'No more apologies': Pope's visit fails to soothe Irish fury over abuse

[trotsky]

https://edition.cnn.com/2018/08/26/europe/pope-ireland-no-more-apologies-intl/index.html

..."I'm sure the Pope was sincere in his apology, but it needs to be followed up by action," said Jenny Moore-Mcgowan, 47, holding a sign that read: "Apologies are not enough."

"We can never, ever, ever have these abuses again in Ireland. The lives of people for generations were ruined, not just the people who were in the institutional schools, the Magdalene Laundries, the mother-and-baby homes, but their children and grandchildren. It ran right through this country like a virus."

...Nearly four decades after John Paul II's visit, Ireland is almost unrecognizable. It has broken from church teachings to legalize divorce, contraception, same-sex marriage, and just a few months ago, abortion. Leo Varadkar, the country's first openly gay Prime Minister, gave an impassioned speech Saturday calling on the Pope to use his "office and influence" to bring about justice, truth and healing for victims and survivors.

...As O'Rourke spoke, on stage, Belfast singer Brian Kennedy performed a rendition of a John Lennon classic with a new verse added: "Imagine there's no pedophiles." In a moment of levity, the crowd, which had been largely somber, broke into laughter and cheered, waving their placards aloft.

[Voltaire2]

1. Waddaboud Uganda?

[SHRED]

2. "The only difference between a cult and a religion...

...is the amount of real estate they own" - Frank Zappa

[AlexSFCA]

3. let's hope its the beginning of the end of RCC influence in the west

they are trying emerging markets though especially Asia.

[TlalocW]

4. Now Africa needs to follow Ireland's example

If for nothing else, all the damage done by AIDS because of the Catholic church's anti-condom fanaticism.

TlalocW