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Brief Comment on Pope Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI Death

He failed to enforce a zero tolerance policy for sexual abuse.

(SAN FRANCISCO, CA.) - Pope Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI (formerly Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger) died at age 95.

Benedict’s death is an opportunity to reexamine the policies and practices of the Vatican and high-level officials of the Catholic Church that have covered up and enabled the heinous crimes of pedophilia.

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Report on Pedophile Priests follow up

One source claims “about two percent” (or 1 in 50) Roman Catholic Church priests are pedophiles.

(SAN FRANCISCO, Calif.) - far too little is said about the victims of these pedophile priests. Pedophile priests acted criminally by taking advantage of the intimate trust of their youngest and most vulnerable parishioners.

But it is also apparent that the Roman Catholic Church itself, rather than acting decisively to end the victimizations and facilitate prosecutions, engaged in a systematic effort to shield predator priests dating back several decades.

Pope Francis, Vatican, Jesuits Create Public Acts and Media Statements Covertly Responding to Common Law Court Trial

The conditioning of Catholics allows them to condone these behaviors.

(VANCOUVER, BC) - Kevin Annett, field Secretary of the International Tribunal into Crimes of Church and State is the guest in a wide-ranging interview with Joshua JD Lemmens of RadioWarrior.ca and Alfred Lambremont Webre of ExopoliticsTV.

Annett discusses how Pope Francis, the Vatican, and the Jesuit hierarchy create public acts and media statements covertly responding to the Common Law Court trial in which they are defendants.

Oregon Sex Abuse Victims in Catholic Church Scandal Awarded Over $50 Million

More than 200 victims will share the amount that slightly tops $50 million.

(PORTLAND, Ore.) - A settlement in a Portland, Oregon court means victims of childhood sex abuse in the Catholic Church will be compensated with millions of dollars, and secret files relating to pedophile priests in the Portland Archdiocese that span half a century will be publicly disclosed.

More than 200 victims will share the amount that slightly tops $50 million.