Pope's visit to Germany greeted by protest PHOTOS & VIDEO‎S. Sex abuse victims blast Pope's inertia

Updated September 26, 2011

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Our motto is "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for (enough) good men - and good women - to do (and say) nothing". So even if there were less than the 20,000 protesters that were predicted to protest the Pope in Berlin, even if there were only a hundred ministers in Parliament who walked out during the speech of Benedict XVI, and even if the official German television network did not show the protesters on national television but prefer to invite only positive Catholic commentators, the protests is done and it will wake up and stop the triumph of the evils of the Pope and the Vatican.

The hypocrisy of Benedict XVI is astounding as he acts "shaken" during his meeting with sex abuse victims of priests in Germany. If he is truly "shaken", the first thing he must do is to fire Cardinal Bernard Law as Archpriest of St. Mary Major and vanish him from the face of the earth. Hypocrisy is the synonym of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger...

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When Benedict XVI is not wearing mask of Hitler, he is acting up in utter hypocrisy as news of him "shaken up" is manipulated by the Vatican for the media.

Pope 'deeply shaken' in meeting with sex abuse victims in Germany

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CNN

Berlin (CNN) -- Pope Benedict XVI met Friday with a group of people who had been sexually abused by clergy in his native Germany, where disenchantment with the Roman Catholic Church has grown in the wake of the scandal.

The meeting, which occurred at a seminary in Erfurt, came on the second day of the pontiff's four-day visit to his homeland. Besides talking with victims of sexual abuse committed by priests and church personnel, he also met with people "who care for those injured by these crimes," according to a statement from the Vatican press office.

"Moved and deeply shaken by the sufferings of the victims, the Holy Father expressed his deep compassion and regret over all that was done to them and their families," the statement added. "He assured the people present that those in positions of responsibility in the church are seriously concerned to deal with all crimes of abuse and are committed to effective measures for the protection of children."



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Pope’s visit met by protests

A small group of protesters in Berlin took advantage of the the Pope’s visit to voice their support for victims of abuse within the Catholic Church.

Carrying banners and photos of victims they gathered in front of the Brandenburg Gate.

The demonstrators were from associations and initiatives from allover Germany and further afield.

Barbara Blaine is the President of the Survivors’ Network of those Abused by Priests.

“We believe that the Catholic Church officials have done a horrific job and that they continue to harbour sexual predators and that they endanger children across the globe.”

Brinkmann Henselder from the group Children in Homes, was a victim himself.

“The payments which the church have made do not make up for what the people have experienced. I’ve been suffering for forty years from my five years of abuse by a Catholic priest, and that cannot be overcome using financial means.”

Earlier Pope Benedict had appealed to Catholic Germans not to leave the church. Record numbers of worshippers have left the faith in recent years.

The demonstration organisers say they expect many thousands more to protest in the coming days.

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Pope's visit to Germany greeted by protest‎

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Pope Benedict XVI. has arrived in Berlin for his first official visit to his home country Germany.

At Bellevue Palace, the residence of President Christian Wulff, he was greeted with military honors. In his first speech he said his visit followed no political aim but he was to meet people and speak to them about God. After a meeting with Chancellor Angela Merkel the pope addressed parliament, a privilege seldom granted.

Dozens of MPs walked out in protest to the pope's speech. Many joined a simultaneous demonstration against the pope's visit. Under the motto “No Power to the Dogma” up to 10.000 people marched through the inner city.

Former foster home children, who were abused in Catholic institutions, also protested in Berlin. The church's handling of the scandal of systematic child abuse had led to a record 181.000 German Catholics officially quitting church last year.

Pope Benedict later held a mass in Berlin's Olympic Stadium among 70.000 worshippers. Despite continuously dropping numbers, the Catholic Church is still the strongest religion in Germany with around 25 million followers. After Berlin the pope will visit the Eastern German city of Erfurt before leaving for Freiburg in Southern Germany.javascript:void(0)

The pope's four-day visit to Germany has caused a lot of controversy in his home country, both in parliament and on the streets, where several MPs joined the protesters in their opposition to Catholic teachings.

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'Pope Go Home': pontiff met by protests in native Germany

23-Sep-11, 1:26 AM | Agence France-Presse
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/13638/pope-go-home-pontiff-met-by-protests-in-native-germany


A protester dressed as a priest blesses an inflatable sex doll during a demonstration against the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in Berlin on Sept. 22, 2011. AFP

BERLIN - A few thousand protesters, some dressed as condoms and nuns, marched against Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, attacking his views on issues ranging from gay rights to the pedophile priest scandals.

