All of Chile's 34 bishops RESIGN over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal after crisis meeting with the Pope

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  • AndersonsInfo
    AndersonsInfo

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5744503/Chilean-bishops-offer-resignation-Pope-abuse-scandal-statement.html

    All of Chile's 34 bishops RESIGN over a sex abuse and cover-up scandal after crisis meeting with the Pope

    May 18, 2018

    • Pope Francis has accused Chile's bishops of destroying evidence of sex crimes
    • Francis said the entire Chilean church hierarchy was collectively responsible
    • In a leaked 2,300-page report, the pope blasted the entire Chilean church hierarchy for their 'grave defects' in handling abuse cases
    • All 34 Chilean bishops have now offered to resign following the crisis meeting


    Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5744503/Chilean-bishops-offer-resignation-Pope-abuse-scandal-statement.html

  • lastmanstanding
    lastmanstanding

    Whoo Haaaaw

    Niw If we can just see something similar for WTS

    ”All Eight Members Of The Governing Body Of Jehovah’s Witnesses Resign After Being Caught With Young Male Prostitutes”

  • JaniceA
    JaniceA

    The GB just like the Chilean bishops didn't need to physically abuse. They did nothing to end the known abuse.

    The problem is that in this scenario, the GB is the pope. All the CO's and elders are more in the bishop (power level) position.

    Thanks Barbara! I was about to post this and you beat me to it.

  • waton
    waton

    There might have been a slightly similar situation Gb/vs Elders once a long time ago, 1970 ies perhaps, but it was abuse of a different kind, the unkindly self abuse.

    Wt, via circuit overseers [servants] invited all elders having problems with masturbation to resign. None that we knew did. One elder's response:

    I have no problem with that.

    The child rape problem is grave, no joking matter. Perhaps more serious in the celibate catholic environment than in wt, taken more seriously too. therefore,

    more resignations.

  • jp1692
    jp1692

    Well this is kind of a big deal!

  • Brokeback Watchtower
    Brokeback Watchtower

    The Pope's response seemed very appropriate, and the bishops resigning proper. I think the Catholic Church's response to child abuse should be an example for the WT Popes/GB to follow if they want to have bragging rights over them. The 2 witness rule gotta go boys because the Catholic Church is making you look like a bunch of dip shits.

  • All or nothing
    All or nothing

    So when or if one of my clueless jw friends or family mention this Catholic scandal I will be prepared to alert them to the jw cowardly way of covering up their sex abuse problems

  • zeb
    zeb

    So they are given the push after destroying information. In the wt they are ADVISED to destroy information to keep elders wives from seeing it. (as per ARC).

  • smiddy3
    smiddy3

    It will be interesting to see if the Pope agrees with their offer to resign or whether he refuses to accept their offer.

    After all it was a token gesture to OFFER to resign not that they actually did so .

  • The Fall Guy
    The Fall Guy

    Isn't it wonderful to see "Christendom" teach "God's earthly organization" how to deal with skeletons in the cupboard when they're exposed!!!!!

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