Friday, January 17, 2014

Report: Pope Benedict XVI deposed near 400 priests in two years

A document obtained by The Associated Press on Friday shows Pope Benedict XVI defrocked nearly 400 priests over just two years for sexually molesting children. 

The statistics for 2011 and 2012 show a dramatic increase over the 171 priests removed in 2008 and 2009, when the Vatican first provided details on the number of priests who have been defrocked. Prior to that, it had only publicly revealed the number of alleged cases of sexual abuse it had received and the number of trials it had authorized.
Read the rest here.

Don't hold your breath waiting for an apology from those who accused him of coddling child molesters.

3 comments:

bob said...

If I may say, Axios.

The Anti-Gnostic said...

Axios, indeed.

I can only imagine Benedict's grief in resigning the throne of Peter. I wonder if the poor man was getting so frail he believed he could no longer perform the pastoral offices with the requisite dignity.

John (Ad Orientem) said...

AG
I think that is the only plausible explanation. I also think that it is the only moral rational for abdicating that office. If you just can't do the job anymore then it's time to step aside. Otherwise it's yours til God calls you to retirement.