The Vatican fought attempts to link Pope Benedict XVI to child sex abuse in a counteroffensive on Saturday against widening paedophilia scandals.
“It is clearly evident that in the past few days there are some who have sought — with a dogged focus on Regensburg and Munich — elements to personally implicate the Holy Father in questions of abuse,” spokesman Federico Lombardi said.
“It is clear that these efforts have failed,” he said on Radio Vatican.
On Friday, the pope’s former diocese of Munich confirmed a report that, as an archbishop in 1980, the pontiff approved housing for a priest who had been accused of forcing an 11-year-old boy to perform oral sex.
Six years later, the priest was given a suspended prison sentence for child sex offences. The archdiocese said he still works in Bavaria, with no known repeat violations.
The disclosure added to a growing scandal in Germany that had already come close to Pope Benedict’s brother Georg Ratzinger, a former choirmaster.
The first revelations emerged in January when an elite Jesuit school in Berlin admitted systematic sexual abuse of pupils by two priests in the 1970s and 1980s.
Among other boarding schools since implicated is one attached to the Domspatzen (“Cathedral Sparrows”), Regensburg cathedral’s thousand-year-old choir which was run for 30 years by the pope’s older brother.
Ratzinger, 86, said on Tuesday that the alleged sexual abuse in the 1950s and 1960s — before his time — was “never discussed”.
In an interview with German magazine Der Spiegel a former choirboy Thomas Mayer said he was raped by older boys at a time when Ratzinger ran the choir.
He also said Ratzinger had violent fits of outrage during rehearsals….
http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Vatican_fights_to_distance_Pope_fro_03132010.html
Hahaha. This a funny site.
Europes`and Americas’ catholic population will never even accept a Latino Pope so you can forget abt a black one.
FYI – all the popes were white. Black people only discovered God after slaves were taken to America. Duh.
Hahaha
You mean Black peope discovered the nature of God after Irish kids, Australian kids, Canadian kids, German kids, American children were raped by Pope Benedict, Pope John Paul I and Pope John Paul II.
Your Priests, your Bishops your Popes and your God are all a bunch of Child Molesters.
You need Africans to come in and clean up the stinking mess…. cause European catholics are the least in number world wide, and the Americas is a Black continent the last time I check.
Africans will run your pope and god away to a Peadophilia club…and sweep away all child molesters! Your time is UP!!!
Well, I wont defend the Catholic church. They are pretty screwed up.
But its all about politics man.
I am quater Latino and since most catholics are latin people it would be logical to have a Latino pope. But that wont happen.
A black pope would just be an insult to all catholics, so thats unlikely to happen either.
You are a pretty confused fellow. You are confused about your identitiy…quarter latino (quaterback) what is that? And what is composed of your other three quarters? Lunacy? Imbelicity? You are one quarter latino and three quarters imbecile. And why do I say so?
Cause you have no idea of the percentage of church congregations world wide. Africa leads, Latin America follows; then Asia, the Europa and Americas. Secondly, the church was an African creation. Go study about St Augustine; St Hippo; St Cyprian. All the early fathers of the church were Africans.
And Africa already gave the world three popes: Pope St Victor I (ca186-198), Pope St Miltiades (311-14), and Pope St Gelasius (492-496)-were Africans. They were the black popes of the early church. Now you see why I address you as an imbecile?
How many latino popes have you ever had?
Jahdey
Well, although Im white my maternal grandmother is from Cuba. She looks white though but is technically of Latino descent.
I take it you are insulting me for dissing Africans. That was not my intention.
I agree that a few popes were born in Roman provinces of Africa, so by that definition I guess there have been African popes.
However if you actually read the article above, the writer spoke abt the possibility of a BLACK POPE. The African popes u mentioned were white guys born in Africa. Nothing new there, as there are lots of whites living in Africa today who are also considered to be Africans. Hell, even Cleopatra was born in Africa, yet the Ptolemy family is of unspoilt Macedonian descent. Are u calling Cleopatra BLACK ? (LOL)
Unfortunately people see color. That is also why we wont have a Latino looking pope. The average white guy cant worship a “Mexican“. And BLACKS are even lower down the ladder than latinos. That Mr Jahdey is a sad fact of the world we live in.
Those popes Pope St Victor I (ca186-198), Pope St Miltiades (311-14), and Pope St Gelasius (492-496) were black Africans, living in Africa, otherwise I would not have provided you with their names. That is why I called you three-quarter imbecile. If you are “Latino”, you are Blackman in denial. There is no Latino race.
But, since you say those Black Popes were actually pale Euros then provide me some citations about their pale origins. Which European country were their ancestors from originally? What tribe in Europe? If you cannot do so, then you need not respond back. Thanks.
The only sad fact I see around here Mr. David, is that you and your church have been worshipping the Black Jesus, and the Black Mother Mariam of TaMeri, without realizing whom you have been bowing down to.
Jesus is an undiluted Black African from Ta Seti! Out of Egypt I have called my son. That is why the pink-white romans killed him. Like they killed Martin Luther King. But their spirits live to fight on!
