Vatican 'takes the gloves off' to cover sex abuse of 200 deaf boys & defend Pope

[Philosoraptor]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20100401/ts_nm/us_pope_abuse

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican attacked The New York Times on Wednesday for its coverage of the sexual abuse of children by priests, rejecting accusations that Pope Benedict had mishandled a series of abuse cases before he was elected.

Signaling it had decided to take the gloves off in its reaction to coverage of sexual abuse, a Vatican statement referred specifically to two reporters and a columnist. (http:/www.vatican.va/resources/resources_card-levada2010_en.html)

"I ask the Times to reconsider its attack mode about Pope Benedict XVI and give the world a more balanced view of a leader it can and should count on," said the 20-paragraph statement written by Cardinal William J. Levada.

The Vatican has denied any cover-up in the abuse of 200 deaf boys in the United States by Reverend Lawrence Murphy from the 1950s to the 1960s. The New York Times reported the Vatican and Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, were warned about Murphy but he was not defrocked.

[SpiralHawk]

1. The Vatican is going Totally Republicon

...anything to obfuscate the truth.

[Philosoraptor]

2. There are no actual commandments NOT to abuse kids...so...

[SpiralHawk]

3. There are no specific comandments against adulterous Diaper Sex with Hookers, or

commandments against B & D nightclubs with faux lesbian bondage acts for the delectation of Republicon Family Values High Rollers.

So I suppose everyone is COOL with the Lord.

[Philosoraptor]

4. If it ain't covered in the 10 C's, it's open season on sin

[zbdent]

5. but calls for the firing of Kevin Jennings came from Republicans

trying to equate Jennings' advising a teenager in 1989 with Mark Foley trolling for underage boys ...

Then again, Republicans called a 22-year-old intern a "girl", but a 13-year-old Iraqi a "woman" ...

[SidDithers]

6. Once again, South Park nails it...

PRIEST MAXI
Oh for the love of God! Are you all
saying that you've engaged in inappropriate
relations with your altar boys? We are
here to bring the light of God, not
harm the innocent! I'm serious!

PRIEST 2
Father, uh, having sex with boys is
part of the Catholic priest's way of
life.

OTHER PRIESTS
Yeah.

Sid

[rcrush]

8. I love South Park.

[Golden Raisin]

7. There's no commandment

that says, "Thou shalt not hump altarboys."