JOSH RANTS

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MEXICAN CHURCH ACCUSED OF MASS SEX ABUSE COVER-UP

 

by Joseph Pelletier  •  ChurchMilitant.com  •  

 

Several priests and laymen claim the archbishop protected cleric who allegedly abused around 100 children

 

OAXACA, Mexico (ChurchMilitant.com) - A Mexican archbishop is being accused of protecting a priest many claim abused up to 100 children.

 

In a press conference held Tuesday, multiple priests and activists charged José Luis Chávez Botello, the archbishop of Antequere-Oaxaca, with intentionally concealing sexual abuse reportedly perpetrated by a diocesan priest.

 

Several speakers at the conference, which was held by the Oaxaca Children's Forum, claim the Rev. Gerardo Silvestre Hernández molested "more than 100 victims," with thefirst instance of abuse occurring nearly a decade ago. 

 

"In 2006, Gerardo Silvestre abused a nine-year-old boy during a six-month internship," asserted Alejandro de Jesus from the Oaxaca Children's Forum. This occurred, de Jesus continued, while Silvestre was serving the San Pablo Huitzo parish in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. 

 

Since the initial alleged abuse, Fr. Silvestre has served in various parishes throughout Oaxaca. He is currently behind bars pending trial after the Oaxaca attorney general's office accused him in 2013 of pederasty involving two indigenous minors. 

 

Fr. Gerardo Silvestre Hernández 

 

At the conference, the mother of one of the alleged victims read a letter addressed to Pope Francis, scheduled to visit the country next month, pleading for justice and the assurance that "this doesn't happen again."        

 

The Oaxaca Children's Forum is seeking reparation for the molestations and sanctions on those "indirectly" involved with the abuse, whom it accuses of "protecting the victimizers instead of safeguarding the victims." The forum also directly charged Abp. Chávez with withholding evidence of the abuse from the Vatican. 

 

One of the speakers was Fr. Apolonio Merino Hernández, who testified he had been transferred by the archdiocese to a remote parish after speaking out about the abuses. Others corroborated Merino's statements, claiming Church authorities blatantly refused to meet with any of the purported victims despite the priest's efforts.   

 

Father Merino stated the archdiocese blackmailed him last year, threatening to suspend his faculties and to reveal that he himself had fathered multiple children. In an interview Tuesday, Fr. Merino admitted the allegations against him are true and that he did in fact have a family, but he explained that he decided to expose the abuses regardless of his secrets. Father Merino additionally claimed the archdiocese offered him a bribe of 8,000 pesos to remain silent.

 

The priest's faculties were suspended in August last year.

 

In the same interview, Fr. Merino explained that celibacy among Mexican priests is a massive issue and that "most priests" in Oaxaca have children. The numbers of clergy with families, he says, run as high as 70 percent out of the 124 priests in Oaxaca. 

 

The archdiocese of Oaxaca has not publicly spoken on the allegations against Abp. Chávez.  

 

 

 

 

Edited March 6, 2016 by Guest

[ruso]

According to the old Spanish laws, all were citizens and all fought for Spain, there were black conquistadors grade captain. 

http://images.sodahead.com/polls/002853851/5121648406_Albert_Eckhout___Dom_Miguel_de_Castro_answer_1_xlarge.png

There were attacks, in which British were arrested for black soldiers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_for_the_R%C3%ADo_San_Juan_de_Nicaragua

A disgrace in those years, be defeated by a few blacks and a girl  

 

Edited March 6, 2016 by ruso

[Guest]

[Guest]

On 3/3/2016 5:01:52, BarbaraTherese said:

Thank you for the nudge, Josh.  Found the article here http://triblive.com/state/pennsylvania/10063664-74/grand-jury-attorney

 

 

 

No problem.

[ruso]

Menudo payaso el tipo este.

[Guest]

https://youtu.be/lAH9KuNcaqc

Edited March 6, 2016 by Guest

[Peace]

I don't know if there should be any. There just aren't that many African American Catholics to start off with, and I don't think there are many bishops either.

[Guest]

[Guest]

Interesting.

[BarbTherese]

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Edited March 6, 2016 by BarbaraTherese

[Guest]

I seen too much to drink them two cups

Can’t lean on the lean already way too screwed up

 

https://youtu.be/I58ML_e_RCc

Edited March 6, 2016 by Guest

[Nihil Obstat]

22 minutes ago, BarbaraTherese said:

Catholic Culture site review: The Remnant

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[Papist]

In Africa. 

[Peace]

22 minutes ago, Papist said:

In Africa. 

I wasn't aware that there were any African American Cardinals presently assigned to Africa. Who is it that you have in mind?

[Papist]

5 hours ago, Peace said:

I wasn't aware that there were any African American Cardinals presently assigned to Africa. Who is it that you have in mind?

The term African-American is interchangeable with black person. It is to identify a person by his/her skin color. It has nothing to do with being an American.  

[Gabriela]

12 minutes ago, Papist said:

The term African-American is interchangeable with black person. It is to identify a person by his/her skin color. It has nothing to do with being an American.  

I'd like to hear what the black-Africans-on-the-African-continent-that-is-not-America-nor-anywhere-near-America would have to say to this.

Edited March 6, 2016 by Gabriela

[Nihil Obstat]

11 minutes ago, Papist said:

The term African-American is interchangeable with black person. It is to identify a person by his/her skin color. It has nothing to do with being an American.  

The whole world is American. QED!!

[Papist]

7 minutes ago, Gabriela said:

I'd like to hear what the black-Africans-on-the-African-continent-that-is-not-America-nor-anywhere-near-America would have to say to this.

Did not know the term African-American was used outside of the U.S.  That is interesting, 

8 minutes ago, Nihil Obstat said:

The whole world is American. QED!!

Really?

[PhuturePriest]

It's racism to choose someone simply because of their color.

We need holy cardinals. Not white cardinals, black cardinals, Asian cardinals, etc. Holy ones with talent in pastoral care and a spine to go with it. It's not the Pope's job to choose clergy based on their skin color. It's based on their skills and holiness. Color shouldn't even be considered, and the author of this article inherently assumes it is since she takes issue with their whiteness. But she perpetuates the problem by saying there needs to be one who is black. How is it not racist to choose someone regardless of talent and holiness simply because they are black? That's just as bad as choosing someone regardless of his talent or holiness simply because he's white. The Holy Father shouldn't be pressured into choosing someone simply because of his color.

It's political correct nonsense like this that fuels the Trump frenzy going on right now. Just because all of the new selections are white doesn't mean they were chosen because they were white. That in itself is a prejudiced assumption about the Holy Father. Why is it crazy to say that maybe His Holiness didn't consider their color at all and simply chose based off character? He clearly has no issue with black people, as he appointed Cardinal Sarah as prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship.

[Peace]

1 hour ago, Papist said:

The term African-American is interchangeable with black person. It is to identify a person by his/her skin color. It has nothing to do with being an American.  

No, it is not. The term African American refers to a specific ethnic group. Not all people with black skin who live in the USA are African Americans (many people of Southern Indian descent being one of the more obvious examples). And many African Americans have skin that is lighter than Asians, for example. A good friend of mine has skin that is white, but who is African American. Were you not aware of these things?

1 hour ago, Nihil Obstat said:

The whole world is American. QED!!

LOL. The whole human race is African, even though many deny it.