The act of reconciliation, which is one of the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church, states that believers of the faith must confess their grave sins and ask for absolution from a priest. The priest then assigns a “penance,” which is basically something you need to do to make up for the sin. Well if as a child I was required to sit through an hour-long lecture by a priest about my apparent path to hell, pray 10 rosaries, and attend mass to repent for not making my bed when my mom told me to, imagine what kind of hell the catholic church should have to pay for a report like this.
Via KFOR…
OKLAHOMA CITY – A long-awaited report regarding allegations of sexual abuse within the Catholic Church in Oklahoma City has now been released to the public.
In August of 2018, the Archdiocese of Oklahoma City received a letter from a former resident of Oklahoma, who reported being abused by a priest in the 1980s. After receiving the letter, the archdiocese ordered a full review of the priest’s history…
The 77-page report identifies 11 priests who the firm says faced substantiated allegations of sexual abuse of minors between 1960 and 2018.