<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=413675" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Confession is good for the soul.</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Canonised and sanitised.<br>The Vatican has changed its mind<br>Australian saint is recognised.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">She blew the whistle long ago<br> Exposed a priestly paedophile.<br>Was she believed/Oh dear me no</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Excommunicated, cast out<br>Because dared to speak the truth.<br>but times have changed and banished doubt..</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The Vatican was in the wrong<br> protecting priestly paedophiles.<br>So now they sing a different song</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The pontiff and the prelates know.<br> they have been caught committing crimes<br>Fresh scandals adding to their woe.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Reducing their authority.<br>Because they can no longer<br>hide behind facades of piety</div><div style="margin:10px 0">So they create another saint<br>Too little and to late by far.<br>The church cannot escape the taint.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Perhaps it’s time to change the rules.<br>Why should a priest be celibate? <br>The general public are not fools.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I think the pontiff must accept<br>They got very badly wrong<br>When they decided to protect</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The pervert priest from punishment.<br>Interfering with the laws<br> meant to protect the innocent</div><div style="margin:10px 0">I do not think they can regain <br>the trust they secretly betrayed<br>Although they’ll try doubts will remain..</div><div style="margin:10px 0"> I’m sure the victims won’t forget<br>Nor do I think they will forgive<br>The church must recognise the debt.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">And pay hard cash to compensate<br>The victims for their suffering<br>Again too little and too late.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">If they had acted honestly.<br>They would not be in such a mess.<br>But sadly they chose secrecy</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Wednesday,20 October 2010<br>http: // blog.myspace.com/poeticpiers</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Ivor+Or+Ivor.e+Hogg">Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=413675" data-title="Confession is good for the soul. de Ivor Or Ivor.e Hogg" data-description="Canonised and sanitised. The Vatican has changed its mind Australian saint is recognised. She blew the whistle long ago Exposed a priestly paedophile. Was she believed/Oh dear me no Excommunicated, cast out Because dared to speak the truth. but..."></div> </div> </div>

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