Sunday 11 April 2010

Duly Noted: Priests, Gypsies, Mullahs

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What pillorying deviant churchmen is not. Noble principles invite scrutiny. A Gypsy voice: Wanted is work and order. Why you should keep your prayer rug ready.

1. In a sermon, the Pope’s personal priest reacted to the charges of pedophilia, and sadism attributed to churchmen and committed against juveniles entrusted to their care. In doing so, he has compared the criticism of the Church to anti-Semitism and the resulting Holocaust persecution of Jews. The claim elicits concerns that are comparable to the publicized instances of abuse.

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