It was only after he was spirited out of the country, the boys say, his picture splashed all over the local news media, that they learned his real identity: Archbishop Jozef Wesolowski, the Vatican's ambassador to the Dominican Republic.
The case is the first time that a top Vatican ambassador, or nuncio - who serves as a personal envoy of the pope - has been accused of sexual abuse of minors. It has sent shock waves through the Vatican and two predominantly Catholic countries that have only begun to grapple with clergy sexual abuse: the Dominican Republic and Poland, where Mr. Wesolowski was ordained by the Polish prelate who later became Pope John Paul II.
It has also created a test for Pope Francis, who has called child sexual abuse “such an ugly crime” and pledged to move the Roman Catholic Church into an era of "zero tolerance." ...
But far from settling the matter, the Vatican has stirred an outcry because it helped Mr. Wesolowski avoid criminal prosecution and a possible jail sentence in the Dominican Republic. Acting against its own guidelines for handling abuse cases, the church failed to inform the local authorities of the evidence against him, secretly recalled him to Rome last year before he could be investigated, and then invoked diplomatic immunity for Mr. Wesolowski so that he could not face trial in the Dominican Republic.
The Vatican’s handling of the case shows both the changes the church has made in dealing with sexual abuse, and what many critics call its failures. When it comes to removing pedophiles from the priesthood, the Vatican is moving more assertively and swiftly than before. But as Mr. Wesolowski’s case suggests, the church continues to be reluctant to report people suspected of abuse to the local authorities and allow them to face justice in secular courts.
Is this Pope really in control. He has made blanket statements about excommunicating the mafia and ending pedophilia. But changes have only been minor; more like SNAFU (situation normal, still all fucked up).
sexobon
08-24-2014 10:58 AM
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From the NY Times of 24 Aug 2014:
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... It was only after he was spirited out of the country ...
Well there you go, that explains it right there, the Holy Ghost made them do it: it was an act of God. Not even the Pope stands in the way of acts of God.
tw
08-24-2014 03:43 PM
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Originally Posted by sexobon
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... the Holy Ghost made them do it: it was an act of God.
I always wondered what this Holy Ghost did. They would not discuss it is Catechism class as if it was a secret. The Holy Ghost is God's CIA.
