Ex pope blames 1960s revolution for sex abuse

Bogwoppit · 11-04-2019 04:38PM #1

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI blames 1960s revolution for sex abuse https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47898562

That’s a new one on me, pretty sure there was plenty of this going on before free expression came along.

ohnonotgmail · 11-04-2019 04:46PM

Well it isn't the churches fault so this is as good an excuse as any.

Force Carrier · 11-04-2019 04:48PM

If he was any good he wouldn't have lost his job.

mad muffin · 11-04-2019 04:51PM

Ex pop should have stayed schtum cause now we know he’s a complete idiot.

Sexual revolution in the 60’s? Is he for real? It could possibly have nothing to do with having to remain celibate so the church keeps all the riches?

The Vatican is a den of filthy, greedy, child molesting, devil worshipers. Absolute scum.

They don’t have one pair of balls between them to come out any say the truth.

Always coming up with some excuse to make themselves feel better.

Force Carrier · 11-04-2019 04:57PM

It's no joke.

Very powerful, wealthy pedophile ring. Continue to be a danger to the weak and vulnerable.

pgj2015 · 11-04-2019 04:58PM

mad muffin wrote: »

Ex pop should have stayed schtum cause now we know he’s a complete idiot.

Sexual revolution in the 60’s? Is he for real? It could possibly have nothing to do with having to remain celibate so the church keeps all the riches?

The Vatican is a den of filthy, greedy, child molesting, devil worshipers. Absolute scum.

I wouldnt agree, if i was celibate and a priest but really wanted sex,I would go see a prostitute. I wouldnt suddenly find kids attractive or rape single mothers.

The priest hood attracted these predators because they knew they could get away with doing what they wanted.

buried · 11-04-2019 05:01PM

Well if Joe wants to use that sort of demented logic...

What helped cause the revolution in the 60's?

The baby boom aftermath of World War 2.

Who was in the German army during WW2 setting tank traps and protecting Nazi aircraft factories?

Joseph Ratzinger.

So, its actually your fault Joe.

lbc2019 · 11-04-2019 05:03PM

buried wrote: »

Well if Joe wants to use that sort of demented logic...

What helped cause the revolution in the 60's?

The baby boom aftermath of World War 2.

Who was in the German army during WW2 setting tank traps and protecting Nazi aircraft factories?

Joseph Ratzinger.

So, its actually your fault Joe.

Boom!

mad muffin · 11-04-2019 05:03PM

pgj2015 wrote: »

I wouldnt agree, if i was celibate and a priest but really wanted sex,I would go see a prostitute. I wouldnt suddenly find kids attractive or rape single mothers.

The priest hood attracted these predators because they knew they could get away with doing what they wanted.

Possibly. But I think celibacy would have played a part in it too. I don’t thinks there’s been such a huge problem in the Anglican Church?

suicide_circus · 11-04-2019 05:03PM

i'm still not clear as to why it was so much more rampant with Irish priests

11-04-2019 05:05PM

pgj2015 wrote: »

I wouldnt agree, if i was celibate and a priest but really wanted sex,I would go see a prostitute. I wouldnt suddenly find kids attractive or rape single mothers.

The priest hood attracted these predators because they knew they could get away with doing what they wanted.

they can't even have one of the wrist though.

all that stale jizz must seep up to their brains and turn them into psychos.

Edgware · 11-04-2019 05:06PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

i'm still not clear as to why it was so much more rampant with Irish priests

Or in Irish families

Odhinn · 11-04-2019 05:09PM

Bogwoppit wrote: »

Ex-Pope Benedict XVI blames 1960s revolution for sex abuse https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47898562

That’s a new one on me, pretty sure there was plenty of this going on before free expression came along.

Presumably 1950's abuse was due to Elvis.

EmmetSpiceland · 11-04-2019 05:12PM

Surprised he didn’t say that children were butt-ugly before the 60s.

mad muffin · 11-04-2019 05:19PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

i'm still not clear as to why it was so much more rampant with Irish priests

99% catholic country that was very impoverished. The church had an iron grip on the country and everyone in it. Most of the population thought the church could do no wrong, and we’re deathly afraid of the church.

