Charlie Specht WKBW -- Fall From Grace: When priests prey and bishops betray (2018)

"Fall From Grace" is an investigation of the Buffalo Catholic Diocese by 7 Eyewitness News I-Team Chief Investigator Charlie Specht.
Damning documents from a church whistleblower formed the basis of a three-part series on Bishop Richard J. Malone, which proved Malone returned an accused child abuser to ministry and recommended he work with children; allowed another accused priest to remain pastor of a wealthy parish; and deceived the faithful by hiding the "real" abuse list -- containing more than 100 priests -- from the public.
It was likely the largest breach of documents from the "secret archives" in the history of the American church -- and as a direct result of our reporting:
-- The State Legislature in January 2019 passed the Child Victims Act, which reformed New York’s archaic sexual abuse laws and expanded the statutes of limitation on child sex crimes.
-- The State Attorney General has launched a statewide investigation into clergy sex abuse.
-- The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a criminal investigation of the Buffalo Diocese and the U.S. Attorney is building a racketeering case against church leaders.
-- In December 2020, Bishop Malone became the first bishop in the 172-year history of the Diocese of Buffalo to resign.

[@AnotherWittyUsername.]

If my child was sexually abused by say ... a hockey coach, I don't think I would go to the hockey organization and say "One of your coaches abused my child, please help us." and let it end there. Of course I would inform the organization, but that would be shortly after returning from the police and possibly the hospital after my child had given their statement and had evidence collected. Why these parents of abused children and adults who had suffered abuse in the past would go to the diocese and not the police is beyond me. I live in Canada, we have no Statute of Limitations. If you commit a crime, you're liable for it until the day you die, then it's God's turn.

[@luludunnejesus]

Blows my mind that people still respect the church to this day⛪ 😒

[@sloppyjonuts9162]

True

[@raskltube]

i dont respect the church, but i do feel its hard imaging life without baptisms, and church weddings and Christmas mass and catholic school etc

[@pr4f603]

@@raskltube ANYONE can do those

[@terryruda6425]

@@raskltube the injustice of this saten derived group is no place for serious God fearing people. The evil is revealed and people still want to go their. Wow.

[@happyforever1528]

These people have been brainwashed from birth , just like my son in law , who by the way is really a very nice person , but being a nice person who is in a false religion will not get him into Heaven , but only faith in Jesus Christ alone for His salvation will get him there , and regardless of all my preaching to him that will only happen if God opens his blind eyes to see the truth !.

[@jeanettehinds2605]

The hypocrisy is sickening. These wolves in sheep's clothing infuriate me. They keep these creatures secrets to the detriment of innocent children.

[@petmomful2260]

And yet people still go to Catholic church, and send their children to Catholic school! It boggles my mind. There is no way, now that I know better, that I would send my kids to be educated in a Catholic school. It is too risky.

[@albertfinney1328]

@@petmomful2260 You are right. However the problem, horrid as it is, is much broader and WORSE!

[@petmomful2260]

@@albertfinney1328 And yet people still go and believe these priests are holy and that this religion is real.

[@moralmentecorrecto7032]

Thank you to all of those that came forth!

[@chucklinkt]

For all the preachers covered in this video, its just the tip of the iceberg.

[@janicemccowan4369]

Do not let anyone be alone with your children! No Trust!

[@victormalyar9200]

What about a relative or teacher? U sound paranoid.

[@ginadean5696]

@@victormalyar9200 A close relative are often abusers, teachers have gone to prison for this. Have you been living under a rock all you life?

[@HAHA-rm3ii]

Not just priests. My friends daughter was molested by her doctor!

[@c.a.greene8395]

The truth is ANY adult who is interested in your kids, is dangerous. Predators first romance the parents- becoming the friend you can't live without...its called grooming, and parents are groomed as easily as children. Children are more likely to be molested by adults who have some kind of power over them, like a teacher, a troup leader, sports coach and priest. Child predators usually have jobs that give them access to their prey. Trust no one with your kids.

[@Emy53]

@@victormalyar9200 if being paranoid protects my child, we can be as paranoid as we want. Dads, uncles, brothers, cousins, grandfathers and yes, including teachers, coaches, doctors; ALL HAVE ABUSED CHILDREN

[@kayetaylor5551]

These men and women who cover for pedos allow these people to gain access to young people and children and do nothing to help or protect kids ...the fact that they are not on sex register nor have they done any prison time or appeared in any court is absolutely terrifying....these people who cover for abuse and dark evil undercurrents really need to be held accountable....all these people need to be prosecuted for being the reason children have had their life's smashed to pieces...these senior people need to be held accountable

[@kathrynmariani5825]

The office worker's humble, genuine demeanor speak volumes to her faith...she is a light in darkness ✨

[@frankietjspecial]

What’s baffling to me is that any average person convicted of sexual abuse towards minors would have to register on a sex offender list. Why did this never happen?! I assume it’s because very few were convicted of these deplorable crimes against humanity!

[@karenishness1]

And in going to prison they would be murdered quickly.

