News Flash: Catholics Still Facing Sex Abuse
by Bryce Martin

A headline worth examining:

Pope Prays for Healing in Sex Abuse Scandal

The current visit by the current pope has brought the expected. But to refer to the years and years of sexual predator priests plying their lewd and cruel vices on young boys as the "sex abuse scandal" is grossly misleading. The term connotes an actual event took place and we are now moving beyond it.

Does anyone actually think it's over? The causes and conveniences that created the situations are still in place. All that's changed is that the perpetrators know now to be more careful in not getting caught and catholic officials are now better armed in ways of concealing and covering up such offenses. The situation is worse now than ever for rising victims.

As crimes go, this case is long from being closed.

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