Pope Francis by Nation Geographic

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(08-16-2015, 03:38 PM)RICHMONDBENGAL_07 Wrote: http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/08/vatican/draper-text

So I've been a long time reader of National Geographic and have always been really interested in religions around the world and Catholicism in particular has fascinated me. Though I'm not a believer, this new pope is interesting to me. He really does seem to have the poor and less fortunate in his heart and prayers. And seems to be less homophobic than previous Popes. 

The only negative I see so far, is that he appointed a bishop that had some alleged sexual misconduct to cardinal.

Catholics what do you think?

https://nationalsurvivoradvocatescoalition.wordpress.com/2015/08/05/whistle-tom-doyles-steadfast-witness-by-robert-kaiser/

Well, I am not Catholic but was raised in that church and still have friends, including priests, in that church. Long story short the sexual misconduct issue mentioned in the OP is a much larger issue than most realize. You can learn more about it at the link above or at this link:

http://http://www.snapnetwork.org/

And this pope is business as usual on that issue. It is a big deal because 1/4 girls and 1/6 boys between infancy and 18 are force/coerced by adults into sexual acts in which they have no desire to participate. That's 20% of our children being raped or assaulted and little done to the perpetrators.

Are all perpetrators priests or ministers? No, but the numbers who are priests or ministers are staggering. Read more about them here:

http://http://www.bishop-accountability.org/

And the institutional Catholic Church's active facilitation and enabling of pedophiles crimes is even more staggering. If you click on the first link above (or go to Amazon) you can get the book Whistle. It is the best overview of the sexual abuse problem in the church I have seen. Furthermore it highlights over 30 years of work by Tom Doyle, a man whose name more Catholics and non should know. Tom really is an heroic figure. Whistle is a good read and tells an important story thoroughly and accurately. I strongly recommend the book to all who are interested in the welfare of children and/or religion.