The Catholic Church Should Burn

[Innula Zenovka]

‘Profound shame’: C of E review uncovers 400 new cases of abuse

Inquiry examines records going back to the 1940s and finds culture of deference, victim-blaming and misogyny

www.theguardian.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Former pupils win £500,000 over abuse claims at Scottish boarding school

Insurer makes out-of-court settlement for alleged attacks by teachers in the 1990s

www.theguardian.com

 

[Free]

Welcome back to the horrible, horrible shit priests get away with doing.

French cardinal Jean-Pierre Ricard admits to abusing 14-year-old girl 35 years ago

Ricard released a statement confessing to sexually abusing the child during his early days in the Catholic Church

www.theguardian.com

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Opposite of what?

 

[Free]

Opposite of what?

Not the opposite of spam, that's for sure.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Thread

 

[Lexxi]

Latest Washington Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/interactive/2024/sexual-abuse-native-american-boarding-schools/?itid=hp_elections_p012_f001

For decades, Catholic priests, brothers and sisters raped or molested Native American children who were taken from their homes by the U.S. government and forced to live at remote boarding schools, a Post investigation found.

“He said if I ever told anybody that I would go to hell,” Jay recalled.

He being a Jesuit brother who raped Jay when he was 11.

From 1819 to 1969, tens of thousands of children were sent to more than 500 boarding schools across the country, the majority run or funded by the U.S. government. Children were stripped of their names, their long hair was cut, and they were beaten for speaking their languages, leaving deep emotional scars on Native American families and communities. By 1900, 1 out of 5 Native American school-age children attended a boarding school. At least 80 of the schools were operated by the Catholic Church or its religious affiliates.

 

[Fionalein]

We need s fiery tar pit reaction for all those "Christians"...

 

[Innula Zenovka]

John Smyth: Welby ‘failed to act properly over Church’s most prolific abuser’

Victims of John Smyth, who subjected boys to ‘brutal and horrific’ abuse at Christian camps he ran, called for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation

www.thetimes.com

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[Beebo Brink]

John Smyth: Welby ‘failed to act properly over Church’s most prolific abuser’

Victims of John Smyth, who subjected boys to ‘brutal and horrific’ abuse at Christian camps he ran, called for the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation

www.thetimes.com

"I’ve given it a lot of thought. I’ve taken advice as recently as this morning from senior colleagues and no, I’m not going to resign for this."

Ah yes, the usual thoughts and prayers for the victims.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Ah yes, the usual thoughts and prayers for the victims.

It's difficult to escape the conclusion that Smyth enjoyed the support of very senior evangelical ministers in the Church of England, including the penultimate Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, as well as the current incumbent, Justin Welby (the post traditionally alternates between evangelicals and more mainstream Anglicans).

 

[Beebo Brink]

It's difficult to escape the conclusion that Smyth enjoyed the support of very senior evangelical ministers in the Church of England, including the penultimate Archbishop of Canterbury, George Carey, as well as the current incumbent, Justin Welby (the post traditionally alternates between evangelicals and more mainstream Anglicans).

It's usually either support or clumsy attempts at damage control because protecting the reputation of the church is of superseding importance.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

It's usually either support or clumsy attempts at damage control because protecting the reputation of the church is of superseding importance.

Damage limitation, to my mind, would have involved quietly dropping support for his Christian camps without publicising the reasons. That didn't happen and, in fact, Welby continued to support his camps after he'd moved to Zimbabwe and then South Africa. I think they just didn't want to know about it, because they couldn't admit to themselves there was any damage to control.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I hope he had a very miserable death, and really wish those who've been denied justice start making a habit of working together to exact it on their own.

 

[Soen Eber]

I've read recently that the Catholic church is growing again, which kind of surprised me. I've heard several reasons, but my own thinking is some rebound from the clergy sex abuse scandals no longer being as prominent, a search for traditionalism, and maybe, just a slight move away from evangelicalism and from the kind of churches which are more "lifestyle centric" with juice bars.

Still confused about this.

 

[Jopsy Pendragon]

I've read recently that the Catholic church is growing again, which kind of surprised me. I've heard several reasons, but my own thinking is some rebound from the clergy sex abuse scandals no longer being as prominent, a search for traditionalism, and maybe, just a slight move away from evangelicalism and from the kind of churches which are more "lifestyle centric" with juice bars.

Still confused about this.

I suspect it has to do more with seeking a sense of community than anything 'faith' related. Networking, similar income kids/parents to team up with. Folks are still recovering from lockdown isolation, and probably fed up with their own independent efforts not panning out.

 

[detrius]

Written for Ratzinger, but still relevant.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

lol, so "no I'm not going to resign over this" lasted about four days.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

lol, so "no I'm not going to resign over this" lasted about four days.

His refusal to step down caused such public outrage, both in the CofE and beyond, that it rapidly became clear his position was untenable, particularly since he'd already said he'd be retiring in January.