. Kind words won’t do that. He is the one who should have apologized to these people, not them to him. With all his power, he can actually DO something about this, not just make nice gestures.

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