French Catholic Church had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles since 1950s

[Johan]

French Catholic Church had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles since 1950s - commission head​

PARIS, Oct 3 (Reuters) - The French Catholic Church has had an estimated 3,000 paedophiles in its ranks over the past 70 years, the head of an independent commission investigating the sex abuse scandal said in an interview published on Sunday.

The scandal in the French Church is the latest to hit the Roman Catholic Church, which has been rocked by sexual abuse scandals around the world, often involving children, over the past 20 years.

The French commission is due to publish its findings on Tuesday, marking the culmination of 2-1/2 years of work, probing allegations of abuse going back to the 1950s.
"We have estimated the number (of paedophiles) as standing at 3,000, out of 115,000 priests and religious officials, going back to the 1950s," commission head Jean-Marc Sauve told the Journal du Dimanche paper.

A spokesperson representing the French Catholic Bishops' Conference declined to comment on Sauve's remarks.
A Vatican spokesperson said it would wait for the full report to be published before deciding on whether to comment.
In June, Pope Francis said the Catholic Church's sexual abuse crisis was a worldwide "catastrophe".

The French Catholic Church posted a prayer on its official Twitter account on Sunday, on behalf of victims, and added it would also hold a prayer on Oct. 5 – the day of the publication of the report.
"Dear Lord – we entrust to you all those who have been victims of violence and sexual attacks in the Church. We pray that we will always be able to count on your support and help during these ordeals," it wrote on its Twitter account.

STEPS TO WIPE OUT ABUSE

Since his election in 2013, Francis has taken a series of steps aimed at wiping out sexual abuse of minors by clerics.
In 2019, the pope issued a landmark decree making bishops directly accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up, requiring clerics to report any cases to Church superiors and allowing anyone to complain directly to the Vatican if needed.
This year, he issued the most extensive revision to Catholic Church law in four decades, insisting that bishops take action against clerics who abuse minors and vulnerable adults. Critics have said he has not done enough.

The French Church, which has seen dwindling numbers of faithful in recent years, said in March it would propose financial compensation to those who were victims of abuse.

Last month, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cologne (Germany) decided to take a "spiritual time-out" from his duties after committing grave errors in a crisis over clerical sexual abuse. read more

A report published last year in Britain said the Catholic Church received more than 900 complaints involving over 3,000 instances of child sex abuse in England and Wales between 1970 and 2015, and that there have been more than 100 reported allegations a year since 2016.

This is the kind of thing that happens when you put together children and men whose position prohibits them from living as a couple or having sex.

Still, you know, it's us, the atheists, who have no morals, who can't know Good from Evil...

 

[Mr. Daystar]

This is the kind of thing that happens when you put together children and men whose position prohibits them from living as a couple or having sex.

Still, you know, it's us, the atheists, who have no morals, who can't know Good from Evil...

Don't be ridicules. You can give them all the pussy you want, and it wouldn't change a thing. It Wouldn't shock me one bit if priests, and nuns were going at it.
If some one loves pussy, you don't substitute it with a small dick. They molest little boys because they're gay. and pedophiles. They likely join the priest hood, either in a misguided belief that it will stop them from their committing such acts, or because they see an abundance of prey.

 

[Johan]

Don't be ridicules. You can give them all the pussy you want, and it wouldn't change a thing. It Wouldn't shock me one bit if priests, and nuns were going at it.
If some one loves pussy, you don't substitute it with a small dick. They molest little boys because they're gay. and pedophiles. They likely join the priest hood, either in a misguided belief that it will stop them from their committing such acts, or because they see an abundance of prey.

You're assuming all the victims are little boys but the reality some are little girls.
Anyways, I don't agree with you, I think these guys molest kids because they are frustrated 'cause they are forbid to get laid. Corect me if I'm wrong but cases of pedophilia among pastors are much fewer than mong catholic priests, am I wrong ? Why ? Because, unlike catholic priests, christian pastors are allowed to get laid.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Even if it is a little girl, you either like little kids, or you're normal. What you're basically saying is if you couldn't get any pussy, you would fuck a little boy or girl, to satisfy your urges? I would guess you are correct about the clergy that can marry, I rarely hear about it, but I stand by my statements above.

 

[Johan]

If some one loves pussy, you don't substitute it with a small dick

Then why is there so many rape in prison, in a place where men are deprived of sex and have no women around ? Either all prison rapists are gays or some folks who would use to be straight actually subistuted pussis not for a little dick but for an asshole.

 

[Mr. Daystar]

Ok, I shall rephrase what I meant. If a guy is horny, and wants pussy, he's not going to go looking for a child, if he strikes out at a bar. As far as prison goes, I guess after enough time, they'll settle, but they aren't raping children. My point was, and is, a pedophile is not going to stop his little sickness, when provided with an adult sexual partner of the gender they prefer. I have no problem with Priests getting married, I never have, but it isn't gonna stop it. I wish it would. In fact, lets face it, in the cities, how hard would it be for a Priest go out on a Friday night, in civvies, and pick up a hooker. Probably somewhat possible, but if you aren't turned on by adults, your sickness isn't gonna be cured by another adult, man or woman.

 

[Theopolis Q. Hossenffer]

I have read a lot of reports and studies that basically say that a pedophile is one and it is extremely hard for them to change. i suppose not impossible but hard. And with the power of the Churches over people especially in the past the Priest is almost a local demigod all on his own. Look at how susceptible adults are to Men and Women of "God" today. All the stuff they have while their flocks are hungry and poor. Such assholes they are but they have conned the populace since the beginning of time.

 

[Little Red Wagon Repairman]

I stopped having to do anything with the Catholic Church after, in 2007, the Los Angeles Archdiocese, under Cardinal Mahony, paid out a settlement of $660 Million to 508 victims of sexual abuse. Imagine donating your hard earned money only to have it used to help a child molester avoid incarceration. Even in prison child molesters are considered the lowest of the low.

 

[tvstrip]

There are lots of stories of kids getting sexually assaulted in Canadian Residential schools, often run by Catholics, so it's not a domestic issue.

 

[Stephen1956]

A Catholic priest was taking confessions one day when he felt the need to use the bathroom. He peeked out from his confession booth and saw the church janitor working nearby, sweeping the floor. The priest asked the janitor if he would take over with the confessions while the priest went to the bathroom. The janitor agreed and took the place of the priest in the confession booth. A woman came into the church and went into the confession booth. She sat down and said "forgive me father, I sinned last week and made love to my neighbor." Not knowing what to do, the janitor peeked out of the confession booth and saw an alter boy nearby. He asked the alter boy, "what does the father give for sex?" The alter boy replied, "two candy bars and a bottle of soda pop."