• Zoot@reddthat.com
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      0
      ·
      20 days ago

      Except it is? Wanna enlighten us about what the church does when it finds out a priest or other clergy men is found to be a pedophile? They certainly aren’t turning them into the police.

      • root@lemmy.wtf
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        0
        ·
        20 days ago

        they go to jail in the Vatican itself or Italy

        30-35 years is the max sentence in the Vatican tho, as life imprisonment was banned by Pope Francis

        • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          0
          ·
          20 days ago

          In January 2024, a Vatican Court of Appeals handed down the first-ever prison sentence for sexual abuse perpetrated on Vatican sovereign territory.

          Less than three years for this first ever case…

            • NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
              link
              fedilink
              English
              arrow-up
              0
              ·
              20 days ago

              I understand they only have jurisdiction in the Vatican, but your comment made it sound like it’s a more common thing than a one off occurrence.

              Personally, I find it pretty telling that the church didn’t take the abuse seriously until they started bleeding followers, affecting their tithes.

              • root@lemmy.wtf
                link
                fedilink
                English
                arrow-up
                0
                ·
                20 days ago

                the Church charges you? I think it heavily depends on your diocese or area but its voluntarily and doesnt literally have to be 10% of your income

                • Warl0k3@lemmy.world
                  link
                  fedilink
                  arrow-up
                  1
                  ·
                  edit-2
                  20 days ago

                  Nobody said it wasn’t voluntary, just that it was impacted by the public’s understandable disgust over the rampant pedophilia the church enabled - and once that happened, suddenly the church is mustering its response.

                  Also quit dodging the question - why present it like it’s a common thing for the church to have done, when it’s happened once?