Dante's Circle of Hell

Yet another chapter on the Catholic Church saga.

The Raw Story's Inquisition 2005: The Vatican's bold new witch hunt, links the Philadelphia Church abuse scandal and the Pope's expected gay ban, describing similar actions of then Cardinal Ratzinger to protect a leader of Catholic youth charged with molesting dozens of the young men under his tutelage some years back. Sound familar?

Another excellent article in Political Soundoff, by Mel Seesholtz, Ph.D., Philadelphia Inquirer Blows Open Another Catholic Sexual Coverup, correctly points out that "Pope Benedict XVI’s widely publicized—and strategically timed plan to purge seminaries of gays is a transparent attempt to shift blame from the corrupt, immoral Church to 'homosexuals.' The facts about pedophilia and homosexuality in no way support the pope’s initiative."

Dr. Seesholtz is right on target: "Dante reserved the lowest circle of hell—the circle of treachery—for those who violated trust. He placed quite a few priests, church leaders, and popes there. They’ll be getting lots of company . . ."