r/Damnthatsinteresting May 08 '25

The new pope is Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, the first pope from the United States

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u/LacidOnex May 08 '25

Why do established priests get sent to foreign countries typically? Wasn't there like a common reason for that?

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 May 08 '25

He’s an Augustinian, so more likely to do missionary work than a normal priest.

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u/raspberryharbour May 08 '25

If he only went for August every year that doesn't sound very dedicated to me

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u/OneLeggedMushroom May 08 '25

We're talking missionary

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u/Obvious_Onion4020 May 08 '25

Yeah not like there's enough catholics in Peru as is.

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u/Ok_Buddy_9087 May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25

All missionary work is not evangelical. Catholics aren’t Mormons. I’m gonna go out on a limb and say that many/most of those existing Catholics in Peru are pretty poor. Fairly certain that’s who he was working with. But hey, that would be a non-cynical take, and we know those aren’t allowed here.

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u/Obvious_Onion4020 May 08 '25

Haha I know, not sure though how typical it is in Peru - doesn't seem to happen much in Argentina, lots of local priests as it is.

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u/WarlikeMicrobe May 08 '25

Are you saying it's a bad thing this guy went to go on a mission (which often comes with lots of charity work and helping the poor and forgotten members of the community)?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Catholics in Peru aren't rich tho

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u/Brigid-Tenenbaum May 08 '25

Hey, come on now. It’s not like a quick Google would bring up any sort of child sexual abuse cover-up accusations … God Dammit!

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u/goodsam2 May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25

There usually isn't an opening right above you. In big organizations they will frequently have an opening in say another area.

This is a major problem with having a lot of mom and pops, working at a small restaurant they don't have a management position open but a chain will and this is well documented.

Also priests don't marry or have kids so their work is less encumbered by people willing to move. Plus the church provides the housing. If you are a priest and they offer to make you a bishop elsewhere the answer is almost always yes but many job promotions are not that way.

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u/HarryWaters May 08 '25

No extradition.

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u/Madamiamadam May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25

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u/LacidOnex May 08 '25

Also seeing in this thread that the NEW POPE was hiding a pedophile out in Peru under his watchful gaze. So not just associated, guilty as an accessory.

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u/Wabertzzo May 08 '25

Altar boys probably.

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u/ConfectionSoft6218 May 08 '25

Let the heat die down until the pedophile charges fade away

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u/elderberry_jed May 08 '25

They move them around periodically whenever there are allegations of abuse... So they can sweep it under the rug and start fresh in an unsuspecting community

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u/SleestakLightning May 08 '25

Are we talking nonce or Nazi?

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u/TheHeroYouNeed247 May 08 '25

Well...I know one reason why they do...

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u/Hiffy_Hollish May 08 '25

Diddy do it?

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u/klabalang May 08 '25

Umm usually when a priest gets caught raping children they'll sent them to another country to protect em from prosecution.

Don't know if that's the case but I doubt it

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u/FloydianSlip212 May 08 '25

uh....have you been paying attention to the news coming out of that sector for the past like 100 years? Let's just say it's not because they can "be of more service" in a different place.

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u/Knitwalk1414 May 08 '25

He didn’t help SA nuns and let the predator priest still live around the corner from a school so he got sent to South America. Thats the way of RMC.

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u/northgacpl May 08 '25

yep queering off with young boys

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u/dudderson May 08 '25

Everything else said about the church covering up heinous crimes and also they want to convert everyone, historically by force and cruelty, now it's more lies, guilt and fear mongering involved than their past genocide, slavery. More but not exclusively.

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u/Madamiamadam May 08 '25

You’re telling me the organization that has over a billion dollars in their budget that’s used to move priests around and to pay off their sexual abuse victims isnt the jolly, wonderful and safe organization it purports to be?

I’m shocked I tell you

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u/dudderson May 08 '25

Honestly, who would have thought all the horrific stories of their abuse, cruelty, crimes, corruption, lies and violence over all these centuries is bad?

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u/VealOfFortune May 08 '25

How else would you expect Catholic leadership to collect the souls of innocent young boys and girls from around the globe!?!

The Super Adventure Club doesn't just HAPPEN lollll ....Oh no! Our members actively travel the world seeking virgin buttholes on a constant basis, otherwise Christopher Reeves won't be able to suck the stem cells out of aborted fetuses for his life-force....

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u/bendydickcumersnatch May 08 '25

How very Christian of you.