After years of moving pedophile priests from parish to parish so they can molest again; after decades of monumental cash settlements to victims of child sexual abuse at the hands of the clergy; after months and months of laying blame for the scandal at the feet of anyone, and everyone, else, from the LGBT community, to the Jews, to Pro-Choice advocates, to the media, the Pope has finally come clean.
Finally.
In his most thorough admission of the church's guilt in the sex abuse scandal, Pope Benedict has said that the greatest persecution of the Catholic Church "is born from the sins within the church," and not from a campaign by outsiders.
Finally.
The Pope also said the Catholic church has been tormented by problems of its own making, "in a truly terrifying way....The church needs to profoundly relearn penitence, accept purification, learn forgiveness but also justice....Forgiveness cannot substitute justice."
Finally.
Benedict now promises that the church will take action to protect children and make abusive priests face justice; he has begun accepting the resignations of a few bishops who either admitted they molested youngsters or covered up for priests who did.
Still, for some, myself included, it really isn't enough. While the Pope is scolding his own church, and accepting resignations, no one has been actively punished or defrocked, even those who have admitted to sexually abusing children. Some feel his words are merely words and that action should follow.
Finally.
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