Victims Demand Head of the Catholic Church in Ireland Resign


The Irish Archbishop thought perhaps he would be popular in his political circle of clergy by inviting his predecessor, Cardinal Sean Brady, and the Bishop of New York City, Tim Dolan, to a celebration of the church. Brady of Ireland has been accused of hiding a large number of child-abusing priests and victims plus the general public are outraged. Dolan tried to isolate money from lawsuits over child abuse when he was Bishop in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was promoted for this attempt by the hapless late Pope Benedict. Inviting these two scheming and less than worthy clergy to a ceremony of celebration was too much for victims of priest abuse. They want the Irish head gone. That would be a just end.

Why the Irish Archbishop is so tone deaf is a mystery. Irish voters are so mad at the Irish Catholic church they voted to legalize abortions in Ireland. One would think the Archbishop would say to himself, "Maybe I should trend lightly with the public. It does not seem to like us."

I think instead, the Archbishop is in a political alignment with those clergy who supported the late Pope Bendict and who oppose the current Pope Francis. The two high level Bishops he invited are in that circle and are, no doubt, scheming about the eventual death of Pope Francis and replacing him with a new Pope who tamps down on giving money to sex abuse victims. Those who were abused were nobodies. The abusers, on the other hand, are descendants of the men Jesus told were to run the church. If a few abuse children it matters not.

This circle of the Catholic hierarchy is bent on driving the Catholic denomination into the ground. That demographics inform us that denomination will be about 80% of its present size in a few decades does not make a dent in their thinking. What matters to them is their own holier-than-thou conviction and that the future of the "true church" rests with them and only with them. There are only two important issues, protecting the money and protecting themselves. 

We non-believers do not have to work at attracting people to our views. The Catholic hierarchy drives them to our side.

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