BREAKING: Pope To Apologize For Sex-Abuse Cover-Up Scandal

(The Independent) - Vatican sources said the Pope considers the jamboree with the priests in June an appropriate occasion for him to lead the whole church in a "Day of Request for Pardon" of the victims and their families for the wrong done by a small percentage of priests in abusing children and minors in many countries, and the wrong done by bishops in covering up that abuse or protecting the predators.
The meeting would be appropriate for a day of fasting as well as penance, they say. On the papal flight last week-end Benedict made a second allusion to the abuse scandal, and its devastating effect on the moral authority of the church and its pastors, describing the church as the body of Jesus Christ "wounded by our sins".
The respected Vatican watcher added: "It is clear that Benedict has been reflecting and seeking to understand the abuse scandal with the eyes of faith. He seems to be developing a theological and spiritual frame for reading and dealing with this shameful and humbling reality in the life of the church in the 21st century and discerning an exit strategy from it."

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THE CATHOLIC KNIGHT: I think this is the right thing to do, along with a clear Vatican mandate on how to deal with this problem in the future. However, to be quite honest, I don't believe any act by this pope, no matter how sincere and reforming, will be enough to satisfy those blood thirsty Goebbels in the mainstream news media.