Saturday, August 17, 2019

IN the NEWS - Chile Rocked

Ye have wearied the LORD with your words.
Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him?
When ye say,
Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of the LORD,
and he delighteth in them;
Malachi 2:7
 
"An internal investigation by Jesuits in Chile revealed that Jesuit priest Renato Poblete had committed over 50 years of sexual and emotional abuse of women and girls as young as three years old.
Rev. Renato Poblete, S.J. was the chaplain of the Hogar de Cristo (Spanish for “Christ’s Home”).

One of the victims was a nun, who accused Poblete of assaulting her in a confessional.
Poblete is accused of using his authority as a priest and charity executive to compel his victims into sexual situations. “Without me, you people wouldn’t eat”; “If you’re fat, you won’t get anybody”; and “Rape is inevitable: just relax and enjoy it” were among Poblete’s remarks to the victims, they allege.
The report also alleges that the abuses continued for nearly fifty years, which included beatings.
The report noted the apparent impunity with which Poblete operated, as well as a cover-up in which at least 15 fellow priests cooperated."
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