Comments on: Pope Benedict XVI: My shame and remorse over Irish paedophile scandal. Full text of letter announcing Vatican investigation of Irish dioceses http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/20/pope-benedict-xvi-shame-remorse-irish-paedophile-scandal-full-text-letter-announcing-vatican-investigation-irish-dioceses/ I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:10:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susan http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/20/pope-benedict-xvi-shame-remorse-irish-paedophile-scandal-full-text-letter-announcing-vatican-investigation-irish-dioceses/comment-page-1/#comment-14175 Susan Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:12:21 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12613#comment-14175 I agree. I agree.

]]> By: Webmaster http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/20/pope-benedict-xvi-shame-remorse-irish-paedophile-scandal-full-text-letter-announcing-vatican-investigation-irish-dioceses/comment-page-1/#comment-14174 Webmaster Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:11:22 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12613#comment-14174 Thanks Jim, well said. Thanks Jim, well said.

]]> By: Jim http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/20/pope-benedict-xvi-shame-remorse-irish-paedophile-scandal-full-text-letter-announcing-vatican-investigation-irish-dioceses/comment-page-1/#comment-14172 Jim Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:09:51 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12613#comment-14172 I read the whole letter, and I have to say, though I have no particular love for the Catholic Church, that I was impressed. There are some who will say that it's whitewash, and that there is no evidence of heads rolling. But let's be realistic. This is an open letter. I cannot imagine an open letter as revealing as this being published by any of the large companies or government bodies for which I have worked. I think it is as candid as it could possibly have been. It clearly indicates the Pope's fury at the whole sorry fiasco, and I'm confident it would be instructive to be a fly on the wall at some of his individual meetings with those involved! Let us pray that the message finally gets through that covering up for child abuse is NEVER an acceptable price to pay - no matter what the short term damage to the organisation. I read the whole letter, and I have to say, though I have no particular love for the Catholic Church, that I was impressed. There are some who will say that it’s whitewash, and that there is no evidence of heads rolling. But let’s be realistic. This is an open letter. I cannot imagine an open letter as revealing as this being published by any of the large companies or government bodies for which I have worked.

I think it is as candid as it could possibly have been. It clearly indicates the Pope’s fury at the whole sorry fiasco, and I’m confident it would be instructive to be a fly on the wall at some of his individual meetings with those involved!

Let us pray that the message finally gets through that covering up for child abuse is NEVER an acceptable price to pay – no matter what the short term damage to the organisation.

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