Blog Posts on sex abuse

My Dear Catholic, Stop Being Catholic by Filipino Freethinkers on Jul 16, 2011My Dear Catholic, When an adult male has an overwhelming need to put his penis into the mouth, anus or vagina of a child, there is clearly something wrong with his being and he must be considered a danger to society. Unfortunately, the leaders of you...

Blame Thrower 101: The RCC’s recent scapegoats by Filipino Freethinkers on Jun 21, 2011For those who’ve never watched Mystery Men, a blame thrower is a non-lethal weapon that causes the targets it affects to start blaming the guy nearest to them for their woes. The end result is usually a fistfight, followed by much hilarity (and...

Amnesty slams Vatican for failure to protect children by Philippine Catholic News on May 16, 2011AMNESTY International named the Vatican in its annual report on human rights’ concerns for not sufficiently complying with international mandates on protecting children from abuse.Read more...

Priest-psychologist sees ‘signs of grace’ in abuse scandal by Philippine Catholic News on May 7, 2011A PRIEST-PSYCHOLOGIST said he sees “signs of grace” amid the darkness of the clergy sexual abuse crisis.Read more...

In the Philippines, Wolves Amidst the Sheep? by Filipino Freethinkers on Apr 20, 2010A 2004 report by the Catholics for Free Choice and Likhaan finds that no priest accused of sexual abuse in the Philippines seems to have been successfully prosecuted. In fact, most of them seem to be in active ministry today.

Steven Seagal accused of keeping sex slaves by OFW News On Web on Apr 16, 2010  Kayden Nguyen filed a lawsuit against veteran star Steven Seagal. Steven Seagal is accused for sex trafficking. According to  Nguyen,23, she applied last February for the position of executive assistant.  When she got the job, it da...

Pope recalls Jesus preaching to turn other cheek by You Myx News Central on Apr 1, 2010VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday made an oblique reference to the paedophile priest scandals rocking the Catholic Church as he recalled Jesus preaching to turn the other cheek.

Head of US bishops defends pope’s record fighting sex abuse by You Myx News Central on Apr 1, 2010VATICAN CITY - The head of the US Catholic Church on Thursday defended Pope Benedict XVI's record in fighting priestly paedophilia, praising the pontiff for introducing measures to combat the scourge.

Petty gossip and unfair intimidation: A look at the real victims of the Vatican sex abuse scandal by .•:*¨*:•.K.•:*¨*:•. on Mar 31, 2010Petty gossip and unfair intimidation: A look at the real victims of the Vatican sex abuse scandal According to the Vatican and Pope Benedict himself, the Vatican sex abuse scandal is about the strength and resolve of the Church to not be intimidated...

Full text of Pope Benedict XVI’s letter to Catholics in Ireland, about child sex scandal by The News Chronicle on Mar 20, 2010The Vatican issued a letter from Pope Benedict XVI to the Catholics in Ireland today, supposedly addressing the pedophilia scandal involving priests and cover-ups by the Catholic community.Read the original post here : Full text of Pope Benedict XVI&...