However the rally drew fewer people than organizers hoped, with police saying only around 2,500 had gathered in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz while the pope was delivering a speech at the Reichstag parliament building.

In the run-up to Benedict's visit, organizers had spoken of a protest numbering as many as 20,000.

One demonstrator was dressed as a giant nun clutching a crucifix and a wooden stick with "never again" emblazoned across her robe, a reference to the high-profile abuse scandal that rocked the Church in Germany last year.

Another wielded a banner proclaiming: "Pope Go Home," as he began his first state visit to his native Germany.

Other demonstrators were protesting against the pope's ban on artificial contraception, with signs reading: "Free choice between AIDS and condoms."

Several dozen leftist deputies also boycotted the pontiff's speech in parliament, amid concerns over the separation of Church and state.

One MP, Rolf Schwanitz from the center-left Social Democrats, told Agence France-Presse: "In our constitution, it says that all religions should be treated equally."

"For me, this invitation (to speak in parliament) does not meet this criterion. They say that he has been invited as a head of state, but the Vatican only has a couple of hundred of inhabitants," added the deputy.

He said it made no sense "to invite the head of a dwarf state to speak before the Bundestag".

Berlin's large gay community was also out in force to protest what it says are Benedict's outdated views on sexuality, some carrying banners saying, "Homophobia kills."

Holger Schweitzer, 52, an architect sporting a t-shirt that said: "Homosexuality is curable", told AFP: "I came basically because of the Church's attitude on gay issues."

"We know there are several gay priests and the Church should allow them to say so. This man has a closed mind. He is a long way from reality and I cannot imagine any modernisation" of the Church while he is at the helm, he said.

Protests in Spain last month against the pope's visit turned violent, with clashes between riot police and demonstrators. Thousands turned out to protest against the cost of the pope's visit amid an economic crisis in the country.

Organizers in Germany were adamant before Benedict's arrival that this would not be repeated.

During a 1996 visit by John Paul to Berlin, protesters shouted abuse and hurled paint at the popemobile. The pope was also confronted by streakers.

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Sex abuse victims blast Pope's inertia




Fri Sep 23, 2011 2:12AM GMT

Pope Benedict XVI is seen before meeting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the house of the German Bishops' Conference in the German capital, Berlin on September 22, 2011.
An American group representing victims of sex abuse by Catholic priests accuses Pope Benedict XVI of failure to tackle the issue appropriately, urging him to take action to halt sexual harassment.

The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) demanded on Thursday that his Holiness institute significant reforms to curb the immorality, AFP reported.

"It's sad that in Germany, where hundreds of brave, wounded child sex abuse victims have spoken up in the last year, the pope can't bring himself to openly address the most devastating crisis in modern church history," said SNAP's president Barbara Blaine.

"If he can't even talk about it, there's little chance he can fix it,” she added.

The remarks come as pontiff has begun a four-day visit to Germany, his homeland, where a great number of Christians have abandoned the Roman Catholic Church in protest at the priests' sexual abuse of youths.

The Vatican has announced that the Pope would most probably meet some of the abuse victims in Germany, while critics insist that his goodwill gestures do not cut the mustard.

"We keep looking for the papal speech in which he outlines clear, specific action steps that will help prevent future clergy sex crimes and cover-ups. But it never happens. This time is no exception," Blaine noted.

"It's ironic that the pope speaks of justice while his lawyers and church lawyers across the globe consistently fight to stop child sex abuse victims from being heard in court.”

After a meeting with the German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the Pope addressed the German parliament, welcoming a privilege seldom granted.

Dozens of German MPs walked out in protest at the Pope's speech, while many joined a simultaneous demonstration against his visit.

Up to 10 thousand people have held protest rallies under the motto 'No Power to the Dogma' during Pope's visit to Germany.

The Church, which is not obliged to report such criminality to any authority under the Vatican's laws, is suspected of having tried to sweep the abuse cases under the carpet.

The scandal, which emanated from Ireland and Pope's home country, has rocked Roman Catholic institutions in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, and the United States.

