If you claim to represent God, but refuse to live by His moral laws, please leave the church and stop lying to everyone! Enough. This story is both heartbreaking and disturbing, but darkness must be exposed, and wicked men must finally be held accountable. Those who commit or condone evil have again given Jesus a black eye.
Tragically, the Roman Catholic Church has known all about it: decades of sexual abuse and yet, they covered-up extensive abuse by its leaders – abuse that has robbed children of their innocence, further tarnished the church’s image, and destroyed countless thousands of lives. This is a gut-wrenching and sickening story.
First, some headlines:
- A History of Cover-ups in Boston Archdiocese
- Church Allowed Abuse by Priests for Years
- Gay Sex, Booze Scandal, Shakes Boston Seminary
- Scores of Priests Involved in Sex Abuse Scandals
- Report details sexual abuse by over 300 priests in PA’s Catholic Church
- ‘Predator Priests’ Named In PA Grand Jury Sex Abuse Report
- Priests molested 1,000 children in Pennsylvania, report says
Our purpose as Christians is to know and obey God, to make disciples and make Him known by preaching the gospel, and to be light in the world – essentially to transform culture. The Catholic Church however, has again cast a thick, dark veil over the cross of Christ and the truth of His resurrection.
In a report 900 pages long, a grand jury in Pennsylvania alleges over 300 priests abused more than one thousand children. Predators guilty of criminal conduct were never brought to justice even in some cases going back seventy years. Many priests have died, others retired, but none will escape the justice of a holy God whom they have mocked.
…Sixteen years ago after one of many Roman Catholic Church scandals, Pope John Paul II said:
“The abuse of the young is a grave symptom of a crisis affecting not only the church but society as a whole.”
Where is the accountability? You may remember the 2015 movie “Spotlight” took home the best picture Oscar for its drama about the Boston Globe investigation of the Roman Catholic Church covering up sexual abuse by multiple clergy.
To be sure, abuse occurs worldwide by all kinds of people because the heart of man is sick (Jeremiah 17:9). But evil is even more horrific when committed by those in positions of authority who should know better.
…There is a righteous God that will judge the living and the dead. Yes, He is loving, forgiving, and patient, but He is also holding back His wrath. And one day God will unleash His justice and vengeance.
Are you seeking the approval of God or man? Yes, it does matter. Stop conforming to this world!
The Apostle Peter wrote:
“…it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God; and if it begins with us first, what will be the outcome for those who do not obey the gospel of God? 1 Peter 4:17
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