[@lovelyapples7708]

Why do you think these men go into the priesthood because they love God? Really ?? what baffles me is why do people continue to support the Catholic Church when they clearly do not care about the well-being of children or their flock. Smfh

[@karenishness1]

@@lovelyapples7708 I have met a number of catholics all who had superficially beautiful values and lifestyles. But the exceptions made for certain value systems made it all irrelevant when in light of actions taken it was lethal for all involved.

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

👆 Right. I can’t understand why anyone submits to this religion.

[@Elizabeth-rh1hl]

The Church moved them and the victims were children and didn’t disclose the abuse until after the statute of limitations. There should be no statute of limitations.

[@balto8a]

they need to start paying taxes , we are enabling them as well ,lets end this BS

[@goebels99]

If paying taxes were the answer to it then this scandal would not have occurred in secular & private institutions as well.

[@perspectivemuse6301]

i agree

[@goebels99]

@N S Not solely on donations though.

[@goebels99]

@N S You are clearly biased against the Catholic Church. Catholics do not practise idolatry; it is condemned in all their official teachings for the past 2020 years! They also run businesses and raise funds that way. Their members are not sole gullible fools who are duped into supporting The Church. They truly believe in their faith & wish to support it in a material & spiritual sense. We live in a world where things have to be paid for. So why is it a surprise that The Church would need and use money?

[@goebels99]

@N S These are aids in prayer (as in to focus the mind). No true Catholic would ever pray to an idol. There is a difference between veneration & worship. There are millions of Bibles published every year for purchase. Are we now to consider those buy these man-made texts idolators?

[@scott6504]

The Church really does need to pay taxes. It'll cause much needed reform.

[@ricdavid7476]

It needs to be disbanded completely and every single pedophile sent to prison in accordance with the law.

[@victormalyar9200]

I read the Catholic Church is loaded but collect from the poor instead of giving to the poor.

[@rosaoddin4338]

Point of view - that’s a great idea! I think ALL churches should pay taxes.

[@MmM-do6rg]

how it ll cause reform?

[@ricdavid7476]

@@MmM-do6rg You cant reform these plces or these people Christ will just send them down to the pit when He rules in His Earthly Kingdom in the millennium

[@RBM23]

Thank you for doing this reporting. Please keep investigating. This is only one example. The cover up is disgusting. They do not care about the children, adults, or anyone who was abused by the priests. As you reported, this happened in the past and it continues to happen to current day. I don't know how many exposes it will take to stop this horrible abuse. Sickening.

[@xiomaraporta-blanco4892]

Justice and healing for the victims NOW! Not a single day more of cover up. Period.

[@kayetaylor5551]

We need a lot more that that!!!! We the ordinary people need to be made aware and be shown in detail exactly what has gone on ...we need total transparency and we need prison sentences and accountability....the people need protecting from this dark dark organisation

[@ringsidejudge4302]

This is the price you have to pay for being a catholic . Rome has done nothing to show any christian empathy for the victims .

[@123-r1d7m]

Fish stinks from the head down! Malone is an accomplice in this entire situation for protecting his own. Despicable!

[@frankpaya690]

This current pope that they installed has been more of a politically correct propagandist, then any "expert" on living by Christian principles. probably he was installed to try & increase the numbers of parishioners, with his flexible stances on things like soft pedaling of any judgment of sins.

[@ntatemohlomi2884]

Methinks this is when a problem is considered systemic. It is no longer just an issue of the individual priest but the whole edifice is proving itself rotten to the core. The universal churchis incapable of redeeming itself.

[@cactusqltr]

They gave themselves that name, "universal"! There is nothing universal about the Catholic Church outside of being universally wicked! Anytime you have a group of men with no feminine input, you looking at the anti-christ! Nothing they do is christ-like!

[@janicemccowan4369]

So sad, when people just want worship and teach their children to worship. This has probably been going on for centuries.

[@chryspersons2336]

Millennia

[@lucyloo2520]

@@chryspersons2336 AGREE!! Even the "Witch Doctor" was whispering in the Chief's ear, and choosing the the most beautiful and fertile.

[@MonaMarMag]

People who commit such acts has nothing to do with God and they should be punished like others criminals . May God bless that woman and all people like her who has stand for the truth and disadvanged people . People who knows what is good and what is evil .

[@lucyloo2520]

What about your Cardinals, Bishops and even your Pope who covered up, and turned a blind eye when they KNEW what was going on for years and years. Are there NO men of god in this organization?

[@heatherpike5230]

Well, actually, they all seem to have a lot to do with god, it seems to give them something to hide behind, an excuse for their behaviour and an attitude of righteousness.

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

3️⃣ POPES knew about Cardinal McCarrick. DECADES of Sex Sins known even by Seminary students WITHOUT any consequences. Is it because McCarrick was such an excellent Fund Raiser ? Everyone should listen to what Archbishop Vigano reports.