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'Pope Go Home': pontiff met by protests in native Germany

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http://www.expatica.com/de/news/german-news/-pope-go-home--pontiff-met-by-protests-in-native-germany_177310.html

A few thousand protesters, some dressed as condoms and nuns, marched against Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday, attacking his views on issues ranging from gay rights to the paedophile priest scandals.

However the rally drew fewer people than organisers hoped, with police saying only around 2,500 had gathered in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz while the pope was delivering a speech at the Reichstag parliament building.

In the run-up to Benedict's visit, organisers had spoken of a protest numbering as many as 20,000.

One demonstrator was dressed as a giant nun clutching a crucifix and a wooden stick with "never again" emblazoned across her robe, a reference to the high-profile abuse scandal that rocked the Church in Germany last year.

Another wielded a banner proclaiming: "Pope Go Home," as he began his first state visit to his native Germany.

Other demonstrators were protesting against the pope's ban on artificial contraception, with signs reading: "Free choice between AIDS and condoms."

Several dozen leftist deputies also boycotted the pontiff's speech in parliament, amid concerns over the separation of Church and state.

One MP, Rolf Schwanitz from the centre-left Social Democrats, told AFP: "In our constitution, it says that all religions should be treated equally."

"For me, this invitation (to speak in parliament) does not meet this criterion. They say that he has been invited as a head of state, but the Vatican only has a couple of hundred of inhabitants," added the deputy.

He said it made no sense "to invite the head of a dwarf state to speak before the Bundestag".

Berlin's large gay community was also out in force to protest what it says are Benedict's outdated views on sexuality, some carrying banners saying, "Homophobia kills."

Holger Schweitzer, 52, an architect sporting a t-shirt that said: "Homosexuality is curable", told AFP: "I came basically because of the Church's attitude on gay issues."

"We know there are several gay priests and the Church should allow them to say so. This man has a closed mind. He is a long way from reality and I cannot imagine any modernisation" of the Church while he is at the helm, he said.

Protests in Spain last month against the pope's visit turned violent, with clashes between riot police and demonstrators. Thousands turned out to protest against the cost of the pope's visit amid an economic crisis in the country.

Organisers in Germany were adamant before Benedict's arrival that this would not be repeated.

During a 1996 visit by John Paul to Berlin, protesters shouted abuse and hurled paint at the popemobile. The pope was also confronted by streakers.

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The Christian Post

Thu, Sep. 22 2011 04:28 PM EDT

Pope Benedict Greeted by Protests During German Tour

By Ivana Kvesic | Christian Post Reporter

Pope Benedict XVI, who has been facing a summer of immense scrutiny, is visiting Germany from Sept. 22-25 and is expected to be greeted by protestors accusing him of trying to cover up child sex abuse allegations.

The pope said of his journey to his homeland in a speech at Bellevue, "Even though this journey is an official visit which will reinforce the good relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Holy See, I have not come here primarily to pursue particular political or economic goals, but rather to meet people and to speak about God."

Nevertheless, not everyone in the pope's native Germany is enthusiastic about the visit, as Benedict was greeted by protestors gathered in Berlin angered by his handling of cases of child abuse by priests and over his views on sexuality.

One protestor, Markus Schuke told Reuters, "Why has he been invited to parliament? He has nothing to do with politics. His policies on condoms are as good as murder."

Another protestor argued against the way the pope has handled child sexual abuse cases saying, "It was the church and this pope who allowed all of the abuse to be swept under the carpet."

The most recent scrutiny following the pope has come from The Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests (SNAP) that fielded complaints with the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Pope Benedict XVI and three senior Vatican officials.

Lawyers for the Center for Constitutional Rights are handing the (SNAP) case and argued last week, "The Vatican officials charged in this case are responsible for rape and other sexual violence and for the physical and psychological torture of victims around the world both through command responsibility and though direct cover-up of crimes."

The Vatican responded to the scrutiny in a statement released by the Associated Press, calling the action a "ludicrous publicity stunt and a misuse of international justice system."

Nevertheless, experts believe that because the ICC was established with jurisdiction over war crimes and crimes against humanity, crimes allegedly committed by leaders of the Roman Catholic Church are unlikely to come before the court.


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Protests greet Pope Benedict as he visits his native Germany


People dressed as either Hitler or the Pope, or in this case, men dressed as nuns -- came out in protest against the pope's visit in Berlin.

