The feminists are to blame

[gleee58]

for all that is wrong with the RC Church

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/demoted-catholic-cardinal-radical-feminists-are-to-blame-for-pedo...

A controversial conservative Catholic cardinal said in an interview that the forces of “radical feminism” have brought the once-mighty church to its knees, led to a “fluffy,” feminized view of sexuality and made way for generations of pedophile priests.

Cardinal Raymond Burke said in an interview with website “The New Emangelism: Drawing Men to Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church” that the church needs to return to its male-centered roots and stop catering to “women’s issues” in order to regain its once robust standing in the world.

Burke is the former St. Louis Cardinal who headed the Vatican’s highest court until a recent run-in with Pope Francis saw him demoted to a ceremonial position far from the church’s seat of power.

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@gleee58 wrote:

for all that is wrong with the RC Church

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2015/01/demoted-catholic-cardinal-radical-feminists-are-to-blame-for-pedo...

A controversial conservative Catholic cardinal said in an interview that the forces of “radical feminism” have brought the once-mighty church to its knees, led to a “fluffy,” feminized view of sexuality and made way for generations of pedophile priests.

Cardinal Raymond Burke said in an interview with website “The New Emangelism: Drawing Men to Jesus Christ and His Catholic Church” that the church needs to return to its male-centered roots and stop catering to “women’s issues” in order to regain its once robust standing in the world.

Burke is the former St. Louis Cardinal who headed the Vatican’s highest court until a recent run-in with Pope Francis saw him demoted to a ceremonial position far from the church’s seat of power.

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Thank God for Pope Francis!

[bright.ton42]

And thank God for the nuns I know as friends, wonderful strong women who can get no further in the church because of idiots ike that cardinal.   .  

[rabbitearbandicoot]

"The feminists are to blame for all that is wrong with the RC Church."

Feminists were not involved in the setting up of the Roman Catholic Church and it's been WRONG EVER SINCE.

But, we won't go there will we?

[gleee58]

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@rabbitearbandicoot wrote:

"The feminists are to blame for all that is wrong with the RC Church."

Feminists were not involved in the setting up of the Roman Catholic Church and it's been WRONG EVER SINCE.

But, we won't go there will we?

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Go where ever you want.  

The claims made by this person are ridiculous.

[zanadoo_56]

*shrugs*  There were pedophile priests LONG before feminism.

Perhaps what has changed (and what the cardinal is not happy about) is the fact that in this day and age priests are no longer able to get away with this behaviour.  Once upon a time they wouldn't even be questioned about it, then it became the habit of 'moving them on to another parrish' (where of course they had the opportunity to commit more offences with their past behaviour unknown to the new congregation).  Well those days are gone.  Victims are speaking out and it has nothing to do with feminism.

Good on Pope Francis for trying to reform the church but there's a lot more work to do.  What about the church hierarchy that protected those pedophiles.....like a certain Cardinal with a very selective memory.

[evil_akuma_2002]

The only good religion...is a dead religion!

[lind9650]

Feminists are to blame ?

More likely that mothers are listening to their children now and exposing those vile predators, and victims are more willing to tell their stories.

If he starts to blame anyone other than the perpetrators, then he is as guilty as each one of them.

The Church can not scare people into silence anymore, but those peadofile priests still try to put the blame on others to pretend they are clean.

And it is not only the RC Church, but many others that have claimed to take care of orphans and abandoned children. Most of those children where put into those prison-like homes to be used and abused, and the Governements subsiidised such places.

Makes me feel sick, Erica

[evil_akuma_2002]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Feminists are to blame ?

More likely that mothers are listening to their children now and exposing those vile predators, and victims are more willing to tell their stories.

If he starts to blame anyone other than the perpetrators, then he is as guilty as each one of them.

The Church can not scare people into silence anymore, but those peadofile priests still try to put the blame on others to pretend they are clean.

And it is not only the RC Church, but many others that have claimed to take care of orphans and abandoned children. Most of those children where put into those prison-like homes to be used and abused, and the Governements subsiidised such places.

Makes me feel sick, Erica

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So typical of the RC church. Blame anyone but themselves for anything evil that transpires within their cloistered ranks. Their mantra? Deny, deflect and obfuscate.

There's a certain cardinal, whose name rhymes with bell, who should be brought to justice for his feigned ignorance of acts committed within his church - he knew full well about them, but chose/was ordered, to remain silent.

But, unfortunately, the churches are not solely to blame - there's many elements of society who are only too willing to take advantage of the weak, defenseless and/or gullible.

[gleee58]

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@lind9650 wrote:

Feminists are to blame ?

More likely that mothers are listening to their children now and exposing those vile predators, and victims are more willing to tell their stories.

If he starts to blame anyone other than the perpetrators, then he is as guilty as each one of them.

The Church can not scare people into silence anymore, but those peadofile priests still try to put the blame on others to pretend they are clean.

And it is not only the RC Church, but many others that have claimed to take care of orphans and abandoned children. Most of those children where put into those prison-like homes to be used and abused, and the Governements subsiidised such places.

Makes me feel sick, Erica

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I was thinking more along the lines of he could be one himself.