They Hold the Pope Accountable in Ireland But Not in the U.S.
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Mon, 08/27/2018 - 5:22amIn both the sex abuse of children and persecution of LGBTQ persons, the Irish point their fingers in the right direction.
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“Victims should know that the Pope is on their side." A MOST EGREGIOUS LIE!
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Fri, 08/17/2018 - 10:27amAfter the release of the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report revealing decades of clerical sex abuse and cover up, yesterday a Vatican spokesman declared, “Victims should know that the Pope is on their side. Those who have suffered are his priority, and the Church wants to listen to them to root out this tragic horror that destroys the lives of the innocent.” REALLY???
The Pope and Sex Abuse: Back to Business as Usual When the U.S. Media Isn’t Looking
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sun, 08/05/2018 - 3:28amJust this past week, the U.S. media treated Pope Francis as the world’s leading “moral authority.” The New York Times even posted the pope’s declaration that the death penalty is “inadmissible” on its online front page for two days. Yet they, and the rest of the U.S. media, ignored what else happened the past month.
Pope to Bishops: Do as You Please, But Say Nice Stuff and the Media will Cover for You.
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sun, 07/08/2018 - 3:20amSome facts withheld by the mainstream U.S. media:
U.S. Media: For the Sake of Our Children, Stop Enabling Pope Francis and Tell the Truth
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sat, 06/23/2018 - 8:03amIt's Sunday - Some Intelligent Hope to Scheer me Up ...
Submitted by mimi on Sun, 05/27/2018 - 2:06amThis is an interview that Robert Scheer (editor in chief of truthdig) conducted with film maker Wim Wenders covering his new documentary about Pope Francis.
Popes Have Long Opposed Human Rights and Supported Tyrants: A (Relatively) Brief History
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sat, 05/19/2018 - 5:32amMost are familiar with the Crusades and Spanish Inquisition. Fewer know about Pius XII's embrace of fascism, his cooperation with the CIA, John Paul II's alliance with Reagan in support of dictators, the political consequences of his appointment of right-wing bishops in the U.S. and Latin America - including Pope Francis - and the current pontiff's unknown history.
Caution: The Pope is Beefing-up his State Department
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sun, 04/29/2018 - 2:55amBecause Pope Francis is willing to sacrifice the freedom of Chinese and Ukrainians for his own personal ambition, and his support and encouragement of right-wing governments to deny women and LGBTQ persons' human rights, we have ample reason for concern.
Pope's Claim, “I Normally Meet Sex Abuse Victims," is Contradicted by Lack of Action
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Sun, 02/18/2018 - 4:19amPope Francis has a history of dishonesty and hypocrisy on the subject of clerical sex abuse. Survivors of sex abuse, and those who "normally" meet with them, know there are a number of actions the pope can take immediately to protect children, but he refuses to do so.
U.S. Media: Pope Aiding and Abetting Torture is a Moral Leader
Submitted by Betty Clermont on Fri, 02/02/2018 - 3:01amThe UN Committee Against Torture “found that the widespread sexual violence within the Catholic Church amounted to torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment” in May 2014.
