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General Category => Rants => Topic started by: Pete on February 24, 2013, 12:43:52 PM

Title: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on February 24, 2013, 12:43:52 PM

Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts' against FOUR priests just days before he helps choose the new Pope

I'm not going to go on one of my usual rants against the hypocrisy rife in religion you'll be pleased to know. But it did make me think about the Jimmy Savile furore - one bent b*st*rd by anyone's standards - but it pales into insignificance when you look at the hundreds or even thousands of bent, rapist clergymen.

http://bit.ly/15cofwB (http://bit.ly/15cofwB)

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Old Cruser on February 24, 2013, 01:32:13 PM

They are all at 'it' it seems Pete, are we breeding a load of pervs - or are they all just starting to crawl out of their closets!

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Fly on February 24, 2013, 06:44:21 PM

Men in frocks.  ::)
Clegg to admit knowledge of Rennard 'concerns'  ::)

Where's it all stop ??

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on February 24, 2013, 06:58:40 PM

>> Where's it all stop ??

It stops when all those pervs realise that the general public will not turn a blind eye to it anymore. When victims are treated with respect, not suspicion. And when a few men of the cloth get 20 or 30 years in jail for pedo activities.

Assuming that free speech is not banned on the Internet first...

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Slacker on February 24, 2013, 10:43:28 PM

What with the Libs & the Clergy, today's News was dominated by "inappropriate" acts

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2013, 01:57:14 PM

He's resigned!

One of Denis Skinner's tweets today:

FOR SALE: One Edinburgh to Rome 1st class flight ticket unexpectedly available.

http://bit.ly/W7m7pM (http://bit.ly/W7m7pM)

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Old Cruser on February 25, 2013, 01:59:12 PM

 ;D and 'why' would an innocent man resign?
We will get to know the truth eventually.

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: therealjr on February 25, 2013, 05:50:58 PM

Timing is everything
He was due to retire anyway but this way he has been prevented from taking part in the conclave to elect the new pope.
He claims he has resigned so as not to draw attention away from that.

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on February 25, 2013, 05:54:35 PM

>> We will get to know the truth eventually.

Unless it gets sidelined by the election of a new pope...

Or some other such flimsy excuse.

Still, that's one less for the young 'uns to worry about.

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Fly on March 03, 2013, 06:08:08 PM

The truth's out. He's apologised for his in-appropriate misconduct.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21649475 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-21649475)

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on March 03, 2013, 06:17:19 PM

Can't they put him on some sort of register...?  >;

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Fly on March 03, 2013, 06:25:31 PM

I heard it on the news on the telly. Apparently he's not even in this country.

Title: Re: Britain's top Catholic cleric accused of 'inappropriate acts'
Post by: Pete on March 03, 2013, 06:38:39 PM

Thailand?