Catholic Church documents re. pedophilia are finally being released

and they point fingers at many priests -- and at Cardinal Mahony of the Los Angeles archdiocese.  Read the following article for more info.:

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/22/records-detail-cardinals-failings-in-abuse-scandal/?hpt=hp_c1

EXCERPT:  Newly released church documents show the behind-the-scenes machinations of top officials within the Los Angeles archdiocese making decisions on how to deal with pedophile priests, hindering police investigations and saying, in private, something completely different than what they said in public.

The new HBO documentary about deaf boys who were molested for many years by Fr. Lawrence Murphy in a Wisconsin school for the deaf is called "Mea Maxima Culpa."  It is heart-rending to see the now grown men tell their stories in sign language of how they were molested by Murphy, and were unable to tell their parents because their parents didn't know sign language. These men were the ones who first raised the sexual abuse issue in the Church and were ignored by Church officials until they went public with their accusations. 

Another documentary that tells about other pedophilic priests is entitled "Deliver Us from Evil," now available on Netflix.  Both of these documentaries are highly recommended if you want to know more about how the Catholic Church has hidden voluminous knowledge about pedophilic priests from the public -- and from the parishioners whose children were being abused.  Information is now coming out in a deluge about how this has taken place in Catholic churches all over the world. 

It is now being acknowledged by priests tasked with counseling members of the priesthood that at least 50 percent of priests are sexually active, despite their vows of celibacy. One favorite priest of Pope John Paul II was Fr. Marciel Maciel, a much-heralded and revered "holy man," especially close to the Pope.  It turns out he was one of the most outrageous of sexual deviates, often abusing young boys -- and has had several mistresses and is the father of several children. He was protected by Pope John Paul, by Pope Benedict, and by Cardinal Soldano (who many expect to be the next Pope).  The rock has been turned over, revealing an ugly, sinister underside in the Church. The story that is being revealed is entangling the reputations of popes, cardinals, and so-called "holy men" all the way down the line in the Catholic Church hierarchy.

One has to wonder if the resignation of Pope Benedict is not really being prompted by ill health but by something more sinister that is threatening to be revealed.