“Not a party political event”

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Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on the parties to take joint action against sexual abuse of children. The round table should not become "a party-political event". Meanwhile, the Bundestag's CDU/CSU parliamentary group is pushing for longer statutes of limitations for abuse in criminal law as well.

"When it comes to the ie of combating child abuse, all sides and social groups should think first and foremost of the victims," she warned in an interview with the "Passauer Neue Presse" on Friday (26.03.2010). From the FDP side came the demand to include abuse cases in sports at the Round Table. Her spokesman on sports policy, Joachim Gunther, referred to recent media reports. But not only the policy, but also federations and associations would have to ensure that children "without the danger of sexual assaults in the association sport can drive". Longer statute of limitations Meanwhile, the parliamentary group in the Bundestag is pushing for longer statutes of limitations for abuse in criminal law as well. "For the victims, who often reveal themselves only after years, the current statutes of limitations are fatal," said parliamentary group vice Gunter Krings (CDU) to the "Berliner Zeitung". Criminal law has an essential function of atonement for the victims. Currently, the statute of limitations is only five years in some cases. In the Bundestag on Thursday SPD parliamentary group deputy Olaf Scholz had spoken out for a later criminal statute of limitations. Justice Minister Sabine Leutheusser-Schnarrenberger (FDP) opposes it and warns of difficulties in providing evidence decades later. Krings also pleaded for tougher penalties. This is how some offenses should be upgraded to felonies. Greens: come to terms with own past on pedophilia Erika Steinbach (CDU), the human rights spokeswoman for the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, called on the Greens to come to terms with their "own past on pedophilia". The same standards would have to apply to the party that the Greens tried to apply to the Catholic Church. In several questions it referred to contributions of the "federal working group gays and Paderasten" (SchwuP) from 1985 to the topic sex with children. This met with clear opposition from the Greens. Its parliamentary director Volker Beck accused Steinbach of bad style and a falsifying citation against better knowledge. Beck emphasized that part of the turmoil in the early years of the Green Party was that the SchwuP "moved for a while in the environment of the Greens". The party had distanced itself from it early on.

The culture of silence and secrecy must end. At an international meeting of religious superiors in Rome, religious superior Veronica Adeshola Openibo of Nigeria called for greater vigilance.

Nigerian religious superior Veronica Adeshola Openibo has called on Catholic women's orders to do more to combat sexual abuse and abuse of power. In many areas, the "culture of silence and secrecy" must be broken down even more, she said at a meeting of international religious superiors in Ariccia near Rome.

"We are all guilty," the church information service SIR (Thursday) quoted the religious woman as saying. Openibo urged her fellow sisters to "keep our eyes and ears open" for dialogue. "And when we see something, we have to say and do something."

Cooperation with state authorities

This would require defined procedures, in which state authorities would also have to be involved. Instead of reacting at best, as has been the case up to now, the orders would have to become active and fearlessly face up to the problem of abuse in the church and in society.

The superior of the "Society of the Holy Child Jesus," had participated in the anti-abuse summit convened by Pope Francis at the end of February in the Vatican. Her talk to bishops and other religious superiors had caused quite a stir.

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With a satirical film about Jesus, U.S. streaming service Netflix has drawn harsh criticism from church circles. In the Christmas special, Jesus is portrayed as a homosexual joke figure.

Referring to the release of "The First Temptation of Christ" in Brazil in early December, Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland wrote on Twitter, "Just unsubscribed from Netflix. Didn't have time to use it anyway – but blasphemers don't deserve a penny of support."

Online petition found millions of supporters

Many outraged Catholics on social media expressed similar sentiments about the controversial Netflix Christmas special. In it, Jesus is portrayed as a homosexual joke figure.

An online petition in Spanish against the comedy found more than 1.8 million supporters by Tuesday.

Lack of respect for Son of God

"Every Christian should complain about this film," Bishop Strickland urges. He accuses those responsible of a lack of respect for the Son of God, who also died for those who deny his existence.

The clergyman ended his critical remarks with the words, "Lord forgive them, for they know not what they do."

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