GLAA Forum
May 10, 2011
http://www.glaaforum.org/glaa_forum/2011/05/abuse-victims-blast-catholic-group-papal-preacher.html
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This just in from David Clohessy at the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP):
It’s callous for New Orleans Catholics and church officials to welcome a high ranking church official (Fr. Raniero Cantalamessa) who, just a year ago, made incredibly hurtful public comments that upset Jewish leaders and clergy sex abuse victims.
Last April, according to the Associated Press, Cantalamessa “likened accusations against the pope and the Catholic church in the sex abuse scandal to ‘collective violence’ suffered by the Jews.”
At the time, a German Jewish leader called Cantalamessa’s comments “repulsive, obscene and most of all offensive toward all abuse victims as well as to all the victims of the Holocaust." It was a shameless effort to shield his boss from legitimate criticism over the Pope’s involvement in clergy sex abuse and cover up cases.
We call on New Orleans Catholic officials to denounce Cantalamessa’s intemperate and hurtful remarks. And we call on Cantalamessa to apologize for his insensitivity.
(Photo of Raniero Cantalamessa)
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