Comments on: Pope says clergy sex abuse was very badly handled but blames secularism and the media

By: Jantar

Jantar — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:41:10 +0000

Thanks for the comment. Yes, it is easier to tell the people in Africa to use condoms and to risk starving children and AIDS than it is to invest money in agriculture or health clinics.
J.

By: cletus

cletus — Fri, 18 Apr 2008 18:51:50 +0000

I went to catholic school for 12 years. I never met a nun who wasn’t a total hypocrite. To me the pope is just an old man in a silly looking suit. If the pope really cares maybe he should put all that Vatican money where his mouth is. But that wont’ happen so I leave you to make the obvious deduction.

By: Jantar

Jantar — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 22:56:52 +0000

Nikolai, thanks for the comment,
J.

By: nikolai

nikolai — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:15:35 +0000

I grew up Catholic attending Parochial school up thru the 4th grade, all the while being both physically and verbally (tho not sexually) abused by nuns and lay teachers. I refused to be an “Altar Boy” lest give up part of my Saturdays. Now I know I did the right thing, otherwise I might’ve had to fight off sexual abuse as well! Besides that, what about the pope (and the popes before him) going to Latin American countries and railing against condoms and birth control? It’s ok to have 14 kids you can’t afford to feed? The Catholic church doesn’t tithe so I guess they feel they have to do volume business. Most organized religions are just businesses (who don’t pay taxes) anyway, the a$$holes.