[@somexp12]

Religiosity is associated with increased risk of sexual offending. Also, among sex offenders, greater levels of religiosity (i.e. increased church attendance and increased levels of importance one reports giving religion) is associated with there being more victims and younger victims. This pattern is not limited to Catholicism or the clergy. Rather, it applies also to protestants as well the people in the pews. Maybe abuse has nothing to do with God, but it has everything to do with Christianity.

[@kimjong-un1136]

Has anyone actually questioned why being religious allows you from getting away from sexually abusing children? ... Anyone at all?

[@normamcgiboney9925]

It’s making me mad we know that Jesus did not build his church on Peter thank about that Peter denied him three times he did not want Mary Magdalene around he went up against Paul the Vatican is a liar and a liar is a child of the devils

[@normamcgiboney9925]

You guys are a disgrace you don’t send them to rehabilitation you send them packing their crap there’s supposed to be Christ here on earth they do not get a second chance bottom line you guys are sick

[@normamcgiboney9925]

Jesus said suffer the Little children not to come to him and that is exactly what the Vatican this organized religion has done think about that The place that is supposed to be safe is the most unsafe place there is 😡👿

[@cactusqltr]

Actually, it shows how irreligious they are! Religion has nothing to do with this abomination! They use religion as a cover for their pedophilia, just as Boy Scout masters do! Pedophiles go anywhere they have access to children!

[@normamcgiboney9925]

M Muhammad It just reinforces my knowledge that that is not Jesus‘s church that is not the bride

[@smoocher]

So basically if you want unlimited access to kids, and you want the public to financially support you on a weekly basis regardless of what you do, be a priest/pastor/bishop/minister/reverend.

[@rschiwal]

You bought the propaganda. You are 5,000 times more likely to be assaulted by a public school teacher or coach.

[@smoocher]

@@rschiwal I never said school staff doesn't abuse kids. The video isn't about school staff, so my comment wasn't about school staff.

[@mst2628]

Everyone involved in the catholic church/faith that have/had knowledge of these types of things & remained silent should be prosecuted. Including those in the Vatican. They should be held to the same standards as everyone else.. being obligated to report any information of abuse to the proper authorities to be investigated.

[@brianbrady4496]

I hear you. If i could fund an army. I'd invade the Vatican and arrest everyone in there..

[@helenfong3339]

Pope John Paul II protected these inhumane scums. Cardinal Law knew about the SA in Boston. He gets promoted to the Vatican.

[@carolnahigian9518]

exactly.

[@maryannmcnair6887]

😥 this is so evil it needs to all stop

[@mhthmusicvideos]

Ahh the good old 'treatment centers' again. Also known as the 'Just Go There Until It's all Blown Over Then Come Back and Continue Perving Centers'

[@frankpaya690]

You need to be able to separate the Old testament from the New testament, Christians use the New testament but the Catholic church until the sixties, had a philosophy for parishioners at least that you didn't have the right to personally read and interpret the New testament as a text to live your life by. I don't know how much more priests in seminary are taught about what's in the text or treated like parishioners in this way, where the practice is more about memorizing words not getting into what the words actually mean to tie them together structurally speaking, as a practice to live life by as you encounter people, places, things and situations. it's largely been with Catholicism that it's a ceremonial "practice" of showing -up at specified times, not so much as a guide through Christianity principally, to live by. you don't have to be a "Catholic" to be a Christian.

[@daryjohnmizelle]

The system is sick.

[@frankpaya690]

Just look at these hypocrites at the highest levels of government, that call themselves "devout" Catholics but support abortions, without any restrictions virtually even post birth. It comes from a Time when you showed up, you memorized the rhetoric but you didn't know what any of the words meant, so it wasn't a "practice" to actually live life by, it wasn't a guide for how to respond to people, places and things and situations. it was more for "looks" it was decorative, it was ceremonial. it wasn't about being a viable practice of day-to-day life and living by Christian principles.

[@happyforever1528]

Very sick and of the old devil himself !.

[@raskltube]

those of us catholics i feel really are gonna be the last generation of catholics. my brother hasn't christened his klds in the catholic church and they attend a protestant school.... i feel so let down, seemingly the vatican views us, the flock as good as our contribution in the collection plate, its bs

[@FLo-jc7ig]

Excuse me, but you should know that there is only "ONE" "HOLY FATHER" and that is "GOD" THE FATHER"!!! I could literally throw-up because of all the times I had to address these guys as "Father"!!! Thank you JESUS for getting me out of that Church!!! ♥️🙏🏼♥️

[@tumarbongrox6074]

I guess the CATHOLIC priests say that JESUS *"SUPPOSEDLY"* never had sex according to the Bible. And even KING JAMES who authored the King James bible was a documented BI-sexual. Maybe this is why Catholic priests RAPE children and nuns?

[@irisstuck4659]

Holy fathers? More like desperately wicked

[@xildhibaanfuuqsadeofficial2678]

We have holy father which means child molester the second one is holy ghost which means holyshit....

[@martinmarasigan464]

This is so fucking true @IrisStuck

[@corneliawissing7950]

Do you think Pope John Paul 1 was murdered to enable this mess? Or am I going too far back?

