Abuse Scandal Reaches Sweden, Baltic Review, April 14, 2010

Abuse Scandal Reaches Sweden

Baltic Review
April 14, 2010

http://baltic-review.com/2010/04/14/abuse-scandal-reaches-sweden/

Pope Benedict XVI

Allegations of sexual abuse have now also been levelled against priests of the relatively small Catholic Church in Sweden.

Catholic doctor Bengt Malmgren warns in his blog on the portal Newsmill against premature condemnation of the Church:

“You can’t praise Ratzinger/Pope Benedict XVI for having done everything right. Nevertheless it is incorrect in the present situation to say that he has dealt too hesitantly with cases of sexual assault in the Catholic Church. … Even if it was tardy in reacting, it must be said that few institutions have subjected themselves to such intense scrutiny over the abuse of minors as the Catholic Church. Pope Benedict has adopted an offensive attidute and is firmly resolved to get a grip on the problem. If the Catholic Church finds an effective means for doing so it will provide a seminal, much needed approach for other areas of society. But making the Church a scapegoat will only help society sweep the problem under the carpet.”