Vatican sacks gay priest after highly public coming out

[Valmy]

[The Brain]

I don't expect people to throw their religion away. I do expect them to quit a job.

Priesthood is a holy sacrament, like marriage. "Quitting your job" as a priest is at least as "sinful" for a Catholic as getting divorced (or even more as priesthood is a marriage to God).

I don't doubt that they try to justify their behavior with references to Sky Santa. Doesn't change that a person who is so invested in his job that he will work for a pedophile ring is a seriously fucked up individual.

[viper37]

I don't doubt that they try to justify their behavior with references to Sky Santa. Doesn't change that a person who is so invested in his job that he will work for a pedophile ring is a seriously fucked up individual.

the Vatican was never a pedophile ring.  No more than Penn State was, no more than the other Protestant Church were.
http://clergygonewild.com/sex-abuse/34-child-abuse

There's a big difference between how the churches handled such case and giving open support and aid to pedophiles in recruiting their victimes.  There's also that in many cases, the parents never wanted to believe their child was abused by a man of God.

[The Brain]

Why would anyone give open support and aid to pedophiles?