[@corneliawissing7950]

@Johny Sins , One wonders, because he planned to clean out the unholy mess, from the Masons, to the finances, to everything else.

[@victormalyar9200]

@@xildhibaanfuuqsadeofficial2678 My uncle told me he can't believe a man is called father when he has no children.

[@haydenharris3059]

Why people believe that humans in fancy dress waving their hands, somehow represents creation and how it happened, is beyond belief.

[@panjandrum.conundrum]

If they did it naked, no one would believe anything.

[@haydenharris3059]

@@panjandrum.conundrum 😂

[@pooh44100]

this is why vigilante justice is making a comeback

[@lucyloo2520]

What s also baffling to me is how the Catholic parishioners don't seem to care. No uprising, no call for deeper investigations, no anger concerning their children were molested, even if it is years later. No groups formed to to hold the Catholic Church accountable. Seems they just sit there and accept what they think their god gives them.

[@ShirleyAnnPetrillo-oj7sc]

RC INDOCTRINATION on display. Aside from the Known, BUT Hidden Sex Sins of RC Clerics, it is also so very disturbing to witness the NO RESPONSE response. This Indoctrination must be at MK Ultra level of mind control programming.

[@anonUK]

What parishioners? They've left. Either they've stopped going (apart from maybe Christmas and Easter) or they've passed on. If there's an actual predator in the parish, the congregation often just disappears- they don't go to another parish, or turn Protestant, they just lose religion entirely.

[@Episcopalianacolyte]

After I was abused I left and several years later, I became a member of the Episcopal Church. I never lost faith.

[@Charity-vm4bt]

Lucy loo, there are several Catholic organizations for victims. SNAP is one. There are others. Do the research.

[@lucyloo2520]

@@Charity-vm4bt Thank you. I was not aware of SNAP. what I like is they are doing more than emotional support, they are getting the creeps put in jail.

[@moonbeam127tmiller5]

PREDATORS NEVER STOP!!!

[@stevenfobear4793]

The only way is with a bullet

[@fabsoltero578]

That’s right! They don’t change their so disgusting!

[@divinityofblackness6330]

some do. although I don't count on that. If there was ever a predator that I believe changed, it would probably be Bob Van Domelen. He heads a ministry that specializes in treating those in prison whom have had sex-related offenses. he's open about it and talks about it. I'm not saying that he HAS changed. I'm just saying that I could believe it.

[@Dustandfuzz]

If they manage to stop the desires for kids never stops. They can not be around kids at all.

[@vix_xie]

It's things like these, men like these that will push out Catholics like me from the religion and seek another one. I've been often told to condemn the sun, not the sinner... but when will the cover ups and abuse end?

[@ronbonora7872]

The abusers should be convicted and if guilty executed!

[@TheRhNegative]

They NEVER GET BETTER. Not priests, not politicians, not lay people, not criminals, NONE GET BETTER

[@reginabullock6182]

Proud of this women Thankyou

[@shellakers10]

God Bless the people who keep fighting for the innocent. Thank you for never giving up even when it seems like you're never going to win. From myself and my family, we'll always be so grateful to you . Good, eventually, does win... we just can't give up hope. There are too many victims who need all of us to believe, listen and DO SOMETHING! Thank all of you who are doing just that.

[@markbrisec3972]

Please don't mention god here.. If there was a god, at least god that the Christians believe in that is supposed to be benevolent, loving and fair, there wouldn't be a suffering innocent child being sexually exploited by the priests.. So your god, if he exists, is a piece of shit or he doesn't give a fuck...He sure as hell ain't all good..

[@augusthome9860]

@@markbrisec3972 That’s because man made god in his own image not the other way round.

[@lucyloo2520]

I appreciate your thankfulness. I don't want any blessings (whatever they are) from this so called god of yours.

[@shellakers10]

@@lucyloo2520 I hear you loud and clear. I've been right in the middle of the hate and anger for what was done to me and what was done to so many innocent children. The Catholic Church didn't protect me or anyone except for their own evil so called leaders (priests, cardinals, bishops, nuns, deacons.... anyone who had a little bit of power). I used to hate God for what was done to my brothers and I. But that was an upgrade for just refusing to believe which was easier. I just couldn't hold the hate and anger anymore. Which is NOT to say that anybody needs to look at life or God the way I do. I will 100% respect your right not to be blessed! Lol. It's pretty awful the damage these demons masquerading as "father" or "leader" have perpetrated on to thousands (likely more).

[@lucyloo2520]

@@shellakers10 Thank you for your informative and interesting reply. I am total atheist, and have been for over 45 years. It took me a long time and a lot of studying with different churches, and reading different Bible versions. People like you who are able to celebrate and learn from our differences are few and far between. I also respect your right to believe as you do.

[@fredbrooks2939]

Brothers of abuse 😤 what a cult !

[@tonyclobo]

These Cardinals, Bishops & priests needs to kicked out from the Catholic Church!

