(June 15, 2015 at 7:37 pm)Minimalist Wrote: So where does this guy fit in on the catholic "goodness" scale?
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/16/world/...TE&ei=5043
Quote:The case of the former envoy and archbishop, Jozef Wesolowski, caused an international scandal when it was learned that the Vatican had secretly recalled him from Santo Domingo, the Dominican capital, before officials in the Caribbean nation could investigate, saying that he could not be tried in the Dominican Republic because he had diplomatic immunity.
Mr. Wesolowski came to the attention of the Dominican authorities after a television journalist aired an investigation reporting that the ambassador had a habit of picking up shoeshine boys along the waterfront and taking them to secluded spots. Some boys said he gave them money to molest them.
Minimalist, to answer your question, the Catholic Church definitely believes child molestation is immoral. The bishop who did this acted very wrongly, as did the individuals in the Vatican who tried to cover it up. Luckily, Catholicism doesn't claim that being Catholic makes you immune to immoral behavior. There are bad seeds in all groups, and Catholicism unfortunately is not different.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