Possibly in later years Ireland became more enlightened and people were not so afraid to come forth? Who knows what the church did in South America?

suicide_circus · 11-04-2019 05:23PM

mad muffin wrote: »

99% catholic country that was very impoverished. The church had an iron grip on the country and everyone in it. Most of the population thought the church could do no wrong, and we’re deathly afraid of the church.

Possibly in later years Ireland became more enlightened and people were not so afraid to come forth? Who knows what the church did in South America?

so power turned people into paedophiles?

mad muffin · 11-04-2019 05:27PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

so power turned people into paedophiles?

Power? Being able to get away with it? Only the paedophile priests could answer that.

Quin_Dub · 11-04-2019 05:28PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

i'm still not clear as to why it was so much more rampant with Irish priests

Think about the typical rural Irish family in the 50's/60's

Oldest Son got the Farm
Next oldest one got the education and became a Teacher, Guard or Civil Servant
The "weird" one got sent to the Priesthood

mikemac2 · 11-04-2019 05:29PM

buried wrote: »

Who was in the German army during WW2 setting tank traps and protecting Nazi aircraft factories?

Joseph Ratzinger.

16 years old in 1943 when he was drafted

I guess you would have been a hero and joined an underground resistance movement as a young teenager Rambo style

suicide_circus · 11-04-2019 05:31PM

mad muffin wrote: »

Power? Being able to get away with it? Only the paedophile priests could answer that.

not saying youre wrong but that suggests there are a lot of paedos out there who just restrain their impulses because they wont get away with it. makes sense i guess

Quin_Dub wrote: »

Think about the typical rural Irish family in the 50's/60's
Oldest Son got the Farm

Next oldest one got the education and became a Teacher, Guard or Civil Servant

The "weird" one got sent to the Priesthood

this also makes sense.

Tilikum17 · 11-04-2019 05:33PM

Something on the radio earlier. Think it said in 1996 97% of marriages here in Ireland were held in churches.

Nowadays it’s dropped to 48%

How anyone still goes into those churches after all they’ve done is beyond me.

buried · 11-04-2019 05:34PM

mikemac2 wrote: »

I guess you would have been a hero and joined an underground resistance movement as a young teenager Rambo style

Dunno, If I had done would that have stopped me talking complete and utter scutter wollix like Joe is doing?

RobertKK · 11-04-2019 06:01PM

The problem was too much reverence and trust, it allowed men with nefarious reasons for being priests to get into positions where it made it easy to abuse.

Arghus · 11-04-2019 06:06PM

I'm surprised he's saying anything to be honest. I thought that was part of the deal when he retired, that he'd stay stumm on issues, otherwise you've two guys who legitimately claim to be Pope going around making pronouncements about things.

Plumbthedepths · 11-04-2019 06:08PM

Church involved in the wholesale rape and abuse of kids, but it's not the fault of the church? F##kin clown.

kneemos · 11-04-2019 06:18PM

suicide_circus wrote: »

so power turned people into paedophiles?

Those that were could carry on with inpunity,and be given protection and tacid approval by getting moved to another parish.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 11-04-2019 06:50PM

There was a segment of the left who were for reducing or eliminating the age of consent.

However that’s no excuse for the Catholic Church of course.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 11-04-2019 06:53PM

mad muffin wrote: »

Possibly. But I think celibacy would have played a part in it too. I don’t thinks there’s been such a huge problem in the Anglican Church?

Who knows. The British are not going to investigate.

Mrs OBumble · 11-04-2019 06:56PM

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

There was a segment of the left who were for reducing or eliminating the age of consent.

I wonder how many members of NAMBLA had Irish surnames.

amcalester · 11-04-2019 06:57PM

As an ex-pope shouldn’t he be, you know, dead?

Thought it was a job for life.

Franz Von Peppercorn · 11-04-2019 06:59PM

Mrs OBumble wrote: »

I wonder how many members of NAMBLA had Irish surnames.

I really don’t think this is a racial/ethnic thing. That wasn’t the only organisation either - the UK had quite a large movement.

Ex pope blames 1960s revolution for sex abuse

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