Abuse victims, Jewish groups slam Vatican remarks

[babsbunny]

Abuse victims, Jewish groups slam Vatican remarks

By Agence France-Presse
Friday, April 2nd, 2010 -- 7:37 pm

Victims of abuse by Catholic priests said Friday it was "morally wrong" for the pope's personal preacher to compare criticism of the church sex scandal to anti-Semitism, as an outraged Jewish group demanded an apology.

In a Good Friday service, Father Raniero Cantalamessa read aloud a letter from a "Jewish friend" who wrote that the "collective blame" involving stereotyping and transfer of personal responsibility to the church over the paedophilia scandal reminded him of the most shameful aspects of anti-Semitism.

[Stuart G]

1. It has begun...They have stepped in this manure pile..and

an apology should follow.. But the big stupid boys at the church will have to think twice, cause one apology might mean they will need to make two. The second well,,you know for abusing the other younger boys, and covering it up..and sending the abusers out to abuse some more.

[applegrove]

2. That's just awful that the vatican thinks they can duck responsibility

for their actions in hiding paedophiles. They did it. They gave cover to paedophile priests.