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Sounds like the same old bullshit to me. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #1
Rather than pay the outstanding jury rendered civil judgments for his criminals deeds warrant46 Dec 2013 #6
Really, you have heard other Popes say the same thing? I never have. olddad56 Dec 2013 #25
yeah, almost word for word. Warren Stupidity Dec 2013 #27
".... some of them unfortunately have fallen short of their commitments." pangaia Dec 2013 #2
i think he is referring to those who have looked the other way or were afraid madrchsod Dec 2013 #3
there was nothing in his comments to indicate he was talking about any but those doing the abuse. niyad Dec 2013 #8
Writing a bad homily is falling short of commitments... Deep13 Dec 2013 #4
Lighten up! He keeps an old car parked by the palace and that makes everything okay... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #13
He probably is very good with kids and past crimes are likely not his fault... Deep13 Dec 2013 #14
yeh. That line amazes me. Whisp Dec 2013 #19
So what does that even mean.."support abuse victims"? skepticscott Dec 2013 #5
colour me soooo not impressed--sounded way too much like the non-actor "apologies" of chimpy's niyad Dec 2013 #7
"some of them unfortunately have fallen short of their commitments" Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #9
Sure, I'm as skeptical as anyone, after all the Catholic church hasn't been worthy mountain grammy Dec 2013 #10
unfortunately, he is not saying anything positive about women, reprouctive choice, gays, or niyad Dec 2013 #18
He's been pope for 9 months and, at age 76, will probably be pope for 10-15 years mountain grammy Dec 2013 #23
hope is a good thing. however, knowing the church as well as I do, I have none. niyad Dec 2013 #24
To the hundreds-of-thousands or millions of these rape victims, have a prayer... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #11
"In clearest statement to date, Pope gives list of child rapists to prosecutors." Deep13 Dec 2013 #12
If it included every priest who raped kids, and those who knew and did nothing... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #15
The expression is, "A few bad apples spoil the bin." Deep13 Dec 2013 #16
Do you mean instead of this one? theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #22
Yeah. Instead of that. nt Deep13 Dec 2013 #28
sorry, but THIS is the clearest statement to date on the child-sex-abuse scandal: niyad Dec 2013 #17
20,000 in the Netherlands alone Whisp Dec 2013 #20
and that is just the ones they know about, in a 35-period. who knows how many since the end niyad Dec 2013 #21
Words? Action. Lint Head Dec 2013 #26
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