Comments on: PTSD Spirituality: Pope Benedict Condemns Child Abusing Priests http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/2010/02/09/ptsd-spirituality-pope-benedict-condemns-child-abusing-priests/ Healing Souls Wounded by PTSD Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:50:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: queta http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/2010/02/09/ptsd-spirituality-pope-benedict-condemns-child-abusing-priests/comment-page-1/#comment-344 queta Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:27:27 +0000 http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/?p=619#comment-344 Thanks for the reply. I don't think it's fair for people to judge how you are dealing with the pedophile crisis. You are doing what you can to be both forgiving and compassionate. I feel that sometimes Catholics find themselves in the position of being apologists for the failings of the Church, which seems quite unfair since the laity has no say in promotions or Church policy. It will be interesting to see what will happen if Listecki has the priests read a "vote Republican or else" message around election time like he did while in Lacrosse. Most people will probably tune it out and vote how they want anyway, I guess. Thanks for the reply. I don’t think it’s fair for people to judge how you are dealing with the pedophile crisis. You are doing what you can to be both forgiving and compassionate. I feel that sometimes Catholics find themselves in the position of being apologists for the failings of the Church, which seems quite unfair since the laity has no say in promotions or Church policy. It will be interesting to see what will happen if Listecki has the priests read a “vote Republican or else” message around election time like he did while in Lacrosse. Most people will probably tune it out and vote how they want anyway, I guess.

]]> By: Dr. Z http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/2010/02/09/ptsd-spirituality-pope-benedict-condemns-child-abusing-priests/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Dr. Z Wed, 17 Feb 2010 04:40:51 +0000 http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/?p=619#comment-342 Hello Queta, Thank you for reading and commenting. I was surprised with the Listecki appointment for Milwaukee/Wisconsin. He seems atypical of most of Pope Benedict’s appointments at this level. The Pope has been passing over many of the publicity-seeking clergy who seek to shout and condemn first and be a pastor second. That is, he has not been promoting them. The Listecki promotion is unsettling given his comments on stopping bad priests. I hope he realizes how alienating and hurtful these comments can be to many of us. He certainly has big shoes to feel as compared to former Archbishop Dolan. It will be interesting to see how my recent posts on the pedophile scandals will be received. I suspect that in many cases only half of each essay will be read and digested. For some folks I am being too harsh and critical of the Church and clergy. For others, I am being too forgiving. In my experiences, if two juxtaposed sides feel I am mistaken, I may have a mostly correct view on things. In any event, I am grateful that Pope Benedict is publically addressing this crisis. I know many will feel he is not doing enough, but I hope that they can at least appreciate that what he is doing is more than what used to be done. If individual victims are to better heal, then the Pope getting involved on some level is good. If the Church is to heal, the same applies. I remain grateful for your continued reading and comments. Semper Pax, Dr. Z Hello Queta, Thank you for reading and commenting. I was surprised with the Listecki appointment for Milwaukee/Wisconsin. He seems atypical of most of Pope Benedict’s appointments at this level.

The Pope has been passing over many of the publicity-seeking clergy who seek to shout and condemn first and be a pastor second. That is, he has not been promoting them. The Listecki promotion is unsettling given his comments on stopping bad priests. I hope he realizes how alienating and hurtful these comments can be to many of us. He certainly has big shoes to feel as compared to former Archbishop Dolan.

It will be interesting to see how my recent posts on the pedophile scandals will be received. I suspect that in many cases only half of each essay will be read and digested. For some folks I am being too harsh and critical of the Church and clergy. For others, I am being too forgiving. In my experiences, if two juxtaposed sides feel I am mistaken, I may have a mostly correct view on things.

In any event, I am grateful that Pope Benedict is publically addressing this crisis. I know many will feel he is not doing enough, but I hope that they can at least appreciate that what he is doing is more than what used to be done. If individual victims are to better heal, then the Pope getting involved on some level is good. If the Church is to heal, the same applies.

I remain grateful for your continued reading and comments. Semper Pax, Dr. Z

]]> By: queta http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/2010/02/09/ptsd-spirituality-pope-benedict-condemns-child-abusing-priests/comment-page-1/#comment-340 queta Wed, 17 Feb 2010 01:12:27 +0000 http://www.ptsdspirituality.com/?p=619#comment-340 I understand that the Pope is saying that he condemns child-molesting priests. However, he recently installed Jerome Listecki as Archbishop of Milwaukee. Listecki has a horrendous record of not dealing with child molesting priests appropriately. According to data collected by SNAP, Listecki left 64% of accused priests in the ministry compared to a 10% average nationwide. Hmmm, if the Pope is truly concerned about preventing child molestation, perhaps he should have chosen someone with a less horrific record. Apparently if you do a poor job protecting children, you get a promotion. I understand that the Pope is saying that he condemns child-molesting priests. However, he recently installed Jerome Listecki as Archbishop of Milwaukee. Listecki has a horrendous record of not dealing with child molesting priests appropriately. According to data collected by SNAP, Listecki left 64% of accused priests in the ministry compared to a 10% average nationwide. Hmmm, if the Pope is truly concerned about preventing child molestation, perhaps he should have chosen someone with a less horrific record. Apparently if you do a poor job protecting children, you get a promotion.

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