Protestors dress as Hitler, Pope in separation-of-church-and-state demonstrations

In a visit to his native land of Germany, Pope Benedict XVI told the German parliament that politicians must not sacrifice ethics for power, recalling the evils of the Nazi regime and the Third Reich. Benedict's reception was not entirely warm. He was prompted to visit Germany in a bid to halt the tide of Catholics leaving the church and acknowledge the damage caused by recent sex abuse scandals. Protestors, some dressed as either Hitler or the Pope were on hand to denounce what they felt was a violation of the separation of church and state.

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - "We Germans know from our own experience" what happens when power is corrupted, Benedict said, describing Nazis as a "highly organized band of robbers, capable of threatening the whole world and driving it to the edge of the abyss," the Pope said, standing in front of the historic Reichstag parliament building. The gesture was symbolic, as Hitler torched the building in 1933 in a show of brute force.

Benedict said that even under the Nazi dictatorship. Resistance movements stuck to their beliefs at a great risk, "thereby doing a great service to justice and to humanity as a whole."

"Even today, there is ultimately nothing else we could wish for but a listening heart - the capacity to discern between good and evil, and thus to establish true law, to serve justice and peace," he said.

Benedict took time to applaud Germany's ecological movement, calling it "a cry for fresh air which must not be ignored or pushed aside."

While dozens of lawmakers from opposition parties boycotted the pope's appearance, Benedict looked out on a mostly full house as guests occupied empty seats. His address ended with a standing ovation.

It was estimated that only "several thousand" protesters ended up showing up at the capital's Potsdamer Platz, far fewer than organizers had predicted. There were no reports of any incidents.

In the rally during the pope's speech, protesters held signs with slogans like "not welcome" and "where there's enlightenment, there's future."

Gay, along with student groups has announced that anti-Papal demonstrations will be held in Berlin and Erfurt.

"We are against discrimination, unequal treatment, against the banning of condoms and we want to make that clear," Joerg Steinert, director of the German Gay and Lesbian Association told Associated Press Television News. "We will be visible when the pope addresses parliament."

Berlin's openly gay mayor, Klaus Wowereit, says that he welcomes the pontiff's visit to the capital and will meet with him personally. Wowereit points out that unlike Benedict's Bavarian homeland, Berlin is largely Protestant, or secular - a leftover of decades of Communist rule.

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Protest Benedict XVI's German trip: Banners to use. 86 percent of Germans think Benedict's four-day trip “totally unimportant”

The number of protestors in Germany against Benedict XVI's state visit will be the largest yet. 20,000 are expected to protest and members of parliament threaten to boycott the Pope's speech. When Benedict went to London last year, there were about 11,000 protestors who lined the streets of London, read our related article Faith, BLESSED NEWMAN, prayers, Christ-CRUCIFIX never protected children and can never bring justice to victims of John Paul II Pedophile Priests Army http://pope-ratz.blogspot.com/2010/09/blessed-newmanprayers-crucifix-of.html. When he went to Madrid for World Youth Day, THOUSANDS of protesters marched in central Madrid, read our related article Thousands protest Pope in Madrid VIDEOS.Benedict XVI the narcissistic Pope spends 100 million Euros while millions of Spaniards suffer economic crisis http://pope-ratz.blogspot.com/2011/08/anti-pope-protests-in-madrid-injure-11.html Christ said, "The truth shall set you free", at last people are beginning to see the truth about Benedict XVI and his Crimes Against Humanity filed at the Hague, especially the 20,000 filed on the eve of his tript to Germany, read our related article Benedict XVI known worldwide for his Crimes Against Humanity at The Hague. From the Voice of Russia to the Times of India... http://pope-ratz.blogspot.com/2011/09/benedict-xvi-known-worldwide-for-his.html Below are banners you can use for the protest against Benedict XVI German visit and other state visits to come. They were sent to us by a German surivor abused by priests.

According to an AP news today, A poll published the week before Benedict's four-day trip showed 86 percent of Germans - including 63 percent of Catholics - thought the trip was “basically unimportant” or “totally unimportant” for them personally.

Even Vatican Radio's German service concluded before the visit, “there is a sense that the pope and Germans are strangers to each other.”

Catholics - and Protestants - are leaving the Church in droves. In 2010, more than 181 000 people deserted the Roman Catholic Church - roughly one every three minutes.