[@flyboy008]

“The Keepers” brought me here to look for more the dark side of religious. There are so much conflicts in religions, all starts from the guilts and insecurities of mankind’s. If there were a god? Why god let these priests has so much power and abusing their power on the valuable victims? And these were not just one case, it’s everywhere in the world. Do you all ever question that? I bet even “a good priest” have so much internal struggles and have dark secrets, one way or the others. Those are the ppl knows the highest secret of all, there are no god, these so called priest only care themselves. Please be kind and loving to one and others, no need to suppress, be kind and be good to yourself and others, you don’t need god to have morals.

[@pinkpugginz]

People think God gave humans free will and that's why she doesn't interfere.

[@cactusqltr]

It is the people's fault for allowing such access to their children and not rising up to handle this years ago! The classic game played on the poor by the rich that conditions the poor to submit! You should watch Spotlight on Netflix. Shows how the pedophile scandal blew up in Boston!

[@flyboy008]

@@cactusqltr thank you for the suggestion, I watched, makes me more clear what’s right and wrong and who to support

[@sandrawest2844]

@@flyboy008 these people worship a non existent God. They don't know my God, and so they can do what they want.

[@cactusqltr]

It is not God that does this, it is priests and inattentive and stupid parents!

[@billy1132]

Thank GOD in CHRIST JESUS in 1996, I left the church of rome after 24yrs after i read the bible n Came Home to JESUS n CHRIST in bible based Protestant churches!!!

[@daisystanley7103]

Billy, sadly it took 60 yrs for me to wake up with a light bulb moment and I will never ever go back to this evil system.....wake up Catholics, it's time.

[@teenherofilms]

Billy Good for you. I was never Catholic and I was never Christian. I do not believe in religion, period! What a waste of time.

[@xildhibaanfuuqsadeofficial2678]

Your god is the god of jesus not jesus worship the jesus worshiped

Shame you "came home" to any religion. As long as you belong to one of them, you're still walking in darkness.

[@shannonnic7361]

I've watched other abuse stories where the priests used the rite of confession to identify easy targets based largely on the children seeking forgiveness for their previous instances of abuse, usually by a family member... This is like extra malicious grooming... The fact that this priest from buffalo kept trying to proffer the sacraments

[@pkicng210]

Well, my Business Law professor who used to be a cop at NYC said to us in class that Buffalo is a place between purgatory and hell. If you have a bishop that lies , he is not far from hell.

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Buffalo used to be a place off the highway that I never stopped in when I could still visit my family in Canada. It's been a whole year since I was last there. Had been visiting at least once a month for the past two decades.

[@happyforever1528]

There is no such place as purgatory ,this is another invention of the Roman Pagan system to keep people in their sin and on their way to Hell , Its either Heaven or Hell , Heaven if you believe in Jesus Christ alone for your salvation , all else is Hell !.

[@paulconcadora9395]

@@happyforever1528 the place they call hell, isn't a literally place, but it's mind set, God doesn't burn people forever in fire ,that wouldn't make him very loving, [but evil], Jesus christ sacrifice says it all, justices is for the living, suffering is in life, the dead are not alive, or they wouldn't be called dead,

[@happyforever1528]

You wish !, read your Bible and get educated in the things of God ! .

[@happyforever1528]

@@paulconcadora9395 Boy are you in for a Big surprise , and I would not like to be in your shoes ! .

"IN THE RECTORY." Little Johnny's in the rectory, britches to his knees. Weeps as Father fondles him and does it with such ease. Father's caught again and sent out of town. Just another transfer, Father's been around. The people in the parish are told another lie. Father's joined the missions and had to say goodbye. How they will miss him, for they love him so. But now others need him, so they have to let him go. Another new parish where Father's welcomed in and a new little Johnny for Father once again.

[@moonbeam127tmiller5]

You did The Right Thing! You followed Your Heart, where God Lives! And I believe that is exactly where God put You at The Right Time as You said! I am talking about those who brought Justice, when it comes to timing! But I Personally feel that due to severe threats made to Most Victims; there should NEVER be any time limits! And that IS JUST A FACT!!! No one can say they know that particular person has had enough time to report it! Some such as myself, have had my entire life destroyed severely by a group of Criminals! Including lawyers ECT. Threats to the safety of my children! NO time limits! Because Exactly What Will You say when You stand before GOD ALMIGHTY! And Trust Me! HE IS REAL!

[@coraldiamond1922]

Did god give the victims a choice?

[@lucyloo2520]

@@coraldiamond1922 and they continue to believe there will be justice, because all the GODLY people can have their revenge by watching the UNGODLY burn, and cry, and plead and be in horrid pain for eternity. Then, ALL those loving GODLY people will feel redeemed. Crazy stuff!!

[@whiteshadow3289]

that woman is my hero. I wish more people has a conscience like hers. maybe one day. we can all pray

[@patsyoconner9506]

i agree she is strong and courageous led by the Spirit

[@blackice9088]

Praying is a waste of time...

[@pinkpugginz]

Pedos protecting pedos.

[@perspectivemuse6301]

100%

[@shegotbettermorale8598]

# Sad Old world of bad beliefs

[@kimgordon3695]

Exactly

[@victormalyar9200]

Probably members of NAMBLA.

