Catholic Sexual Abuse Scandal Update

     Is anyone else exhausted with the endless barrage of new stories about the Vatican and Pope Benedict Ratzinger being involved in the mishandling of sexual abuse perpetrated by priest pedophiles?  How many tsunamis of victims must come forward before people in the pews start demanding their leaders' resignations and some real change?  While I'm exhausted, I will continue to pass on the news.  This story can not be allowed to die, as long as children continue to be raped in the name of the Catholic god.

     Here are some of the the stories coming out of today's news concerning the Roman Catholic Church priest-perpetrated and hierarchy-concealed sexual abuse of minors:

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  The Vatican claims that the news reports tying the pope to the mishandling of sexual abuse cases are a hate campaign run by gay rights and women's rights advocates.  Of course, blame the gays and blame the women.  You've been doing this since the book of Genesis, and millennia later, we girls and gays are still here and we're still in your church.  Sing a new song, and not "I Can Change."  Show us the change.  Hate campaign?  That's projection if I've ever heard it.
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  Roseanne Barr questions whether as many girls are being sexually abused in the church and chastises Catholic parents saying Taking your kid where you know sex offenders hang out is inexcusable!!!" 
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  Some (at least partial) honesty from a bishop: Bishop Georg Mueller of Norway admits to having sexually abused an altar boy.
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  The abuse scandal at the Vatican is putting major strain on the ancient ways of Vatican operation.
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  Remember Cardinal Levada, who came to Pope Ben's rescue?  Here's a spread in the New York Times about how deep he was into legal troubles for his reshuffling and enabling of pedophile-priests, until Pope Ben lifted him from his troubles and deposited him in the safety and "diplomatic" immunity of the Vatican.
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  More on the Minnesota  priest accused of raping two girls and how he escaped to India where he is working with access to children.   Rev. Joseph Palanivel Jeyapaul, 55, has never faced the criminal charges in the United States and says he will return to the U.S. for trial if extradited.
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  Lutheran theology professor John Stephenson comes to Pope Benedict's rescue.
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  Protest at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on Easter Sunday by gay rights advocates. Video below.