Sorry Is Not Enough
From the BBC Pope sorry for priests’ sex abuse
Pope Benedict XVI has told Australians he is deeply sorry for the sexual abuse of children by some Catholic priests.
Speaking at a gathering of bishops in Sydney, the Pope spoke of the “shame we have all felt” and called for abusers to face justice.
A campaign group criticised the speech, saying the Pope should have met some victims to apologise in person.
The Pope was speaking as thousands of Catholic pilgrims began gathering for a candlelit prayer vigil in Sydney.
… but you know being sorry just isn’t enough.
Time and again deists seem to think that just saying those words are enough to satisfy everyone. The truth is that you have to do something about it.
Broken Rites, which had wanted the Pope to meet some of the victims in person, said the pontiff’s apology “is not enough”.
“Victims want action, not just words,” the group said in a statement.
Broken Rites says there have been 107 convictions against Catholic clergymen on sex charges in Australia. But the campaigners estimate the number of victims to be in the thousands.
The BBC’s Nick Bryant, in Sydney, says victims have complained that the Church in Australia has tried to stall compensation claims and cover up certain cases.
And so it goes.
World Youth Day celebrations have been dampened by allegations a Catholic priest taking part in the event took pictures of naked teenage boys. Channel 7 is reporting tonight that Father Michael Endicott, seen here indulging his interest in photography at this week’s Youth Day celebrations, recently came to the attention of Queensland Police. The allegations were made by three former students at Villanova Catholic College in Brisbane.
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