MACSAS PRESS RELEASE
11th February
2013
Resignation of
Pope Benedict XVI
Today Pope Benedict XVI
announced his resignation as leader of the Catholic Church citing failing
health.
MACSAS waits to see if the new
leader of the Catholic Church will acknowledge the many thousands of victims of
sexual abuse perpetrated within the Catholic Church in the UK, including those
sexually abused as children and those sexually abused /exploited as adults, the
tens of thousands victim across Europe and the hundreds of thousands of victims
worldwide.
MACSAS waits to see if the new
leader will direct the Cardinals and Archbishops around the world and within
the UK to engage in open and honest processes of Truth and Reconciliation and
Restorative Justice for victims and survivors who have waited decades for the
harm caused to them to be acknowledged.
MACSAS waits and hopes for a
profound transformation in the discourse and response from within the Vatican
to the abuse of children and adults by clergy and religious leaders; one that
uncovers and brings into the light all that has so far been kept secret; a
discourse that speaks of truth and reconciliation rather than denial,
distortion of truth and dysfunction.
All inquiries can be made to
Anne Lawrence on 07939574368; Margaret
Kennedy on 00353 (0) 868786937 or through the MACSAS email macsas1@hotmail.com
See also http://www.eamonnoneill.com/ray-moutons-statement-on-the-resignation-of-pope-benedict/
See also http://www.eamonnoneill.com/ray-moutons-statement-on-the-resignation-of-pope-benedict/
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