Pope Benedict XVI is expected to be confronted on his visit to the United Kingdom by some of Britain's victims of the Catholic Church's child sexual abuse scandal. Pope Benedict XVI, when a bishop, and later a cardinal, took part in the covering up of many sex crimes against children committed by Catholic priests.
I thought that Britain has a law to keep child rapists and the rapists enablers out of their country. Huh, huh?
The US-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), a network of child abuse victims criticized the pope, today, Thursday, for "disingenuous" remarks on the Catholic Church's lack of vigilance on the issue of pedophile priests. Joelle Casteix, leader of SNAP, said in a statement, the pope's comments were "hurtful, not helpful." "Any Vatican action on ridding the church of abusive priests or turning them over to law enforcement has been 'virtually insignificant.' "
Joelle Casteix said in a statement, "It's disingenuous to say church officials have been slow and insufficiently vigilant in dealing with clergy sex crimes and cover-ups. On the contrary, they've been prompt and vigilant, but in concealing, not preventing, these horrors. (Bishops worldwide), continue to deliberately choose secrecy and deception over safety and honesty in child sex cases. That's the sad, simple truth."
Hmm! Maybe the good people of England will conduct a citizen's arrest and lock the pedophiles enabler up in the Tower of London? That's hoping for too much.