Vatican newspaper: Cardinal Ratzinger pushed for swifter dismissal of abusive priests

[Abyssinia]

In 1988, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger unsuccessfully sought changes to the Code of Canon Law in order to secure swifter dismissal of priests “guilty of serious and scandalous behavior,” according to correspondence published in the December 2 edition of L’Osservatore Romano.

catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=8443

 

[markomalley]

Suprisingly, this even got some pretty fair coverage in the secular press. See, for example, this AP article published in the Washington Post:

Pope in 1988 sought to remove abusers faster

 

[gurneyhalleck1]

Good for him.

 

[Cojuanco]

Simple. Back then, the MSM found that positive coverage got them money. Now, they find that negative coverage of the Vatican is good for their bottom line. A sad reflection of our times.

 

[NewEnglandPriest]

Let’s be honest here, a lot of the media relations problem seems to be the Vatican’s disorganization. This key piece of evidence that helps the Pope took how long to be released to the public?

 

[Cojuanco]

Let’s be honest here, a lot of the media relations problem seems to be the Vatican’s disorganization. This key piece of evidence that helps the Pope took how long to be released to the public?

22 years.

 

[Donna_Mc]

I am so glad that this has finally come out as it should have long ago!