Papal Apologies

Former Catholic

I see that the pope has apologized yet again for sexual abuse of children by priests.  And again, the pope and his church have missed the point entirely.  Yes, sexual abuse of children is an evil act, but the scandalous act on the part of the church is their handling, or mishandling, of the abuses.  The fault does not lie only with the church's leadership, but also with the church members who have been led like sheep to believe that their church is more important than their children.  Instead of reporting the abuses to law enforcement authorities, they reported them to church authorities.  These church authorities, as they have shown time and time again, do not have their members' interests at heart.  Their only interests lie in protecting their comfortable and convenient lives, free of scrutiny and free of being answerable to anyone.  Ah, but here's where the story makes a sharp turn.  They WILL BE made to answer for their sins, and I hope there is a special place of punishment for those who on earth claim to be men of God, all the while using their position to fool people into allowing them to live lives of comfort.