At last, Catholics in Germany realize that the Eucharist is the highest form of magic, sorcery and myth. Benedict XVI and priests have no power to say "Let there be light" and there was light, they cannot re-incarnate dead cats and dogs and therefore they cannot reincarnate God either, read our related article explaining the powerlessness of the Pope and priests -- Magisterium Benedict VERSUS Holy Mary: Priests' transubstantiation instant reincarnation of Christ VERSUS Mary’s 9 months pregnancy& child birth http://stella0maris.blogspot.com/2010/01/magisterium-benedict-versus-holy-mary.html

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Opus Dei controlled the 27 years papacy of John Paul II and is therefore the foremost guilty party who aided and abetted and covered-up the John Paul II Pedophiles Rapists-Priests Army. Opus Dei wrote most of John Paul II’s books and writings and to ensure their perpetuity as “All things Catholic”, they want JP2 to be beatified and canonized now by Benedict XVI so as not to take any chances on other future popes. The FACE of Opus Dei is John Paul II and the PHANTOM Spirit of Opus Dei is their founder St. Josemaria Escriva, read our related article John Paul II, Patron of Pederasts and Opus Dei – analysis of Joaquin Navarro-Valls’ reasons for JP2 beatification at Opus Dei conference in Rome http://jp2m.blogspot.com/2011/04/why-john-paul-ii-is-opus-deis-patron.html

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As a born German, a baptized catholic and above all, a survivor of catholic sexual abuse, I like to commemorate the State Visit to Germany of the successor of Constantine and Ceasar(aka Benedict XVI) with more banners in support of the many survivors of catholic sexual abuse.
These banners can be used on websites and in emails, just scale down appropriately.

Please note, obscene and vile crimes require strong language and reactions to have a counter acting effect.

We do other graphics, more elaborate designs etc., to suit personal needs but only in support of clergy sexual abuse survivors.

Please pass them on to other supporters of our cause.Thank you.

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Abuse scandal, rows blight pope’s image

September 19 2011 at 12:05pm
By Richard Carter

AP


Pope Benedict XVI greets the faithful during the Angelus prayer at his summer residence of Castel Gandolfo, in the outskirts of Rome on September 18, 2011.

Pope Benedict XVI's election sparked joy in Germany, but the Church's reaction to a sex abuse scandal and a series of controversies have dented his image ahead of his first state trip home.

“Wir Sind Papst” (“We are pope”) crowed Germany's top-selling Bild daily in a famous front-page when Benedict was elected in 2005, encapsulating a nation's pride in the first German-born pontiff for more than 500 years.

“It's the sensation of the century,” the influential paper wrote, as the German Church noted the significance of a countryman elected to lead the world's 1.2 billion Catholics 60 years after the capitulation of Nazi Germany.

But that was six years ago.

Now, while the man born Joseph Ratzinger 84 years ago in the tiny Bavarian village of Marktl-am-Inn will likely be welcomed home by cheering crowds, there will also be protests and a certain degree of apathy in Germany.

“Having just swept all before him in (Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez) Zapatero's Spain, Benedict may very well find Germany to be one of his bigger challenges,” said Samuel Gregg, director of research at the US-based Acton Institute, a think tank on religion and economics.

A poll published the week before Benedict's four-day trip showed 86 percent of Germans - including 63 percent of Catholics -

thought the trip was “basically unimportant” or “totally unimportant” for them personally.

Even Vatican Radio's German service concluded before the visit, “there is a sense that the pope and Germans are strangers to each other.”


Protest groups expect around 20 000 people to demonstrate against the pontiff and some deputies have threatened to boycott his speech in parliament, amid concerns over the separation of Church and state.

Germany's Christians are split down the middle between Catholics and Protestants. According to figures published by the German Bishops' Conference, there were 24.7 million Catholics in 2010 and 24.2 million Protestants.

But Benedict's trip comes as Catholics - and Protestants - are leaving the Church in droves. In 2010, more than 181 000 people deserted the Roman Catholic Church - roughly one every three minutes.

Observers put this down, at least in part, to last year's “annus horribilis” with the emergence of a high-profile sex abuse scandal that deeply harmed the German Catholic Church's image.

Germany's top archbishop admitted the Church had “failed” in its response as hundreds said they were physically and sexually abused as children in Catholic institutions decades ago amid allegations the crimes were hushed up.

“It's not my sense that Benedict is viewed in any way as being particularly at fault himself for what happened in Germany or elsewhere in the 1970s and 80s,” said Gregg.

But he added: “To the extent that the Church's moral standing has been discredited by the scandal, it's inevitable that the pope's standing is also affected.”