[@johnbalao9582]

As a devout Catholic, I am utterly disgusted and infuriated by the atrocities committed by these criminals and their collaborators. These sex predators, disguised as priests, are nothing but evil incarnate. And the bishops, archbishops, cardinals, and even the popes who knowingly suppressed, hid, or denied the highly credible evidence of their crimes are equally culpable for the continued suffering of their victims. It is imperative that swift and severe action be taken against these monsters, and that justice is served for all those who have suffered as a result of their actions. I can only hope that those responsible will be held accountable for their crimes and that they will face the full force of the law.

[@LuzMaria95]

I agree!!!

[@rocketman48]

im really appauled by all the Irish names.Those bastards tainted us Irish.All i know is in the 50s and 60s if you had a priest,brother or nun in the family you were up there in the neighbours estimation,Thank god now the neighbour doesnt give a damn whats in your family,Great progress.

[@happyforever1528]

I remember it well , it went on way before the 50s and the 60s , they at one time used to be what is called the State Church , but they lost that title because of all the child abuse that went on , really they should have been thrown out of the country !.

[@anncostello5894]

What a REMARKABLE woman. So coragous.

[@kennedy20007]

Make no mistake, there will be accountability if not in this life then in the next . Mercy will not rob justice!

[@happyforever1528]

Hell awaits !.

[@James-po6ib]

Make no mistake Jesus will hold everybody accountable he will not be coming back for peace this time, he is about to make war aaginst all this evil

[@hellepost1439]

DarkMatter: How GOD Favors EVIL‼️

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Priestly celibacy has exacerbated this situation. Most of the Eastern Rite Catholic churches allow for married men to be ordained to the priesthood. In fact, there are limited circumstances in which married men can be ordained to the priesthood in the Western part of the church even now. Why not just drop this harmful policy altogether??

[@frankdenardo8684]

I could never be a monk or what my girlfriend said "I could not be a nun"

[@mariaadhiambo4738]

Yep like Orthodox

[@Dustandfuzz]

The bible says not to forbid a man to marry. Not everyone can live like that. But the Catholic Church does just the opposite to what the Bible says as it does in many things.

[@edbudzynski729]

I don’t understand how a priest who commits these crimes can confect the body and blood of our Lord.

[@91rummy]

its the issue with the top cadre itself, that they dont observe a person before moving a person up the ranks or even naming the person a priest.. May be even the top cadres moved to top while still abusing children and youngsters.. only thing is in old days, it never used to come out.. but now you cant hide it.. for them it seems to be so common that they dont think its serious any more.. What sense does it make to move an abusive priest to a lower cadre? Point is , its dangerous to have him around.. does not matter which position he holds..

[@karenishness1]

It goes even deeper than you first think. Psalms 82.

[@Litewiz]

The secretary lady Siobhan O'Connor has a kind compassionate heart, I hope that shes not weighed down by the burden of culpability as shes truly innocent in all this. These priests are absolutely vile and shameless, truly sociopathic they should be paraded in the streets and flogged.

[@sunnycastro1444]

All crimes should be punished, priest maniacs governments must punish too. The hell if no one takes action, I will take action n never mind if i go to jail n just play even. Tthats how angry I am. But I met good saintly priests n thats what makes me sober up my anger. Its the End of times, God will intervene. Hope, lets. Amen.

[@joywalker4918]

There's no reason for you to take action, though I was molested my whole childhood, but you need to understand your one person, what are you going to do? There are so many men and women who molest children and yes, priest, go into Priesthood and into a church just to molest, it's an easy way for them to be around small children, and that's why they do it. A lot of people just don't realise that for some reason, but this happens in every religious sector. It's not like you can kill every molester because most people have no idea when a person is a molester, and I also want to say, if this is it, which I don't think it's the end of times right now so far, my molesters haven't paid and I'm almost 50 years old now. There's literally nothing you can do as one person. You can't stop it you can help fight the cause but there's just to many of them and you wouldn't believe who some of these people are..

[@susieschilling4009]

Why are that not being put on trial and imprisoned as all other sexual predators criminals? Why are cuffs not being put on all of the criminals? Are they above the laws? I don’t get it. Jail for all sexual predator’s. The church seems be above laws.

[@sandraspengler4740]

When the office worker has a conscience and the " religious leader" only wrties about cover ups

[@KiaPi2012]

The reporter is fair minded and giving an objective account of the events

[@blackice9088]

"This is a problem of yesterday..." No, it's a continuing problem, this church needs to be completely discredited and disbanded, it deserves no respect, and no deferrance, and especially no special privelage... It's a den of thieves and pedophiles...

[@kimbrown6307]

These monsters got away with destroying innocent children's lives and anyone else would be jailed .

[@sd560]

Let priests marry, for God's sake!!! This is the Catholic church' problem like forever. This has gone on for far too long. Shameful!!! No wonder many leave the Church.

[@stephengibson4823]

Sheila D. Why aren't these "unmarried" priests not instigating "Adult" relationships? Not all abusers are single or priests.

