Priest Sex-Abuse Case Hits Church of Pope's Adviser

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(GENOA) — The latest sex-abuse case to rock the Catholic Church is unfolding in the archdiocese of an influential Italian Cardinal who has been working with Pope Benedict XVI on reforms to respond to prior scandals of pedophile priests.
Father Riccardo Seppia, a 51-year-old parish priest in the village of Sastri Ponente, near Genoa, was arrested last Friday, May 13, on pedophilia and drug charges. Investigators say that in tapped mobile-phone conversations, Seppia asked a Moroccan drug dealer to arrange sexual encounters with young and vulnerable boys. "I do not want 16-year-old boys but younger. Fourteen-year-olds are O.K. Look for needy boys who have family issues," he allegedly said. Genoa Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco, who is the head of the Italian Bishops Conference, had been working with Benedict to establish a tough new worldwide policy, released this week, on how bishops should handle accusations of priestly sex abuse.


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[damntexdem]

1. I wonder whether it's the funny hats. Might cut off the blood to the brains.

But the solution might be cutting off something else.

;-)

[laconicsax]

2. But remember, we must look at this in a broader historical context.

You know, one in which serial child rape is acceptable behavior when committed by Catholic priests--It's a complex issue with no clear cause.

:puke::puke::puke:

[dimbear]

5. Good point. I thought they wanted to and they could. n/t

[RC]

3. Well the Pope did pick someone with experience for the job.

Let the Catholic Clergy marry and the problem will mostly go away.
The root problem is that it is less of a sin to fondle young boys then it is to fondle willing adult women.

The Catholic Church is still stuck in the 13th century in so many ways.

[Sonoman]

4. This guy is too young to remember Woodstock.

What, oh what, will they blame this one on?

Sonoman