Pope says pedophilia weakens the credibility of the Church

In a letter to the Conference of Catholic Bishops of the United States, Pope Benedict XVI on Thursday urged bishops to be united in the face of the crisis caused by the bad abuse scandals.

According to Francisco the bishops were more inclined to point fingers than to seek means of reconciliation. "

A pbadage from the text, according to" UOL ", states:

the credibility of the Church has been seriously weakened and diminished by these sins and crimes, but more so by the efforts made to deny them or

The Pontiff stresses that the Catholic community of the United States has been "shaken" and that "the faithful people of God and the mission of the Church continue to suffer enormously from the consequences of Abuse of power, conscience and badual abuse, and the manner in which they were administered. "

He adds:

We know that sins and crimes were committed and what are their repercussions on the ecclesial, social and cultural levels.

Jorge Bergoglio the situation caused" great perplexity, anxiety and confusion "among the faithful, and therefore bishops are responsible for finding a" renewed and resolute approach "within the Church.

The Pope completed:

an approach particular because it is not resolved by voluntary decrees, nor simply by the creation of new commissions or the improvement of working hours, as if we were at the head of a human resources agency