The pontiff also touched perhaps Germany's most sensitive nerve by lifting the excommunication of a bishop who denied the Nazis killed six million Jews in World War II - earning himself a rare rebuke from Chancellor Angela Merkel.

In a series of interviews published in a book last year, Benedict said that he would not have done this had he known about the bishop's views on the Holocaust.

Meanwhile, during a private visit to the southern city of Regensburg in 2006, the pope became embroiled in perhaps the biggest row of his papacy after appearing to link Islam with violence.

Nevertheless, organisers expect enthusiastic throngs at Benedict's public appearances and his mass in Berlin's Olympic Stadium is to draw a capacity crowd of 70 000.

Not all Germans are indifferent to the visit. “We are pope - still,” Julia Kloeckner, an MP from Merkel's conservatives told the Rheinische Post daily. - Sapa-AFP

Benedict XVI known worldwide for his Crimes Against Humanity at The Hague. From the Voice of Russia to the Times of India...

This is the second time that Benedict XVI is being brought to court at The Hague, this time it is with 20,000 pages of documents, read our related article Hague Is Asked to Investigate Vatican Over Child Abuse. Bravo to SNAP and the Center for Constitutional Rights!! Court Filing details. http://popecrimes.blogspot.com/2011/09/hague-is-asked-to-investigate-vatican.html The first time was last February 14, 2011 when two German lawyers- Benedict XVI`s own countrymen - filed a 48 pages documents for Dr. Ratzinger`s crimes against humanity, read the details here http://popecrimes.blogspot.com/2011/05/full-text-of-criminal-charges-against.html

We pray that The Hague will not sell their souls to the SECRET Vatican Swiss Banks and that they will finally bring to justice Pope Benedict XVI who was Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger who was the partner of John Paul II at the Vatican for over a quarter of a century in the cover-up of the most heinous crimes against Catholic children, the Priestly Sodomy of Biblical Proportions committed by the JP2 Army, the John Paul II Pedophile Priests Army read more here http://jp2army.blogspot.com/

As Benedict XVI hastily beatify and canonize John Paul II, he is also preparing the documents for his own hasty beatification and canonization. We at the dawn of the 21st century shall see truth and jsutice triumph if The Hague will do its role in bringing the crimes of humanity of Benedict XVI and end the myth and powers of the Vatican Evil Empire once and for all, read our new blog Pope Crimes & Vatican Evils...Benedict XVI Ratzinger Crimes Against Humanity at The Hague http://popecrimes.blogspot.com/

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Case against the Pope

Voice of Russia
http://english.ruvr.ru/2011/09/15/56214790.html

Milena Faustova
Sep 15, 2011 16:01 Moscow Time


Photo: EPA

The head of the Roman Catholic Church Benedict XVI may soon become a defendant at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. The case against him and three other high-ranking representatives of the Catholic clergy under charges of “crimes against humanity” was filed by the SNAP human rights organisation. It unites people who at some point in their life suffered from Catholic priests’ sexual abuse.

20,000 pages of documents, such as police reports, press news, undeniable evidence, numerous examination results and many other things, are the proof of the Pontiff’s and his set’s guilt. Plaintiffs state that Benedict XVI and his subordinates knew about the crimes but shielded the pedophile priests. As a result of this policy thousands of children were sexually abused by priests. In the SNAP members’ opinion, these charges fall within the category of crimes against humanity.

Scandals associated with pedophile clergymen became a scourge for the Catholic Church a long time ago. The loudest scandal broke out in Ireland in 2009 when charges were brought against over 100 clergymen. This was followed by similar denunciations in other European countries and the USA. The scandal reached its peak with proving sex abuse of 103 Belgian children, 13 of whom could not survive the disgrace and committed suicide. When these outrageous facts became public, Bishop of Bruges Roger Vangheluwe had to resign, admitting to profligate actions with his two nephews.

Russian expert in religious studies Ivar Maksutov believes that the case against the current head of the Catholic Church in the Hague court is meant to weaken the spiritual leadership of the Catholic Church in Europe, rather than to restore justice.

