UPDATED::An Obscene Lie

UPDATE::  Cardinal Burke Addresses the Clergy Scandal

So it seems Cardinal Burke has added his appalling two-cents stating,

It was clear after the studies following the 2002 sexual abuse crisis that most of the acts of abuse were in fact homosexual acts committed with adolescent young men. There was a studied attempt to either overlook or to deny this. Now it seems clear in light of these recent terrible scandals that indeed there is a homosexual culture, not only among the clergy but even within the hierarchy, which needs to be purified at the root. It is of course a tendency that is disordered. 

Sound familiar?

What's worse, Burke thinks that the RCC has done more than enough to address the issue,

There is no need to develop new procedures. All of the procedures exist in the Church’s discipline, and they have existed throughout the centuries. What is needed is an honest investigation into the alleged situations of grave immorality followed by effective action to sanction those responsible and to be vigilant to prevent that similar situations arise again.

So IOWS the RCC is going to do nothing!!

I don't know how much I will cover the pedophile debacle within the Pennsylvania RCCs.  It's huge and I am only one person, I dont feel I would be able to do a proper presentation it deserves. TBH there will be much coverage by media and media personalities which much better resources than I. Obviously if actual criminal charge come forth I will note those individual cases.

40th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury REPORT::Interim--Redacted

With that said there will be bits and pieces that catch my eye.  Two such are included here::  Bill Donohue, president of the Catholic League who defends predatory priests by claiming it’s not rape if the child isn’t penetrated; and, Dr. Taylor Marshall, a Catholic theologian, who haas presented a list of three reasons sex scandals occur in the Church:

First Donohue,,,

In his post titled “Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report Debunked,” Donohue desperately tries to minimize the findings and in so doing Donohue reveals the profound poverty of both his intellect and his character.

Myth: The priests “raped” their victims.

Attempting to justify his assertion that the claim that “the priests raped their victims” is a “myth,” Donohue writes:

Fact: This is an obscene lie. Most of the alleged victims were not raped: they were groped or otherwise abused, but not penetrated, which is what the word “rape” means.

As Joe.My.God notes,

Donohue goes on to denounce the media for using the term “pedophilia” to describe the incidents when, Donohue claims, most of the victims were “postpubescent.” 

And, as he always does, Donohue rants that the media is providing cover for the LGBT movement by not describing the assailants as “gay priests” and by sensationalizing the “minority” of cases involving preteen girls.

I knew before reading bloviating Bill's eleven pages of garbage it would be bad; I am appalled at his response.  There is no justification, for the actions of the religionists involved nor the hierarchy of the RCC, it is disgusting.

Dr. Taylor Marshal,,,

If these are the excuses given a smart Catholic, the Church is so screwed.  Point one is so absurd nothing needs to be said.  Point two, homosexuality is not pedophilia; it’s not about sexual orientation, it’s about power and access. Point three, abuse also occurs in smaller churches where victims have no one in a position of authority to talk to or trust.

Any who tries to justify the actions of the RCC church are explicitly supporting the harming of children.  That includes the PR Pope!