The time is up now, and Osa (Osir), the perfect Black and his Queen Isis, arise to chase out perfidy and peadophilia from the temple. The original Black Priest of Kemit who brought you this version of Christianity are set to take it back.
You have a Black Obama, you need a Black Pope to counsel him. For real.
Then u are dillusional Mr Jahdey. Those popes were white Romans, probably from patrician families who were governing the province of Africa on behalf of the Julio-Claudio ruling family. Remember that North Africa was just a part of the Middle East and mediterranean Europe in those days. Black people were foreign to North Africa and were endemic just to the jungles in the south. The only BLACKS in North Africa were Numidian slaves who served the Gypos.
Maybe your historical information comes from BLACK African historians, who only learnt how to read and write in 1970.
I think that Jesus may have been Arab or mullato, but not BLACK. He certainly wasnt white, as Jews are not part of the white race.
President Obama is as much white as he is BLACK, the last time I checked.
Quarter-back David Harrid boldly states:
“..The only BLACKS in North Africa were Numidian slaves who served the Gypos…”
Jahdey responds:
St Augustine one of the early fathers of the Roman Catholic Church, who established its theology, liturgy and rituals was a Black Numidian from Algeria… now how about that. That is why I call you an imbecile, an imbecile and a foolish bwoy.
Quartered David, this is why I keep calling you an imbecile, an imbecile, and a foolish boy :
Pope St Victor I (ca186-198):
The “Liber Pontificalis” makes him a native of Africa and gives his father the name of Felix. per Catholic Encyclopedia, http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15408a.htm
St. Pope St. Victor I speaks:
“As the African chief priest of Rome, I was the first Pope to introduce in the liturgy, church wide. I settled the imbroglio over the day of celebration for the resurrection of Our Lord (Easter)….I condemned the Montanists, and the Gnostic Florentinus, the Roman priests. I excommunicated from the Latin Rite church, Polycrator of Ephesus. I condemned Theodotus of Byzantium Monarchian, martyred under Septimus, 28 July.” See: http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6961
Some Historical Facts About the African Church:
Out of Egypt I called my son.”(Hosea 11:1, Matthew 2:13-15). God had reason to do so! Did you know the traditions In that:
Kemetian Kenites taught the Israelites about Yahweh? (See Jewish Encyclopedia).
African Pharaoh Akhenaton intuited,”There is One God!” Thereafter, Jesus’ tribal ancestors through Jacob came to Egypt.
Raised in Africa (Egypt)until 6/7 years of age, Jesus learned African language, thought, writing, mores, and folkways.
The Ethiopian Church still points to where the Holy Family rested and lived, escaping Herod.
Just before the Crucifixion, infirmed King Abgar the Black asked Jesus to visit? Christ couldn’t go. He sent 40 disciples. The Orthodox branch knows their names. Jude Thaddeus Lebbeus, Yeshua’s(Jesus’)cousin went, healing the king.
Yeshua’s Kemet(Egypt’s old name)experience precipitated the African Desert Fathers’ and Mothers’ monastery/convent movement Here, we learn some of their names.
The Black Ethiopian Eunuch, Queen Candace’s treasurer (See Acts 8:26-39) converted by Apostle Phillip, evangelized as a disciple.
Roman Emperor Constantine wrote a special communication to the powerful African Bishops during the First Nicean Council.
An African Bishop of Rome, St. Victor I, mandated Latin as the Church language in the West.
At least five Apostles and disciples ministered in Africa, including Jude Thaddeus Lebbeus and Matthew Peter established a Babylon, Egypt Church prior to Antioch. Philip ministered in Queen Candace’s court. That Mark (Gospel of Mark) and secretary to Peter and Paul was African.
See: http://www.booklocker.com/books/3088.html
OK, lets agree to disagree.
I think it is commendable that u are looking for BLACK role models, however debatable it may be.
As soon as I have credible references to support the European ancestry of these popes I will send a post. Personally I dont have a problem with a BLACK pope, especially if he clean up the mess in the catholic church. But, once again, what are the chances of that?
@ Dave Harris.
I was pleasantly surprised to learn that there actually were African popes. This is not surprising as there are a number of talented Africans (mostly in South Africa) that are carrying the torch for Africa.
However, as a South African, I would just like to educate you about the difference between a true African (like myself) and congoloids. I think that many congoloids were enslaved in the Congo and taken to North Africa to work for the Egyptians or Tunisians who were of Macedonian and Phoenician descent respectively.
Said Roman-African popes were in a similar situation then as we true South Africans are now.
So, I believe that the Roman-African popes should not be confused with congoloids, Jews or Latinos etc..
^^LoL…A black arse Indo-Paki Kalacha slave living in Azania via Somalia, now wanna claim he is Zulu. Pathetic!
And you are surprised about the Black African popes? Well, you just got schooled darkie, you just got schooled. BTW, how many Black-arse Kalacha men have been popes of the Catholic or the Hindus religion? You just got schooled, fool.
Welcome to Rasta Livewire..we shock and burn!