Sex-Abuse Report Shames Ireland, Church

This is the proverbial tip of the iceberg-we already have the RC church abusing boys in Aussie land years ago when they sent all the poor and orphans from England down under. So how much longer will people attend RC churches and pay money for the lawyers and lawsuits? I guess its a matter of time before we're all Muslim since that's the fastest growing religion-I'm an atheist. Reply

The churches have propped themselves up like royalty and prostitute themselves out to the world's leaders for money and power. John the Baptist had it right when he addressed religious leaders of his day before foretelling the coming of Jesus: "Matthew 3:7-12 (New Living Translation) 7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee God’s coming wrath? 8 Prove by the way you live that you have repented of your sins and turned to God. 9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones. 10 Even now the ax of God’s judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire. 11 “I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am—so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12 He is ready to separate the chaff from the wheat with his winnowing fork. Then he will clean up the threshing area, gathering the wheat into his barn but burning the chaff with never-ending fire.” (Interesting how John said good works and not simply saying they were saved might qualify them for God's mercy?) Reply

I would like to request that we all try to forgive those in the Catholic Church who may have done these terrible things to the children. I would also urge all living priests in Ireland and everywhere to do an "examination of concience" and and make a good confession to their immediate superior if they have done these things to the innocent victims. I would also like for them to ask for and get "counseling" from professionals that have been approved by the Catholic clergy. Truly, lets all move on with this and try to forgive and forget as we have all sinned in this world and need to make regular confessions and attend Sunday mass. Reply

We should try to forgive. We must NEVER forget. Reply