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Speaking of sexual abuse by Catholic clergy, a story out of Africa underscores that absolutely nothing has changed under Pope Francis. Cover ups and sanctions against those who seek to expose the institutional Church’s utter moral bankruptcy continue to be the norm. Fr. Anthony Musaala (pictured above) has been suspended indefinitely for shining a light on what he calls an open secret: Sex abuse by Catholic clergy is a problem in Africa too. Just like all over the rest of the world. The problem is systemic and, in my view, is the direct result of the Church’s celibacy policy and its bizarre obsession with all things sexual. Here are highlights from the Los Angeles Times:
KAMPALA, Uganda — He is a celebrity across eastern and central Africa, a gospel music star known to many as the “Dancing Priest.” But for years he also was a keeper of painful secrets — his own and many others’.
In going public, Anthony Musaala has forced the Roman Catholic Church in Uganda to confront a problem it had insisted didn’t exist. And he may stir a debate far beyond Africa’s most Catholic of countries.
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