[@Ballarateast]

People leave the church because they wake up to reality and escape the lies of religion

[@bevtaylor2856]

Getting married doesn't stop paedophiles..if all they want is sex find a grown woman. No they want children and free reign to molest/rape them

[@cactusqltr]

Them marrying will not fix the problem. The priesthood does not make them pedophiles, pedophiles come to the priesthood for access and protection.

[@Catholic1391]

School of darkness This is why all this is happening, Satan know his time is short and want to take many souls with him. She put homosexual and atheist in the church to destroy it from the inside out. They tried for many years but could not do it, so they did it from the inside out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWirmIWNidh6qZI You don't leave Jesus cause of Judah you try and fix the problems. Jesus said they will hate us , that why were always under attack. Do more research, the FBI has 50 casse of child molesters 49 was Protestants and 1 Catholic. Protestants sex abuse kzbin.info/www/bejne/i5WZgYGppsikgdk kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJu9nWydpcpqnpY kzbin.info/www/bejne/j2TEZ62tocqkeKs

[@weemaggiejiggs8832]

They are all the same...each and every one of them...l was taught by nuns and priests, the memories still haunt my dreams...and l'm 62.

[@June-tb4vi]

💔

[@yoslipshangin5348]

Yo those priest were SICK,SCK, BOLD and SHAMELESS. Their behavior was so UNBELIEVABLE.

[@walleyehunter1541]

Abusing children in Jesus name is horrible just wait until you meet God face to face!

The only true part of your comment is sadly, that of child abuse. The rest is simply myths, fables, and imaginary beings.

[@walleyehunter1541]

Tom Meadows how do you know this?

[@coraldiamond1922]

If god was real wouldn't he stop the young children from being raped in the first place?

[@stephenbutterfield5986]

Its heinous what has been going on,disgusting and that's why I lost my faith and yea I was catholic

[@catherinegillan4404]

having blind faith. . . and in return. .. you get a faith that's blind

[@hellepost1439]

DarkMatter: How GOD Favors EVIL‼️

[@edenalcantara8472]

In addendum, castration should be the final punishment.

[@davidfoote696]

Nah public hangings

[@aminaahmed3160]

I agree with you 💯

[@pinkpugginz]

It doesnt work. Sexual abuse is about power and control.

[@davidfoote696]

@@pinkpugginz they dont have either of those things when they are dead. So...

[@perspectivemuse6301]

i agree

[@red---paulvanravenswaay2247]

From the poorest to the pope, everyone must come out of the organization so it can die, all of it. Let's just all be people!! No more name calling.

[@markeadiesahd752]

R.A.P.E. Roman Abusive Priests Everywhere.

[@thegreatawakening3601]

Awful.

[@gorgana5]

At La Salette, Our Holy Mother said Priests are a sex pool of impurity, among priests there will be also bishops. I know they are humans too, but, they should leave priesthood instead of these scandals happening to Jesus's church.

[@philipseballos8892]

They let them assigned to another place so they can commit their crime again .

[@bosstweed2986]

8 billion people in the world as of 2023, can you even imagine the number bad ones! ☹

[@daddada2984]

this is one of many reasons not to be a catholic and start to be Christian... Follow Christ... not your priest.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

Ever heard of Rev. C. L. Franklin, singer Aretha Franklin's father? He was a well known Baptist minister & evangelist, who impregnated not only her own mother, but several other young girls within his congregation. It is said that he may have even fathered Aretha's oldest child when she was 14 years old. Sadly, this occurs in many other denominations & is frequently covered up. 👍🏽💯🤔😞

[@daddada2984]

@@user-mj8nf2vp7q if its covered up? Why you knew it. In other part (you called denomination) it is not organized.. perpetrators are put to justice, that is if case is filed to court.. the so called pastors are removed to office & position & went to jail. But in catholicism, it is organized, even in vatican.. Priest are just move location not put to jail.

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@daddada2984 You sound barely literate, is English your 2nd language? 👍🏽💯🤔

[@daddada2984]

@@user-mj8nf2vp7q yup, its my 2nd language. Not fluent in English grammar. Sorry my bad.

[@twalgoolan4249]

An appropriate punishment would to be to remove their tax free status (Apart from gaol time of course). By not doing to the Government is almost as complicit as the churches themselves.

[@shegotbettermorale8598]

# These people are the enemy

[@tonyclobo]

If mallone is horse whipped, & jailed. He will not have a chance to do it again.

[@edwardlopeziii4380]

These journalists are doing what the parishioners should have been doing.

[@judywyatt4790]

For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. Why think of a priest/man as a god or someone who can do no wrong. That is where the sin begins and abuse is where it ends.

[@usvet1458]

And who do you think is behind making pedo legal? You guessed it. The Catholic Church.

[@Catholic1391]

School of darkness This is why all this is happening, Satan know his time is short and want to take many souls with him. She put homosexual and atheist in the church to destroy it from the inside out. They tried for many years but could not do it so they it from the inside out. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aWirmIWNidh6qZI You don't leave cause of Judah you try and fix the problems.

