A new patron saint

Sister Mary MacKillop of Australia is about to become beatified by the pope.  You can read about her here.  Interestingly the CathNews article discusses that she was excommunicated (ferendæ sententiæ) in retribution for reporting a priest for child abuse while other articles clearly state that the child abuse was more specifically pedophilia.  It seems that after all that time the men who control the Catholic church are still more interested in protecting their holy and anointed fraternal order than the lives of their flock of little lambs and dumb sheep.  At least they have now given their flock a patron saint for victims of priests.

And remember: ordaining women as priests is as grave an offense as pedophilia.  You will either be excommunicated or relocated, depending on your gender.

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