I agree with you that :"Child Abuse is a serious crime. It should be exposed right out in the middle....so that the known few are never again allowed again to cause the good priests to suffer the mistrust and suspicion".
All I am saying is that we should NOT ridicule our Religion or The head of our Religion on a public forum. It will only provide fuel for the Atheists, non-church-goers and those who are just plain negative. Your paragraph G is very much true and says it all. R Fernandes -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of J. Colaco < jc> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 9:51 PM To: Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994! Subject: Re: [Goanet] John Paul II - Blessed or Cursed? [1] R Fernandes:Can we PLEASE NOT discuss (negatively) or argue or ridicule our RELIGION on a public forum? ...have respect for the POPE and more so for our Religion. Let's not wash the dirty linen in public. Could the moderators of Goanet please draw a line to control certain posts? [2] Roland Francis wrote: Fr Ivo .... This very man who is now "beatified" and whom you so effusively praise, played the main role in the cover-up of the church's massive child abuse scandals. The word 'abuse' is mild and misleading. It should really be called child rape and destruction of lives but that is a digression. ALLEGATIONS that the late pontiff blocked an inquiry into a paedophile cardinal, promoted senior church figures despite accusations that they had molested boys and covered up innumerable cases of abuse during his 26-year papacy have cast ...The most serious claims are related to Cardinal Hans Hermann Groer, an Austrian friend of John Paul's who ABUSED an estimated 2,000 boys over decades but never faced any sanction from Rome. Stanislaw Obirek, a Polish theologian and a FORMER Jesuit priest, said: "I believe John Paul is the key person responsible for the cover-up of abuse cases because most of it occurred during his papacy. How can someone who is to blame for this be beatified?" COMMENT: Dears, a: I disagree with R. Fernandes. Child Abuse is a serious crime. It should be exposed right out in the middle....so that the known few are never again allowed again to cause the good priests to suffer the mistrust and suspicion. b: While I know that 'abusers' have infected many segments of life, and that one finds them among the 'guardians' of many faiths, I am happy that all the Catholic Church leaders (I personally know) have taken a firm 'zero tolerance' on such matters. I seriously doubt that this would have been possible if not for the exposure. c: Having said that, we all (possibly) know that the Catholic Church is a specific target for selective attack. It is perceived as being rich and has disturbed the status quo by helping the poor and educating them (esp in countries like India with its caste discrimination). d: I'd think a million times before accepting the word of a man/woman who has been dumped by a woman/man, a priest who has left the Church, or anyone who is upset that he/she cannot commit bigamy or cannot remarry in the church after stranding his/her first spouse and possibly ....the children. e: Until one knows ALL the possibly available facts and analyses them fairly and reasonably, all one will end up doing is a hatchet job replete with hate, obsession, ignorance and libel. f: On the basis of what I know of John Paul II's life, I applaud his Beatification. Having noted that, I'd say that there are many others in need of attention. g: Atheists, non-church-goers and those who are just plain negative ...may not understand this. jc
