‘Vatican has abandoned Christian morals’, Press TV (May 6, 2014)

Press TV has interviewed Eli Joseph James, radio host and political commentator from Chicago, to discuss the covering up of child sexual abuse by priests in the Vatican.

Press TV: Right now, we are seeing criticism of Pope Francis coming from different quarters that he hasn’t taken any concrete action to reverse the policies of the Vatican with regards to child sex abuse. Do you see it that way as well?

James: Yes Absolutely. Ever since Vatican II, which was held in 1963, the Vatican has taken a humanistic approach to Catholicism. It has abandoned Christian morality and has basically protected child molesters and homosexuals within the Catholic Church. The Pope refers to himself as the Vicar of Christ, which means the representative of Christ here on earth. There is no way that Jesus Christ would condone homosexuality for one, and pedophilia for another.

For example, in Romans chapter 1 in verses 26 and 27, the Bible clearly states that it is an abomination for women to use each other sexually and for men to use each other sexually and Paul even says in Romans chapter 1 that such people deserve death.

So why is the Catholic Church promoting anti-Christian morality and why is the Catholic Church promoting corrupts? This is unacceptable. Absolutely unacceptable.

Press TV: Well, right now we do know that the Vatican has been embroiled in nothing but secrecy for decades if not centuries. Now, that the United Nations committee is calling on an external body to be set up to monitor the acts of priests and rooting out pedophilia. Do you think that can help, an external body, an impartial body taking control?

James: Well, that would be helpful. However, the UN is not innocent of child pedophilia and has problems itself. We had similar actions in Belgium where high-ranking officials have been accused of child molestation, ritual child abuse, etc. and really nothing was done. So, this goes actually beyond the Vatican.

It’s pretty common in high politics in Europe and even in America. I would say that more importantly, that here in America in June of 2010, the United States Supreme Court removed the Vatican’s immunity clause and it opens the door to lawsuits against the Pope himself and all of these pedophilia priests who have been getting away with child molestation and criminal acts and now I think that the Supreme Court has opened the door for real change to take place in the Catholic Church.