SHOCKING Revelation:1 In Every 50 Catholic Priests Are Paedophiles –Pope Francis

«§» 14 July 2014

Pope Francis has revealed that “reliable data” collected by the Vatican suggests that one in every 50 members of the Catholic clergy is a paedophile.



Speaking in an interview with La Repubblica, the Pope said his advisers had tried to “reassure” him that paedophilia within the Church was “at the level of two per cent”.

He pledged that he would drive away the “leprosy” of child abuse that was infecting the “house” of Catholicism.

“I find this state of affairs intolerable,” he said.

Pope Francis said his advisers at the Vatican had given him the 2 per cent estimate, which included “priests, bishops and cardinals”.

He also warned of much greater figures for people who were aware of the existence of abuse – sometimes within their own families – but who stayed silent because of corruption or fear.

His comments came a week after the Pope met with six victims of clerical paedophilia to apologise for their abuse at the hands of priests.

The meeting, with six British, Irish and German Catholics, was designed to acknowledge the gravity of the Church’s guilt and complicity.

Despite Pope Francis’s popularity, there has been criticism of him for failing to take a high-profile stand against the global paedophilia scandal.

His predecessor, Benedict XVI, met with victims of segxwal abuse by priests, in Washington in 2008. He then met with victims in Australia, Germany, Malta and the UK.

In February and May, critical reports released by two separate UN committees condemned the Church’s “code of silence” on paedophile priests. It said this silence was allowing known sex offenders to continue working with children.

Source: Independent News

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Posted: at 14-07-2014 01:01 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

POPE FRANCIS IS VERY SINCERE.
DANIEL HAS COME 2 JUDGEMENT

Posted: at 14-07-2014 02:26 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

good of him to enlighten d public

Posted: at 14-07-2014 02:51 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

cool

Posted: at 14-07-2014 03:31 PM (9 years ago) | Upcoming

I see

Posted: at 14-07-2014 04:20 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

WHO are U to Judge others?

Leave the priests to God, they are also humans like anyone

Posted: at 14-07-2014 04:45 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

In the circular world its 1 in every 2 persons you meet

Posted: at 14-07-2014 05:33 PM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac

K

Posted: at 14-07-2014 06:44 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

 

Posted: at 14-07-2014 08:31 PM (9 years ago) | Hero

Even Judas was there live and direct with Christ but he is a sinner. So there is a sinner in every congregation.
Don't judge and Let God judge

Posted: at 14-07-2014 10:39 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie