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Scandal Involving Pedophile Priests – the Cover-Up of Their Crimes Against Children
HNewsWire-Bishops and other leaders of the Roman Catholic Church in Pennsylvania covered up child sexual abuse by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years, persuading victims not to report the abuse and law enforcement not to investigate it, according to a searing report issued by a grand jury on Tuesday. The report, which covered six of the state’s eight Catholic dioceses and found more than 1,000 identifiable victims, is the broadest examination yet by a government agency in the United States of child sexual abuse in the Catholic Church. The report said there are likely thousands of more victims whose records were lost or who were too afraid to come forward. Another article will highlight the heroic Catholic priests and bishops who are risking their lives, to tell the truth about what is happening in their church. Some…
Read MoreThe Most Senior Vatican Official Ever Convicted of Child Sexual Abuse Loses Appeal
The sin nature is that aspect in man that makes him rebellious against God. When we speak of the sin nature, we refer to the fact that we have a natural inclination to sin; given the choice to do God’s will or our own, we will naturally choose to do our own thing. The Facts: Tomorrow, it will be decided whether or not Cardinal George Pell’s guilty verdict will be appealed. If his appeal is successful, he will be let go and the charges of sexual abuse against children will be dropped. Reflect On: Although awareness is being created, the most powerful people in the world and the authorities we turn to in order to stop these activities may also be implicated. *UPDATE: Cardinal George Pell has lost his appeal The sexual abuse of children connected to high ranking Vatican…
Read MoreFrench Priest Defrocked For Abusing Scouts In Landmark Case
Moral evil is wrong done to others, and it can exist even when unaccompanied by external action. Murder is an evil action, but it has its start with the moral evil of hatred in the heart (Matthew 5:21–22). Committing adultery is evil, but so is the moral evil of lust in the heart (Matthew 5:27–28). Jesus said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles them. For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, those evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. All these evils come from inside and defile a person” (Mark 7:20–23). Those who fall into evil behavior usually start slowly. Paul shows the tragic progression into more and more evil in Romans 1. It starts with refusing to glorify God or give thanks to Him (Romans…
Read MoreFive Former Pedophile Priests Charged with Sexual Misconduct Amid Michigan Investigation: ‘This Is Only the Tip of the Iceberg’
The sin nature is that aspect in man that makes him rebellious against God. When we speak of the sin nature, we refer to the fact that we have a natural inclination to sin; given the choice to do God’s will or our own, we will naturally choose to do our own thing. Five former priests at various dioceses in Michigan have been charged with various criminal offenses related to sexual misconduct, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. ABC News reports that four of the five clergy members named at a news conference Friday were arrested, while the fifth now lives in India and faces possible extradition to the United States. Four of the five men named by Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel at a Friday news conference have been arrested. The fifth is now living in India and Nessel said…
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