To quote a famous polemicist: "Queerdom in priesthood is an old story". My point is that this is not surprising at all. It's been estimated that 20-40% of Catholic priests/bishops are gay.
ANYWAY, JUST TO KEEP EVERYONE UP TO SPEED WITH WHAT'S AILING THE VATICAN....
What's scandalous early this year was the worldwide report of child abuse/rape cases. Morag global epidemic gud. The most despicable case involved the s-e-x abuse of 200 DEAF CHILDREN in the United States (click
here to read that news). Oh My FSM! Hasta na lang ang bungol gi-daginot pa gyud!
Pope Benedict (Joseph Ratzinger) was on the hot seat for several weeks. Here's one interesting fact about Ratzinger (taken from
The Sunday Times, click
here):
Anyway, the reason why Ratzinger found himself under fire for the PEDOPHILE CASES was his role in the cover-up. Before he became Pope, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger served as prefect of the
Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, during which time he issued the confidential order called
Crimen Sollicitationis to every bishop that all s-e-x abuse investigations were to be kept top secret for up to 10 years after the victim reached adulthood...on penalty of ex-communication! Click
here to read about
Crimen Sollicitationis. Here's a description of that document from Fr. Tom Doyle (a canon lawyer who used to hold a diplomatic position in the Vatican but was sacked after he criticised the church's handling of child abuse), taken from that link:
and Fr. Doyle continues...
I BET A LOT OF YOU MISSED THIS NEWS A MONTH AGO, JUNE 1, 2010: "
Nun Excommunicated After Saving a Mother's Life With Abortion" (click
here to read the article). Anyway, I've pasted below the top half of that article.
TAN-AWA RA NANG PRIORITIES SA VATICAN. PEDOPHILIA SA MGA PARI, COVER-UP MAN DAYON. PERO ANG MADRE, GI-SAVE NIYA ANG BUNTIS (ALTHOUGH IT NECESSITATED ABORTION AFTER CONSULTATION WITH DOCTORS)...ABTIKA MO EX-COMMUNICATE ANG VATICAN. WALA MAN GI-CONSIDER ANG CIRCUMSTANCE. IF THAT'S THE COMPANY YOU KEEP INSIDE THE VATICAN, YOU'RE BETTER OFF OUTSIDE IT. KUDOS TO SISTER MCBRIDE!
Lastly, the most interesting piece of news that popped up in the middle of that child s-e-x abuse scandals was this: "
Chief exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth says Devil is in the Vatican" (click
here to read).
Chief exorcist? Hmmm...I wonder which department Father Amorth works in. The mumbo-jumbo department?
Actually, this got me thinking. The Devil is inside the Vatican? So does that make him...Catholic?

...just kidding, Catholics. Although I can't blame him for the company he keeps inside the Vatican. I'm sure he feels right at home there. I'm sure he knows its history that's written in blood and burnt flesh. Come to think of it, if there's such a thing as the devil, wouldn't it be stupid of him to reveal himself as the devil? If the devil was smart, he'd say he's God. That way he'll get more people to worship him. Ever thought about that? Hmmm...