[@usvet1458]

@@Catholic1391 Dear friend, the church you are clinging to is an occult. God commanded loyalty to Him and Him alone. Worshipping a RELEGION is against God. Funny how you can call on God just about anywhere. You don't need brick and mortar. Humble is what your church demands of you from a million dollar cathedral, papal throne. Shameful. God bless.

[@victormalyar9200]

And the liberals.

[@CLAYMEISTER]

How is it that the abusers are immune from civil prosecutions? The Catholic Church is preventing justice that would otherwise be rendered in a far more timely fashion from civil authorities. I am stumped.

[@jdog22121]

These monsters should be put in jail and let the inmates deal with them!! These monsters who cover up are just as guilty and worse as they allow them to keep doing it why

[@Miss.kittty]

Seems like if you're a priest your above the law. I have no doubt in my mind that's why some of these men become priests , they know they will have unlimited access to children.

[@charlenemorris6920]

They give us Preachers a bad name

[@joevasquez3434]

This is parents fault as much as it the priest. How does a parent not know to keep their kids away from strangers; even a priest ! To keep my kids/grandkids safe they have lost there right to privacy; ie: computer/internet, friends/friends families,...EVERYTHING !

[@carlawilliams5-26-27]

On the day of judgement 😳😳😳

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

Ever heard of Rev. C. L. Franklin, singer Aretha Franklin's father? He was a well known Baptist minister & evangelist, who impregnated not only her own mother, but several other young girls within his congregation. It is said that he may have even fathered Aretha's oldest child when she was but 14 years old. Sadly, this occurs in many other denominations & is frequently covered up. 👍🏽💯🤔😞

[@markeadiesahd752]

So, you are saying that other faiths are just as bad as the catholic faith. Didn’t you expect it to be better?

[@user-mj8nf2vp7q]

@@markeadiesahd752 ... Actually, I didn't.👍🏽💯🤔

[@blackice9088]

Faith is the most dishonest position you can claim...

[@bearlynmonroe]

1 Corinthians 7:8-9 I say therefore to the unmarried and widows, it is good for them if they abide even as I. But if they cannot contain, let them marry: for it is better to marry than to burn.

[@ntatemohlomi2884]

I went to Catholic boarding school, I believe it. They are a sadistic pathetic bunch these priests and nuns, and we who were placed in their care felt it. The whole institution is just rotten. SouthI'm happy and yes proud to be South African, but I don't ever feel the need to keep shouting it out or talk of defending it because it's not or seeks war with anyone.

[@IKDuru]

Geez Louis, the name of the demon is Yurugu!!!

[@andrewbarten7347]

The RCC must be destroyed.

[@rocketman48]

during the Victorian era of british rule in Ireland,a poor family who could not pay the taxs due to the crown and collected by the local man,He would get the local priest to visit the family to force them to pay up,somehow.

[@davidcopperfield-notthemag397]

The very first time sex abuse happened on earth was during the days of Noah. Noah is a person mentioned in the Bible. During his lifetime, angels from heaven came to earth and made human bodies for themselves. They did it so they could sexually and physically abuse human women. Look at the proof here: Genesis 6:1, 2, 4, 5. These rebellious abusive angels are now known as 'demons' in the Bible.

[@miriamparisian8872]

This is the most highly hypocrital denomination on earth. Too much evilness.

[@poppy4me1]

LIARS almighty god has already passed judgments on these ungodly men look up revelation 21 verse 8

[@PaulBurdo]

IT IS NECESSARY THAT OFFENSES COME, (because our response to them confirms the destiny of our soul). “Woe unto the world because of offences! for it must needs be that offences come; but woe to that man by whom the offence cometh! “ Matt 18:7.

[@1210CM]

The devil has started donning cassocks a very long time ago, fooling the whole world.

[@kimgordon3695]

Babylon the Great is falling 🌐

[@PrenticeBoy1688]

Well said.

[@happyforever1528]

O its rising up yet again , the old pope is making grounds with some Evangelicals , and our friends who cannot be mentioned , and he tells them that there is one God , but he only has different names , so they are already worshipping their own gods together under one roof , this is the up and coming one world Church , keep well away from the who*e church as it is called in the scriptures !.

[@williamjhunter5714]

There has to be a secret standing order to behave this way if goes on widespread, world wide, in great numbers and generation after generation. Order: Create broken co-dependant victims, then blame them. Tell me how God or Jesus has anything to do with large scale abuse and victimization.

[@lucyloo2520]

Maybe you ned to read your Bible again. Your god was in favor of widespread decimation of people. I often wonder how it looked after the waters of his great flood receded. Dead bloated babies rotting in the sun, bloated mangled stinking bodies strewn everywhere. Animals coming off the Ark hungry and tearing into the flesh. Just that one incident your god was quite abusive, wouldn't you say? We won't bring up Job offering his virgin daughters to a mob of men to rape over and over and over again, or all the locusts, or the many blood sacrifices he called for.