The Bishops of England and Wales have urged Catholics to keep the Fridays of May as times for Special Prayer in reparation and atonement for the crimes of sex abuse in the Catholic Church.“We invite Catholics in England and Wales to make the four Fridays in May 2010 special days of prayer. Even when we are lost for words, we can place ourselves in silent prayer. We invite Catholics on these days to come before the Blessed Sacrament in our parishes to pray to God for healing, forgiveness and a renewed dedication. We pray for all who have suffered abuse; for those who mishandled these matters and added to the suffering of those affected. From this prayer we do not exclude those who have committed these sins of abuse. They have a journey of repentance and atonement to make.
We pray also for Pope Benedict, whose wise and courageous leadership is so important for the Church at this time.”
Resources for these times of prayer have been prepared by the National Liturgy Office and can be downloaded from their website.
2 comments:
Sounds like a get out of jail free card to me.
Do whatever you like.
Say a few prayers.
Be absolved of your sins.
No... I'm sorry but the guilty need to face the courts as well as face God.
The guilty are the ones who commited these wicked and evil crimes and those who covered up this sin and still have the nerve to preach to the believers.
No.
Pray for the victims and pray that the guilty will face trial and be punished for their crimes.
And my comments aren't just aimed at the Catholic Church as we all know this wickedness stretches far and wide.
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