Catholic Clergy Child Abuse Investigations since 2005 … and a Papal Resignation

Patrick J. Wall
February 11, 2013

http://patrickjwall.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/catholic-clergy-child-abuse-investigations-since-2005-and-a-papal-resignation/

The German Pope’s resignation today as the Bishop of Rome (for health reasons) is the final lie in his Papacy. Since 2005, Benedict XVI’s church has been the subject of more civil and criminal inquiries of the Church since the time of the Protestant Reformation.

Just look at the sheer volume of child abuse and financial abuse inquires during Benedict XVI’s reign. The real story is how these worldwide child abuse inquires brought on the first resignation of a healthy Pope in eight centuries.

Click on the links to read the full reports.

Germany

[German Bishops Halt Child Abuse Inquiry]

Australia

[Australian Prime Minister Julian Gillard announces National Inquiry of child abuse in the Roman Catholic Church]

Belgium

[Report on wide spread child abuse in Belgian Church]

[Bishop Roger Vanghuewe resigns after child abuse accusations]

Mexico

[Reverend Marcial Maciel, Founder of the Legionaries of Christ, was removed in 19 after first being removed as head of the Order for sexually abusing children in the 1950?s]

United States

[Los Angeles – Cardinal Roger Mahony’s 1985-2011 coverup of 128 priest perpetrators is revealed and Benedict XVI remains silent]

[Milwaukee – In the midst of planning for Bankruptcy and moving assets to shield them from child sex abuse survivors, Archbishop Dolan pays for the perpetrators silence. Pope Benedict XVI rewards Dolan and promotes him to Cardinal]

New Hampshire

Ireland

[Cloyne Report ]

[Ferns Report ]

[Murphy Report]

[Ryan Report ]

[Amnesty International Report]

Italy

[Genoa]

[Vatican Bank inquiry]

[Verona]