Translated from the original German with Google translate
The non-controversial within the church Jesuit Klaus Mertes gets in a few days in the Archdiocese of Vienna as part of the event "Acts 2010" an opportunity to perform and may Keynote presentation on "But you shall receive the Holy Spirit" force hold one. Father Mertes had in recent months back to strange statements provided medially. So he said to Pope Benedict in an interview: "I have great respect for Benedict XVI." Because he question of abuse not afraid of the truth has been in love. I wish him that he criticized the church even more can discover the church. " Then the Jesuit claimed that the Pope "hard of hearing it," is that God by the "secular world" to the Church talk. End of January 2010, he had arranged with statements on homosexuality for attention. In connection with the abuse scandal at its own Berlin Canisius College, which was the current abuse scandal in the church to roll, had Mertes criticized the way the Catholic Church and homosexuality, and then said: "The church suffers from homophobia homosexuality is concealed clerics.. with this tendency are not sure whether they are accepted by an honest dealing with their s@x life. " Mertes is also very critical to the establishment of the Working Group Committed Catholics in the Union "Arbeitskreis Engagierter Katholiken". It was incomprehensible to him how a Catholic in the CDU, "the Catholic" in sectarian political and public anger Sharpening ever could, Mertes wrote in an article for the Berliner Tagesspiegel. His opinion does not correspond to the spirit of C in the CDU, the journalist and rector of the Jesuit Gymnasium Berlin Canisius College. The Jesuit priest is a son of the CDU politician and Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Alois Mertes (1921-1985). The meeting will be held on 14 to 16 October in St. Stephen's place. Link (here) to KathNet. Hat Tip to Tancred (here) |
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Jesuit Director Of Berlin Canisius College In The Center Of Abuse Scandel In Germany Criticizes The Holy Father
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Religion should be God centered and not Pope centered.
the best defense is a good offense
I can't help but wonder how Job or Christ would act in a similar situation.
Offense? I would doubt that.
I'm sure that they would recognize two components to this - the worldly and the spiritual. And while many would casually blame "evil" - that underestimates how well "evil" is used by God.
So with "offense" you have to ask yourself: "Who am I really fighting?".
Somehow, I interpreted Joseph's comments as the Jesuits - who rarely side with the Pope in the modern era, was saying that the best defense for the Jesuits is to put the blame on the Pope. Or did I interpret this wrong?
Meanwhile, I am sure the Pope agrees with you TonyD - God is the center. The Pope is Peter, not God.
How would Job or Christ act? - I think in some ways, they'd act like the Pope - begging God for mercy and calling us all to God.
Fr. Mertes is under a high level of scrutiny by his own order, the local bishops, the laity and the Vatican.
Over two hundred students have leveled charges with merit against the Society in Germany. So calling the the Holy Father or the "Church" homophobic, is the good offense in the best defense.
Joseph how wrong you are.
In his words and deeds, Fr. Mertes, the son of an extremely respected German diplomat and political figure, has been exemplary in overcoming the abuse crisis.
His first step was to have outsiders thoroughly investigate the charges, and to issue a public report on what had happened. No coverup.
The German Jesuits, rather than fight to defend themselves from lawsuits and use the statutes of limitations to escape being held accountable, have, of their own accord, paid each and every victim of sexual abuse by members of their order a more than just symbolic compensation ($6800).
Thou shall not bear false witness; I trust you'll mention this slander in the confessional.
"...Fr. Mertes, the son of an extremely respected German diplomat and political figure.."
How does this make him a good Catholic?
"His first step was to have outsiders thoroughly investigate the charges, and to issue a public report on what had happened. No coverup."
Wait. Didn't some of the crimes take place while he was Director? If so, why didn't he discover them himself? If not, when did they stop and who stopped them?
"The German Jesuits... have, of their own accord, paid each and every victim of sexual abuse by members of their order a more than just symbolic compensation ($6800)."
Wow. Minors who are abused (or raped?) by Jesuits receive 'more than just' compensation'. Great deal in these hard times. Are enrollments up?
Do you think the Vatican is homophobic too?
I don't know that abuse took place while he was rector, but I do know that even if a principal wants to, he'll almost never hear about all hanky panky going on, and even if he is told, he'll very rarely be told by people willing to go public about it so that he can act on it.
