Pope Vows...

[mrindigo]

After having been fooled by a spoof video by the Onion (bravo to them, haha), I noticed an article on their website that gave me a good laugh. Not only is it hilariously brutal, but it's done with a level of truth to it too.

Pope Vows To Get Church Pedophilia Down To Acceptable Levels



VATICAN CITY—Calling the behavior shameful, sinful, and much more frequent than the Vatican was comfortable with, Pope Benedict XVI vowed this week to bring the widespread pedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church down to a more manageable level.

Addressing thousands gathered at St. Peter's Square on Easter Sunday, the pontiff offered his "most humble apologies" to abuse victims, and pledged to reduce the total number of molestations by 60 percent over the next five years.

"This is absolutely unacceptable," Pope Benedict said. "It seems a weakening of faith in God has prevented our priests from exercising moderation when sexually abusing helpless minors."

"And let me remind our clergy of the holy vows they all took when they entered the priesthood," he continued. "They should know that they're only allowed one small child every other month."

The pope said he was deeply disappointed to learn that the number of children sexually abused by priests was almost 10 times beyond the allowable limit clearly outlined in church doctrine. Admitting for the first time in public that the overindulgent touching of "tender, tender young flesh" had become a full-blown crisis, the Holy Father vowed to implement new reforms to bring the pedophilia rate back down to five children per 1,000 clergy.

"The truth is there will always be a little bit of molestation—it's simply unavoidable," Vatican spokesperson Rev. Federico Lombardi said. "But the fact that young boys have gotten much more attractive over the past few decades is no excuse for the blatant defiance of church limits that have been in place for centuries."

"The majority of priests don't want to molest kids at all," he added. "But for those who do, we must make sure they're doing it at a reasonable rate."

Following the pope's speech, the Vatican released a statement outlining its plan to reduce pedophilia. Starting next year, specially trained cardinals will make unannounced visits to inspect and observe random churches in order to ensure they are not going beyond diocese-wide molestation caps. The inspector-cardinals will grade each parish based on long, private interviews with altar boys in darkened church basements, and careful observation of priests' sexual activity.

These senior officials will also have the authority to enforce harsh punishments for any clergy member violating his allotment of pedophilia.

"If a priest goes even one child over the limit, there will be hell to pay," said Prefect Emeritus of the Congregation for Bishops Giovanni Battista Re, explaining the Vatican's new "Three Strikes, You're Out Rule." "After the third offense, the offending priest will immediately be moved to another parish. This will give officials time to investigate the case, and will act as an effective deterrent since it usually takes months for priests to gain the trust of the new children."

As a "goodwill measure," Cardinal Re said all churches will also be required to display a sign next to the altar showing the number of days since the last molestation.

Criticism of the pope's new plan has already begun to emerge from within the Catholic Church itself. Rev. Walter Moore, a pastor at St. Peter's in Chicago, questioned the Vatican's methodology in calculating the molestation rates, saying the church's inconsistent definition of pedophilia may have skewed the numbers.

"Is it technically pedophilia if the child's clothes are fully on the entire time? What if he's asleep when it happens?" Moore said. "It's time we had some clear guidance from Rome on this issue. For instance, the church counts it as one incident regardless of whether the child is molested multiple times by the same individual or by two priests at once. That's just plain wrong."

"Plus, if it's supposed to be a special secret between the priest and the boy, is it even any of the church's business in the first place?" he added. "Maybe Brandon is just trying to get attention."

The Vatican would not release details of the pope's upcoming world tour, in which he plans to clear up any confusion on the matter by personally demonstrating what constitutes molestation.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/pop...accepta,17201/

[zetetic0void]

You do know that's from the Onion right ?



Anyway

vowed this week to bring the widespread pedophilia within the Roman Catholic Church down to a more manageable level.

I would assume he means level of 0 ...or is that too unmanagable to try for.

[mrindigo]

Originally Posted by zetetic0void

You do know that's from the Onion right ?

Uh yes? Apparently you missed my little entry, and the link to the onion website at the bottom.

After having been fooled by a spoof video by the Onion (bravo to them, haha), I noticed an article on their website that gave me a good laugh. Not only is it hilariously brutal, but it's done with a level of truth to it too.

[mrs houdini]

If this subject was not so deplorable I would be roflmfao.

[agneau]

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[mrindigo]

Originally Posted by mrs houdini

If this subject was not so deplorable I would be roflmfao.

It is deplorable, I agree. I think the intention was to bring light to the way Vatican handles these things, as well as their morality. Humor has a way of getting points across to people of all walks of life. Bill Hicks had a way of doing that (R.I.P).

[malleus]

that wont happen, the Pope would worry about leaving the altars boy behind.

[erthiz]

lmfao!! thats brilliant

[zetetic0void]

Uh yes? Apparently you missed my little entry, and the link to the onion website at the bottom.

Yes , apparently I totally bypassed that part haha

[mntruthseeker]

ZERO is manageable level in my book

[scooby doo]

Pope vows to do the job he was hired for and...

cover up for pedeo priests....the Catholic churches man for the job for many a century and he vows to keep it going

Dark Pope of the Sith - YouTube

Dark Pope of the Sith - YouTube

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

[wakeuptime]

Thanks Mr. Indigo. Hilarious if it wasn't so damn accurate.

[mrindigo]

Originally Posted by scooby doo

Pope vows to do the job he was hired for and...

cover up for pedeo priests....the Catholic churches man for the job for many a century and he vows to keep it going

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyT5o...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNBC8...eature=related

Haha, very fitting!

[mrindigo]

Originally Posted by wakeuptime

Thanks Mr. Indigo. Hilarious if it wasn't so damn accurate.

No problem. It is very accurate, and that's what I like about it.

[hadabusa]

"acceptable levels"?


he aware thats 0?



its so ridicolous, catholic morality "deitys" who fuk kids telling ppl how2behave.



ppl are fuking retarded, the fact rcc still existing is testament for how pathetic we all are.

im at loss of words.