Funny how he thinks and apology may be able to help in some small form. If only the children who got abused could be given back their innocence, then the apology would be something to look forward, not just more political bullshit.
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Funny how he thinks and apology may be able to help in some small form. If only the children who got abused could be given back their innocence, then the apology would be something to look forward, not just more political bullshit.
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Children got abused by Australian priests?
Oh man.
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Not that I support the Catholic church or this pope in particular, but I don't see what else he could do. When it's either an apology or nothing, an apology is indeed better than nothing.Originally Posted by Slade
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I believe the fault lies in the timing for the apology.
It's somewhat convenient that he's only apologizing now that people are threatening to protest and not before.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear.
You shout and no one seems to hear.
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Australia is that continent in the corner of the world nobody cares about, except for Australians. I doubt he actually cares.
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If I were a **** victim, I know that I would feel SO much better about it if some old guy with a really cool hat told me he was sorry it happened. It would be better than Christmas.
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is it just me or does the pope have more bitches,jets,groupies than a rap star?
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yep, they should call him popestar
and paint his private jet pink with white letters spelling "Popestar"
and every sunday morning,midday,evening he has a satanic gathering where they drink some guys blood and eat his flesh, but he likes to call those things "drinking wine and eating some cookies"
yep a bussy guy, that pope.
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That's really offensive.
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Yes, i am very offend. So offend in fact i shal no do no protest.
PS: Fission mailed.
And due to the fact im british and dont know much about this subject, ill be off.
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no it isnt... its the truth
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Damn it! Now I'm going to get sued.
I'm British too and don't know too much about the whole subject either really. However, I'm allowed to give my opinion to the best of my ability.
And if the cloud bursts, thunder in your ear.
You shout and no one seems to hear.
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LOL I love me some Jesus Juice.
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wow first off the pope didn't **** anyway and why would people yell at the pope because someone else ***** a child. It's not like the pope went out and told them to touch little children. People just need something more to yell at. First off if they can ruin someone why not the pope right? i hate these people. The pope didnt do anything they just want someone in the spotlight to go down.
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Something had to be done. Peoples lives were ruined by this. **** is NOT a fun thing to live with. No the Pope didn't do it and had no say in what happened. But if this makes the victims feel better then I don't see the harm. Besides if it was anything like what happened in America the men who commited the crimes may have been moved around allowing them to **** more boys. That in itself requires an apology. Unless you think it's ok for child rapists to be moved around so they can **** more children.
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I didn't say it wasn't right for the pope to apologize i just don't see the point in blaming the pope for what he can't control. The pope can do nothing but apologize and by no means is ruining a childs life and innocence by ****** him/her acceptable
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It's not so much the Pope as it is the Vatican, I'm sure they knew what was going on when it happened yet instead of getting rid of the men they just moved them to another post. The Pope at the time of these crimes may not have even known. I think the Pope making an apology makes the Vatican at least look like they care even if they don't. It's all about saving face . If it makes people feel better in the process that's fine.
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I don't i guess its just too hard believe that they would know and not do anything.
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Preists get rotated naturally to aid in the spread of God's word or something... You act like they're supposed to stop doing this thing they've been doing for years because of one **** case? Seriously. Just stop.
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Wow I'd hate for you to be a priest you'd probably tell little billy to stop lying and ignore him. I'm not saying they should stop but if a child said they were ***** they should have looked into it and taken the accused priest out of rotation till they figured it out. Besides it was more than one case it's sad no one listens to kids till it's to late. But then I lost faith in humanity long ago.
im eating macaroni right now, MY FRIEND MUST BE EATING MACARONI!!
that statements blows....
My sister also tells my mom I dance naked in the living room every Saturday at 5: 00
Realistically, you cant always trust a 5-10 year old kid to tell the truth or no when they lie or not.
It is VERY SAD that they got *****. I would not wish that on any family or kid. The priest that do it are sick. Those priest should be in jail and be ashamed for the fake religious act. I cant begin to understand why they would or what those kids went through, i know it happens, but theres really no way of having hard proof from a 5-10 year old kid telling the story, wont fly to well on a jury. Their very easy to manipulate...
At least with him apologizing(if its a real apology) then its a start, and more will prob be done about it.
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It's actualy not first time the priests of Vatican does things like this...
They should bomb the Vatican.
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It's more about covering their asses than an apology. If it makes people feel better then that's fine. Thing of it is you can't make the priests that committed the crimes confess much less apologize. For some victims the acknowledgment of their suffering through this apology helps the healing process.
People are pissed at the Vatican because they might have been able to do something about it if they had just listened and might have been able to prevent SOME of the incidences from occurring. People say they know nothing of it but I find it hard to believe that they didn't hear something. But as we all know most people don't listen to kids till it's too late by then the damage is done and you may have to go through things like what the Vatican is going through now.
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I think you understood what he meant, didn't you?
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