Corrina_Sullivan's Blog

Hi Corrina,
Healing? Is that supposed to help the victims or is the Healing for the Pope since he cannot control what the priests are doing? They'er hypocrites the Pope the clergy the priests they say since they speak for God then they are given a seat (or what ever its called) in Heaven. Well news flash the only way they are going to Heaven is if Jesus went around and did that to children, and I do not think he did so they should start preparing to spend eternity elsewhere. Crisis, the Pope would have covered this whole thing up if the parents had not gotten in volved! Thank (you know) they did. So it is his fault for this crisis.

Good Afternoon Corrina,
I was wondering if you could help find out about something for me. I would tell you more but I do not think it would be appropriate to place this where other people could read it. It is nothing bad it is just personal.
Thanks

I grew up in the Catholic church and was an Alterboy from the time I was in the 3rd grade till I graduated high school. Never once in all the different churches I attended did I see, hearof, or knew of such activity going on. I am not saying it didnt happen but it makes one wonder why it takes 20-30 years for someone else to bring it up and not mention it at the time it happens. Yes there might be a few bad apples and as the saying goes, a few bad apples ruins the whle bunch.
Not only did I grow up in the Catholic church but I also attended several other types of churches and some of the things that happen there are also questionable. Things like the preacher cheeting on his wife, preaching the evils of drinking while sporting a hangover from the night before, and the biggest one were the stories about the preachers daughters. At one church the preachers daughter ended up pregnant and she had no idea who the father was because she was sleeping with several deacons and other adult members of the church and had slept with the numerous boys from school. ( Ga. attitude) When she gave birth the Baptist church her father was pastor of covered up the story because the baby was black and she was white (this was in the early 70s). The innocent baby was sent away and given up for adoption.

Pope Benedict, condemned those priest in the Church who violated children.
He even condemned the bishops that covered the crimes and protected the abusers by moving them.
This may have been a first and could go a long way to prevent the crime, as well as, any cover up from happening in the future.
I was more than a little surprised, but pleased.
He is finally showing leadership and giving direction.
The meeting with some of the victims and their families showed powerful and unexpected leadership for any pope.
The Church has a tradition of ignoring what was wrong within.
Pope Benedict let it be known that crimes of this nature will not be covered up with his stand up leadership.
I applaud this more than the edicts of his predecessors.

If they would allow their priests to marry it might help to keep these things from happening. With the priests not allowed to marry, it's no wonder why this is happening.