RE: Damned Catholics
December 17, 2011 at 7:10 pm
(This post was last modified: December 17, 2011 at 7:14 pm by Rokcet Scientist.)
(December 16, 2011 at 1:00 pm)Minimalist Wrote: From Holland, this time..... the country apparently does not matter, it is the church that is full of corrupt motherfuckers.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/2011121...N8K00.html
Quote:THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Thousands of children suffered sexual abuse in Dutch Catholic institutions over the past 65 years, and church officials knew about the abuse but failed to stop it or help victims because they feared sparking scandals, according to a long-awaited report released Friday. The report also estimated that one in 10 Dutch children suffered some form of sexual abuse more broadly in society.
The Dutch minister of foreign affairs/vice-prime minister, himself very catholic, responding to the report, stated on national TV, while stressing that church and state are separate, that he would step down as bishop if he were one.
It'll be interesting to see how the bishops react, and how much support the foreign affairs/vice-prime minister will be getting for his statement.
Not that I think for a minute the bishops will step down, because they hide behind the Vatican's authority, and I cannot see the Vatican sacking them = lose face in a BIIIG way (5 bishops and an Arch bishop...). The Vatican can't afford to. It would jumpstart similar processes in many countries... Imagine the damage to the RC church!
Undoubtedly there will be an exodus from the Dutch RC church, though.
The Dutch RC church will be lucky if it still has one bishop in a decade's time, instead of the 6 they have now.
And Germany's and Belgium's RC churches will feel the fallout too.
Rome will be hit hard.