"Pedophile scandals in the Roman Catholic Church have been in the focus of public attention since the middle of the 20th century. Today this problem has come to the fore due to the process of European integration and a change in the internal European policy. The project of united Europe has given rise to an anti-Catholic trend. Before the 21st century all attempts to bring public attention to pedophile scandals were severely suppressed because no one stood to gain by them and they disturbed the stability of the western world. Today’s pedophile story is a tool of secularized Europe in ousting the Catholic Church which is an important participant in the political struggle and public debates. Many forces are annoyed with the Catholic Church today."

Attacks on the Vatican have become everyday reality in the European community in recent years. Discussions of church scandals are followed by protests against the Pontiff’s visits to many countries. This happened in the UK and Spain recently. In Italy the Holy See was accused of lavish expenses amidst the European financial crisis. Ivar Maksutov is convinced that the main reason for this persecution of the Church is EU citizens’ general dissatisfaction with the political and economic situation forming in the Euro zone.

It is still not clear whether Benedict XVI will appear before the court. The Hague reports that they have already started to study the materials. It is quite likely that there will be no criminal case.


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Hague court urged to investigate Pope over sex abuse

The Times of India

Reuters Sep 15, 2011, 06.32am IST

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-15/us/30159909_1_war-crimes-sexual-abuse-cardinal-william-levada

AMSTERDAM: Victims of sexual abuse by the clergy want the International Criminal Court to investigate Pope Benedict and three Vatican officials for allowing the rape and sexual abuse of children.

The New York-based rights group Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and another group, Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), filed a complaint with the ICC alleging that Vatican officials committed crimes against humanity because they tolerated and enabled sex crimes.

But it seems unlikely that the ICC, the world's first permanent war crimes court, could take on such a case.

Many of the crimes occurred before 2002, when the ICC was set up, which puts them outside the court's remit, while the Vatican itself has not signed up to the court's jurisdiction.

"It will be very difficult to make an argument that the Church as an organised group committed a crime against humanity and it would be debatable whether that was based on a common plan," said Andre de Hoogh, a lecturer in international law at Groningen University.

The Catholic Church has been rocked by a series of sexual abuse cover-up scandals in Europe and the United States in recent years.

"Crimes against tens of thousands of victims, most of them children, are being covered up by officials at the highest level of the Vatican. In this case, all roads really do lead to Rome," CCR lawyer Pam Spees said.

A Vatican spokesman said there would be no immediate comment. An ICC official referred inquiries to the prosecutor.

EVIDENCE While the Vatican has not signed up to the ICC, countries such as Italy, the Netherlands and Germany have done so, which means that their citizens are subject to ICC jurisdiction. Pope Benedict is German-born.

"The Office of the Prosecutor has received the documents," spokeswoman Florence Olara said, adding that the prosecutor's office "will analyse ... and make a decision in due course."

CCR said it had lodged more than 20,000 pages of reports, policy papers and evidence of crimes by Catholic clergy committed against children and vulnerable adults. SNAP members from Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States travelled to The Hague to file the request on Tuesday.

The file names Pope Benedict, former Secretary of State Cardinal Angelo Sodano, current Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone and Cardinal William Levada, the top doctrinal official.

The ICC has investigated crimes including genocide, murder, conscription of child soldiers and rape, mostly in Africa, and most recently issued an arrest warrant for Libya's Muammar Gaddafi.

It has jurisdiction over the crimes of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, which include rape, sexual violence, assault and torture.

It has received multiple requests for investigations in the past, such as from Syrian human rights groups in June calling on the court to investigate the killing of civilians in Syria, but the court also lacks jurisdiction in Syria.

The Rome Statute that set up the court also stipulates that the ICC should be used as a court of last resort only if national proceedings are not taking place.

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Papa mass disrupted from above
Voice of Russia
Aug 21, 2011 16:59 Moscow Time


A sudden thunderstorm has forced Pope Benedict to wind up an open-air appearance before a crowd of young people on his Church’s World Youth Day.

In Madrid where he is staying and also in other parts of Spain, a heatwave with daytime maximums of nearly 40 Celsius is giving way to milder weather.

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SNAP holds child sex abuse protest rally in predominantly Catholic Poland

September 19, 2011
By JohnThomas Didymus
http://www.goddiscussion.com/79340/snap-holds-child-sex-abuse-protest-rally-in-predominantly-catholic-poland/#comment-80250

An international organization promoting the interests of victims of sexual abuse by Catholic priests held a rally in Warsaw on Sunday. The organization, the Chicago-based Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP), had earlier requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) to prosecute Pope Benedict XVI and other Vatican officials "for crimes against humanity of rape and other sexual violence committed around the world."

