Priest-Molesters Often Aren't Monitored, Despite Church Promise

Catholic priests have been abusing their powers for centuries, not decades. In the US, their tendency has been to molest young boys, but in other countries, they have targeted young women. Once the community finds out that the local priest has gotten another girl pregnant, people protest and demand justice, but the church protects these deviants by transfering them to another city or country altogether. This is nothing new and the Vatican is not doing anything to correct it. I grew up in the Catholic church, but from my early years, I questioned the hypocrisy of their teachings. I left for about five years and went back a few years later, only to be reminded of their contradicting and divisive teachings. Let's not forget about the Vatican's record of injustice: The Crusades, The Inquisitions, The Cruel conversition of Native Americans. They also had a hand on helping Nazi war criminals escape to South America.

The Catholic church has died for me. The way the church is shutting down the old historic churches in cleveland to rape their coffers is criminal. I vow to Never Again give one dime to the catholic church and I believe the only way to get the church to listen to the people is to boycott the offering plate passed on Sunday. Cut off the money that is covering up for corupt priests and save our old parishes from the evil in our church. As a child I saw the socialist liberals take over the church and preach their propaganda. Now they steal the life work of the old parishes members to line their pockets and fund their socialist agenda. Enough!!!

Rann 1948 You have a valid point you got a lot of Elmer Gantry wannabes out there too I saw "Elmer Gantry' You can talk a good game but there is always weakness too

High p. char, Locking them away sounds good, exicuting them is an option for worst cases. Leting those who's kids they abused help deside is a very good idea too.

As long as these guys can hide in safety in the Catholic church and be protected they will keep on becoming priest. It's up to the people now to pull out support and find out their salvation is not through the Catholic church but Christ alone.
You become a part of the sin when you keep supporting it. Jesus is not going to have a safe place for the ones that do this to children.
Mat 18:6 But whoso shall offend one of these little ones which believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and [that] he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

I agree with bill, John Lennon was right in that respect, I how ever I have never been this religion, but I have studied many different religions. And have a masters in Wiccan religion. I am appalled by any religious head that would let anything like this go on for so long or try to hide it. or ignore it and hope it goes away. That is just sad. They don't even try to get help for the people who were abused. Abuse of any kind leave scars, mostly mental. I know I was psychically abused by my father, and it took years for me to trust, mean and people in general. But I worked through it. For I'm a strong person and my mother stuck up for me and Stopped my father and even called the cops on him. But those without the support where can they turn, after someone who you should look up to and should be there for you to return too is the abuser. I feel for them and the pope should help them and turn the abusers over to the law in forcements of where ever the abusers live. As Studies by DR. s and scientist have shouldn't the pedophiles cannot be fixed, by rehabilitation, drugs, or religion. This is a sick and sad part of the world. It can be fixed if everyone in including the Vatican see it as a crime and puts them on death row or in Prison for life with on prole. that's what we must and should do no matter if the are a parent, teacher, government, or of a religious organization

The priests in question can only be monitored as well as the bishops who watch over them. At the end of the day, the Catholic church is still a business that needs money to operate. No business likes a scandal, and they will do whatever they can to bury one. Enough said.

No such thing as 99.1% good , or loyal total in any group. Humans JUST AINT THAT GOOD!

There is no proof that the pope did anything wrong. 99.1% are good, loyal, dedicated men of God.

Dear Bill,
Unfortuneatly, humans believers or not, often make earth hell for themselves and those around them. I like John Lennon, but can't agree with his belief on this.