Sexual relations outside of marriage, and especially sexual abuse, are things that take place in the shadows. Even good men have bad things be done by their underlings.
You miss the point. The Jesuits went out of their way to compensate victims, even though they didn't have to, something that has almost never happened. I hope you're not criticizing them for not doing so out of an ulterior motive.
I happen to think that a certain reticence towards homosexuality (homophobia in the liberal lexicon) is wholly understandable.
Fr. Mertes' point, if I understand it correctly, is that the Catholic Church has many, many, gay priests, both celibate and otherwise, whose sexuality were either known to church authorities when they entered the priesthood, or "unknown" in the sense of don't ask don't tell.
If all the gay priests would leave the church overnight, the church would collapse, there are that many gay priests. I don't think it's honest for the church on the one hand to preach that gays are "disordered," and, on other hand, to accept them as long as they work for much less than straights, as they often do, having no families.
Promises were made to the homosexuals who were let in on a wink and a nod, and only bastards of employers cut their employees who have worked for them in good faith loose when they are no longer convenient.
Let me ask you this: do you think the church has obligations to homosexuals in the clergy who joined the clergy in good faith, and have faithfully worked for the church, often for decades, whether or not the church has since changed its policies?
Gays have been in the clergy for generations, not only since the 60s.
"I don't know that abuse took place while he was rector..."
He does; thus he should clarify unless he learned it through someone's confession or is spiritually bound by confidentiality.
"If all the gay priests would leave the church overnight, the church would collapse..."
No it would not. It can't collapse because Jesus Christ is God and subsists in the Church, and has promised as much, whether you believe all this or not.
If practicing gays left or absolutely reformed, the church would benefit tremendously. If they can't reform, they should leave or showed the way out.
Non practicing gays should be allowed to stay provided they do not indulge in or promote homosexual behavior in any way. Otherwise, they should be asked to leave too.
"..only bastards of employers cut their employees who have worked for them in good faith loose when they are no longer convenient."
Priests are not primarily employees. Their duty is first and foremost to God and the Church. If they entered as practicing homosexuals, or with that intent, then they deceived the Church. If so, the Church is obligated only by mercy.
If practicing homosexuality was not among their intentions, and they somehow fell, then it's another question. They should be helped, provided they recognize the sin and repent, but kept away from all those they could harm.
"Priests are not primarily employees. Their duty is first and foremost to God and the Church. If they entered as practicing homosexuals, or with that intent, then they deceived the Church. If so, the Church is obligated only by mercy. "
I never said they were primarily employees. Nevertheless, they did work, and do have a legitimate expectation of compensation.
The issue is that in some places, practicing homosexuals were knowingly admitted into the clergy. They hardly practiced a deception on the church.
Another problem area is associated with “groups” that take action. The problem is in determining appropriate lessons for members of the group. This problem is alleviated, though not solved, by adherence to the “golden rule”. The golden rule tells us to respect our neighbors values and to try to let them live their values as much as possible – this helps God identify the proper lesson for each person and each group. If conformity is forced on a group, then their thoughts and actions no longer reflect the work needed by their soul. That makes it difficult to plan the sequence of lessons and sequence of possible outcomes for an individual in order to plan the future of our existence.
"The issue is that in some places, practicing homosexuals were knowingly admitted into the clergy. They hardly practiced a deception on the church."
The fact that 2 or more individuals conspired against the Church is an even more formidable case of deception.
Father Mertes and his kind are an enormous part of the problem. When you pull the plug on homosexual enablers like Mertes, you're going to start pulling the plug on the abuse, especially the liturgical abuse and disobedience of the Pope and the Church's teachings.
Some people call Mertes and his ilk, "courageous", I'd call them hypocrites.
Mertes could very easily join millions of different homo-friendly sects, or start one of his own.
How long will these frauds who sit on the Church-tax, enjoy almost impeccable reputations continue to be permitted to destroy the Church?
Thanks for the link, again.
Tancred,
Unless I am extremely mistaken, many orders in Germany do not see one penny of the church tax, which goes straight to the local bishop.
I strongly suspect that if the Jesuits receive church taxes, it is in payment for their services to the church, if at all.
I would be extremely surprised if the school Fr. Mertes runs was not self-financing.
Do you have any proof that Fr. Mertes gets church taxes?
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