According to Barbara Blaine president of the organization,

It would be naïve to think that there are no victims of sexual crimes by Polish priests. We suspect that there are children who have been violated and raped…We’re here to reach out to the victims, so they know about organisations like SNAP.

Pam Spees the lawyer for SNAP said,

Crimes against tens of thousands of victims, most of them children, are being covered up by officials at the highest level of the Vatican..

As might be expected, the protest, which involved SNAP representatives displaying banners and distributing pamphlets drew the ire of Catholic faithful in a predominantly(90%) Catholic country. A catholic, Alicja Krawczyk, expressed offence at the banner messages, some of which read, "Pedophiles are in the church." Krawczyk said, "It's a lie to accuse Polish priests. Go to the U.S. or England to protest."

Reports, however, say that there have been a number of child sex abuse cases among Catholic priests in Poland in recent times but none have so far generated public reaction as in the West because Catholic Poles seem unwilling to talk openly about it.

But Barbara Blaine says that the same attitude prevailed in the U.S. and Britain also for several years when it was a taboo for people to speak of pedophiles in the priesthood.

SNAP is on a tour of Europe to raise awareness on the problem of child sexual abuse in the priesthood. The organization had been in Brussels, Berlin, Paris and Vienna and is expected to visit Madrid.



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Protest against Benedict's German visit

“I did it because he could have stopped them but instead he remained silent"


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Vatican Insider

Alessandro Alviani
Berlin

Wilfried Fesselmann is 43 years old and is one of the victims of abuse who yesterday filed an appeal against the Pope at the Court in The Hague. In 1979, when he was 11 years old, he was abused by Father Hullermann, who a year later was transferred from the diocese of Essen to the archdiocese of Munich and Freising - then led by Archbishop Joseph Ratzinger - to undergo psychiatric therapy. Afterwards Hullermann abused other children. He was suspended only last year, when the Fesselmann case became public.

Interview with Wilfried Fesslmann, the man who wants to take the Pope to court. He suffered abuse by a priest and was compensated with 5,000 Euro

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/homepage/world-news/detail/articolo/vaticano-vatican-pedofilia-pedophilia-8006/

Why did you file a report against the Pope?

"Because he is the head of the Church worldwide and is responsible for all priests. The problem lies in the fact that priests who are guilty of abuse are transferred from one diocese to another. Father Hullermann counts at least 17 victims. His successor as well, who began working in Essen like him, took advantage of some young boys and was transferred from Essen to Munster. The strategy is always the same. Every time the dioceses responds: "You're the first victim, we never heard anything like that". Meanwhile, pedophile priests are transferred from one city to another. We want to put an end to this strategy."

What specifically do you expect from Benedict XVI?

"Apologies. He should finally take a stand on this issue and admit that mistakes were made. He should also block pedophile priests that are still active. In the indictment we filed at The Hague there are the names of at least 300 pedophile priests in Germany, some of whom still are still in office. The Pope should remove them and reveal their names. Then I would be happy if the Pope decided to meet with me in Berlin during his visit next week, since he is directly involved in my case, after having received Hullermann in Munich. I have already written to various institutions, including the German Bishops' Conference and the Vatican, but he has no interest in meeting me, which I cannot understand. I will go to Berlin to participate in the protests against his visit."

What would you say if you could meet him?

"I would ask him why he did this to me and to others. If he had blocked Hullermann in 1979 there would not have been other victims besides me."
Did you file an appeal at this moment because of the upcoming visit to Germany?

"No, it's a very long and complex process, we have been collecting documents since March."

Do you want to achieve other objectives with this appeal?

"We are angry for the way the compensation issue was handled. In Germany, these crimes have already lapsed. But the victims need up to 20-25 years to talk about what happened. It took me over 25 years. In addition, on average, German victims were compensated with 5,000 Euro. Father Hullermann lives in Munich, has an apartment that is paid for and a housekeeper, and he still keeps receiving his salary from the archdiocese as if nothing had happened. It’s not possible that he earns around 5,300 Euro per month, while the victims were compensated with just one lump sum of 5,000 Euro. It’s just not enough."

What are you doing today?
"For 10 years I was diagnosed with panic attacks related to the abuse. Since then I have not been able to work."

What will happen now with the appeal?
"First of all the Court must examine the material: three CDs plus various boxes full of documents. It will take at least three weeks to do this."