The cries of sodomized altar boys have echoed all through the universe. Even the Lord up high has heard its sounds. Those that have preferred a altar boys anus to the teachings of the Bible must be punished.

The Catholic church is first and foremost a large corporation, probably the largest.  Not only have they covered up sexual abuse of children by priest, but when the lawsuits start they transfer parish property to bankrupt the parish being sued which blocks not just punishment for the organization guilty of condoning pedophilia, but treatment for the victims.  They are despicable in every way.  I hope this opens they eyes of catholics worldwide that the pope is the titular head of a vile corporation that operates on a power and profit motive and not the benefit of it’s followers.

The catholic church has been butt fucking the world for two millennia, it is
time that they got a dose of their own medicine. They have stolen three entire
continents and murdered the inhabitants and yet no one complained until they
are caught screwing a few little catholic kids. The catholic church is not a
religion, it is a disease.

Taikan puts the universal escape hatch into words:

“However, I see no reason why that should be a matter of concern to anyone (such as myself) who is not a member of the Roman Catholic church.”

Extended to its logical conclusion, it would read:

“However I see no reason why the widespread abuse of the world’s children should be a matter of concern to anyone (such as myself) who is not a member of the human race.”  Over the fence and out!  Don’t worry.  Be happy.

The Roman Catholic church is a large organization that, like many other large organizations, has both members and employees.  When the actions of the organization’s employees, up to and including the highest executive, damage the organization as a whole, or damage its reputation, the members are justified in expressing their concern about that damage. 

To the extent that the conduct of the Pope and the various bishops, cardinals, etc. who were aware of sexual crimes committed by Catholic priests and who withheld from the authorities whatever information they had constituted a prosecutable crime, their conduct is a matter to be dealt with by the legal authorities.  However, to the extent that it is not actually criminal in nature, then it is a matter to be dealt with internally by the organization and its members. 

As Robinson points out, the actions the church takes, or fails to take, in response to this situation may cause even further damage to the church.  How its members respond is up to them.  However, I see no reason why that should be a matter of concern to anyone (such as myself) who is not a member of the Roman Catholic church.

Cmon! If the mafia or any other group engaged in pedophilia and used fear and intimidation to cover it up the world would SCREAM for justice and the organization’s outlawing! The only reason this cult doesn’t burn witches anymore is because they know that criminal sanctions will apply EVEN TO THEM! This gang of wierdos perpetually garbed for halloween has been allowed to get away with murder(halocaust anyone),slavery, and terroristic intimidation for almost two millenia! I’m sorry if many benighted, superstitious, and gullible people around the world are offended, but I think its way past time to start using your brains for more than figuring out the next best way to screw your neighbor and start applying reason to all the blatant contradictions and lies oozing from this bunch of parasites! Hey people! Its time to EVOLVE!

Big B
There is no connection between the mega churches of the various Protestant denominations and the Catholic Church, further your statement they have been molesting children before the founding of America is based on what. I am asking a very important question, a thorough study was done of Public Schools where most children go to school and they found rates of molestation 100% higher and there is virtually no media on this.
I ask why? If they cared about kids Public schools would be part of this debate and they are not.
So, the conclusion is that digging up this dirt from decades ago is a way to discredit, why because they opposed the War in Iraq and they want to silence them before they bomb Iran.

I find it hard to imagine any organized religion NOT being a
commercial business and some of their best works are
separating people from their money, making people think of
themselves as sinners of little worth and especially when the
people hear ‘FROG!’ they jump.

And it doesn’t take much more of the imagination to see how
corporations have learned these methods and put them to use
for their benefit.

Is the Pope an ‘administrator’?, a ‘spiritual leader’?, ‘god’s representative on
earth’?

Which ever (or even all of the above), the behavior is reprehensible.

This is surely one more indication that, like all institutions, the Catholic
Church’s first and foremost concern is with itself.

and

that like all men, the Pope’s first inclination is to live in denial.

As Mr Rogers once said “Discovering Truth Will Make You Free’. Try it,
Christian.

(Maybe he’s not “Pope Fraudulent the Fourth”; Maybe he’s just another in a long
line of Popes “Fraudulent the Perpetual”.)

omygodnotagain, the catholics have been molesting children for generations, long before even the founding of america.  Of course any molestation is awful, but your childish argument that just because there is pedophilia in the public schools that it somehow lessens the fact that the church has been advocating it for centuries is asinine. Are you so blinded by your god that you are willing to overlook the transgressions of his followers? But I guess that’s how religion has always worked, eh? Suffer the little children that come unto me should not be a mantra.

the biggest supporters of the independent neoconservative mega churches that dot the american landscape are corporate america. Don’t you religious wackos get it, corporations love employees that have the same blind devotion for the company as they do for their church, Obey, never question. It is how corporations took over this nation, they did it from the boardroom and broadcast it through the pulpit.

And the right wing wackos continue to buy this bullshit. God wants all of us to be rich, so just bend over, and keep this between us, or you will burn in hell.

