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MineralMan

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7. So far, the Vatican is only offering lip service with regard to

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Tue Dec 18, 2018, 09:08 AM

Dec 2018

decades or even more of sexual abuse of children and the covering up of that abuse. I sincerely doubt it will be able to offer much more than that in the future. The inertia of its hierarchy will prevent any substantial or useful response. Meanwhile, the church is staggering under financial judgments from civil courts.

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Vatican committee: Church credibility at risk over sex abuse [View all] Eugene Dec 2018 OP

Meanwhile the RCC is still obstructing criminal investigations Major Nikon Dec 2018 #1

At risk? the bishops lost credibility years ago. Freethinker65 Dec 2018 #2

Exactly. n/t trotsky Dec 2018 #5

What credibility? (nt) NeoGreen Dec 2018 #3

The Church's credibility is at risk in the same way the Titanic's sailing schedule is at risk. Girard442 Dec 2018 #4

That's impossible. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #6

So far, the Vatican is only offering lip service with regard to MineralMan Dec 2018 #7