Big B, a fine bigoted post, never said it was Ok, just asked why after 156 page report by the US Dept of Education stating the problem was 100 times worse in public schools, where most children go to school, why there has been virtually no media.
My contention is that there is no corporate link with religion, and in fact they and th financial and intellectual elites want to bust them, so thy have no opposition. One hs only to consider the following cases some of many and ask why no outrage about public schools
http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2004/4/5/01552.shtml

Judging from neoconscience and omygodnotagain It is better to be molested in a catholic church than a public school.

So Kiddies, next time you are being penetrated and shat upon by your local parish priest, just thank your lucky stars it’s not some government bureaucrat with hairy palms.

And god forbid (pun intended) that we critique the church for they are the only thing standing between us and corporate domination. For the catholic church has always stood up for the little guy in times of tribulation, unless of course you were jewish, muslim, or of any non-catholic denomination. And if you are a big time donor, well hell, the sky is the limit. The only transgressions that are unforgivable are the ones you didn’t pay for (monetarliy, they could give a shit less about your conscience)

Wake up folks, the corporate world has always supported the church, for they teach they ultimate of all corporate and religious axioms…OBEY.

By neoconscience, April 2 at 2:00 pm
““Step away from the Dan Brown novel!”“

Don’t know the man, and I don’t rely on fiction to tell me
‘nothing’. The information is out there you just have to be
willing to work to find it and I dare say you would not be the
only one to be amazed as to what the vatican keeps locked up
from the world’s eyes and knowledge, no matter where it is
hidden.

SamoSamo,

      Step away from the Dan Brown novel!

I say that while the vatican or catholick church is having to open
up to its pedophilia tendencies, they also should open up the
catacombs beneath the vatican and bring to the light of day all
those things that are deemed the secrets and mysteries(and
explain why those things are kept in hidding) of religion so the
people or laity can determine if they have been hoodwinked
more than it is worth to hold on to supporting such a system of
charlatanism.

Without minimizing the priestly abuse of children one bit, I still catch a sanctimonious tone in this Robinson editorial, common to us all.  The dishonesty lies throughout the media, however, not just Mr. Robinson.  While accusing the church, all media habitually fail to call the many other abuses of children to anyone’s attention.

Sexual and other exploitations of children are common throughout the world, from industrial abuses to treatment of children imprisoned for usually minor crimes.  What about the all-too-common sale of little girls for sexual molestation—for $50 or less by poverty-stricken parents?  UNICEF and other organizations have been screaming about this for decades, to little avail.

Also neglected by media is the extreme poverty among masses of people who are so poor they have to send their children to scavenge in city dumps, or cut off one arm to make them look more legitimate as beggars?

And what about all the commercial, patriotic and provincial pandering in our own discriminatory public school systems? And oh yeah, by the way—what about wars, one after another?

We had all better unite and save all the children everywhere, mentally and physically, at the same time we devote weeks of news items to castigating the Church.  And again, please remember, this is not to minimize the evils of the church.  It’s just a case of conveniently by-passing all the other ways we abuse (or permit abuse) of children everywhere, every day of the year, year in and year out.

The church shall not be subject to the laws of a non theocratic society. That is all.

With all the columns written about the need to rein in the capitalist war machine, I am surprised Truthdig hasn’t figured out that this is an attempt by those Masters of The Universe to silence any opposition to the capitalist elite takeover. The Catholic Church is paying a penalty for speaking out against social injustice, for opposing the elites wars in Iraq. Muslims are already under attack. Then there are the Eugene Robinson types, thinking they are being cutting edge. Did you know Eugene that a few years ago the Board of Education in Westchester County New York had a NAMBLA member, you know the group that wants to make screwing young boys legal.
All this Catholic hate…wonder why there is no outrage about child abuse in PUBLIC schools which is much worse, go read Carol Shakeshaft of Hofstra University. So its not about kids. Its about a bunch of secular capitalists that want to use slander and violence to destroy these superstitious religious types, so they are good for capitalism. Thats why we are a war in Iraq, Afghanistan. In the 20th century the battle was against totaliarian socialism left and right, now that it has been tamed, time to bury those pesky Catholics and Muslims. Guess they didn’t like the fact the Vatican spoke out against the War in Iraq while all our progressive ‘democratic” leaders were pretending not to know the truth about Saddams non existent weapons of mass destruction.
Well you Catholic haters hope your children like to be corporate serfs, and your sons and daughters cannon fodder to the capitalist elite, because when the Vatican is diminished and the Muslims nuked who will be left to speak out. Studies done at Hostrau by Carol Shakeshaft and others showing child abuse is 100% worse in public schools, despite most children attending these schools, have gone ignored by the media. Why because the BIG agenda by those who really run this country and the worlds economy is to silence all opposition to their grab for power.
You Eugene are just one of their hacks

By what “-gate” shall this “Catholic” problem become known?