The peter pan elder conspiracy -smile

The Conspiracy

Have you noticed that stairs are getting steeper.

Groceries are heavier.

And, everything is farther away.

Yesterday I walked to the corner and I was dumbfounded to discover how long our street had become!

And, you know, people are less considerate now, especially the young ones. They speak in whispers all the time! If you ask them to speak up they just keep repeating themselves, endlessly mouthing the same silent message until they're red in the face! What do they think I am, a lip reader?

I also think they are much younger than I was at the same age. On the other hand, people my own age are so much older than I am. I ran into an old friend the other day and she has aged so much that she didn't even recognize me.

I got to thinking about the poor dear while I was combing my hair this morning, and in doing so, I glanced at my own refection ......... Well, REALLY NOW- even mirrors are not made the way they used to be!

Another thing, everyone drives so fast today!

You're risking life and limb if you happen to pull onto the freeway in front of them. All I can say is, their brakes must wear out awfully fast, the way I see them screech and swerve in my rear view mirror.

The people who make bathroom scales are pulling the same prank, but in reverse. Do they think I actually believe the number I see on that dial? HA! I would never let myself weigh that much! Just who do these people think they're fooling?

I'd like to call up someone in authority to report what's going on -- but the telephone company is in on the conspiracy too: they've printed the phone books in such small type that no one could ever find a number in here!

All I can do is pass along this warning: We are under attack! Unless something drastic happens, pretty soon everyone will have to suffer these awful indignities.

PLEASE PASS THIS ON TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN GET THIS CONSPIRACY STOPPED!

 

 

Inevitable Age speaks with wisdom - a smile and food for thought

 

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Knights of Columbus are on the Blood Clinic Bus

We thank all the Knights who participated at the May 1 Blood clinic. Well done !

 

Thank you for making a difference   Scott

 A fellowship doing good for the community

 Knights -Thank you for your "on the bus" volunteer effort

Peter Pans Is it time to grow up

Certainly Hollywood and the media have popularized and glorified the youth culture. And yet at the root of this "madness" is a growing lack of personal responsibility. Too many of us adults play the blame-game refusing to accept responsibility for the mistakes we make and what we personally contribute to our failures, especially in the area of relationships.

Then there is politics and their blame-game seeking to get votes at pretty much any cost. If business is bad, it's the other party that's to blame. If people are not getting the handouts they want, then again, it's the other party's fault. It's a sad state of affairs when the politicians who offer the most handouts get the most votes—instead of the politicians who stand for justice, right, personal responsibility, and the good of all the citizens and the nation as a whole.

And if we adults don't accept personal responsibility and grow up, what can we expect of our kids?

The reality is that I and only I am responsible for my life. True, I was not responsible for a less than perfect upbringing, but I am totally responsible for what I become. I may even "have been a victim in the past, but if I remain one, I am now a willing volunteer." Furthermore, while I am not responsible for the circumstances that are out of my control, I am totally responsible for my attitude and for what I do about my situation.

Blaming others for the problems I have, and expecting others to resolve my problems for me, is a handy excuse to hang on to if I don't want to grow up.

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Re: [Q-jumpers-The Health Myth Busters] B.C.’s New Twist in Delivering Health Car...

On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 12:35 PM, BrantKnight <siegholle@gmail.com> wrote:

[http://www.fcpp.org/publication.php/3275]
B.C.'s New Twist in Delivering Health Care: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

A useful read form the globe and mail

So much about health care doesn't make sense when you think about it. Taxpayers get exercised when it's revealed a politician has spent $40 on a bottle of champagne at some dinner yet they demand little accountability around the billions of dollars spent each year on health care. Politicians, meantime, are discovering the obdurate realities of providing a service for which demand is virtually unappeasable.

A novel idea -no more hospital block funding - hospital to get paid on performance delivery that reduce wait lines . What will they think of next ....... wow . QJ

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Establishing Knightly Project standards - your project reviews and comments needed

A GRAND KNIGHT AND ORGANIZATION LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE


As Knights, we have always challenged ourselves to do better. High standards have lead to high results and making a positive difference in the communities we serve

What will happen in the new decade? New renewed energy or decline ?
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During the past decade Knights have contributed more than $1.325 Billion and nearly 626 million volunteer hours to charity. We are a proud part of a 127 years tradition of excellence in doing good The Knights of Columbus, are the largest Catholic family fraternal , non profit charity organization in the world with 1.7 million members
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Renewal process -do we embrace it ?

We do not purposely leave anyone behind and truly need to know why and if we do

What is wrong is important to know so that it can be righted (Our Unity concept). Our ongoing renewal process is a success but does have its acknowledged failures - from which we can learn .We are no different then any other organization or business in this respect. The adage “To Err is human ,to learn is divine “ holds true . Knowledge is our future power.

IS A REALITY CHECK AND REVIEW NEEDED (YES -TO BEAT THE ODDS)

Beware of why projects fail and take steps to mitigate common risks. Spend the time to study and understand common project pitfalls. One of the best ways to plan for success is to learn from the mistakes of others. Use standards and best practices

Why Projects Fail     Find out why and give us your solutions

Renewal is a humbling experience

True Humility

"A man's pride will bring him low, But a humble spirit will obtain honor."1

Many people in transitional organizations suffer from a humbling experience . Change creates uncertainty and fear. This can be a good thing. Humility is not necessarily a bad thing.

 

"Tony Campolo tells of preaching a really good sermon in his preaching class in seminary. Campolo felt pretty proud of his outline, his arguments, and his delivery. He felt pretty proud of himself—until he read his professor's comments at the bottom of the page: 'You can't convince people that Jesus is wonderful and you're wonderful in the same sermon.'"2

I recall hearing a somewhat heated discussion between a church member and his minister. I couldn't help but overhear the member all but shouting, "I tell you, I AM humble!" The trouble is if I have to tell you how humble I am, already I've lost it.

Humility, however, is not degrading or putting yourself down or hanging your head in a false kind of shame. That's insecurity. True humility is having a realistic evaluation of yourself, recognizing your gifts, abilities, and strengths and being grateful to God for them—and putting all these gifts to good use in serving God and others. Humility also recognizes and accepts one's weaknesses and, with God's help, does something about overcoming them.

 

Humility is a stimulant for change for tbetter ideas and strengths in ones self .. "He who believes is strong; he who doubts is weak. Strong convictions precede great actions." .Alcott .

 

We have come a long way this year Brothers.

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You are never too old to make a difference

A little motivation for those of you who think they can't . Use it or lose it

 

Never too Old

"So here I [Caleb] am today, eighty-five years old! I am still as strong today as the day Moses sent me out; I'm just as vigorous to go out to battle now as I was then. Now give me this hill country that the LORD promised me that day. You yourself heard then that the Anakites were there and their cities were large and fortified, but, the LORD helping me, I will drive them out just as he said."1

"Emerson produced English Traits when he was 53 and Conduct of Life at 59.

"Kent wrote his Anthropology, Metaphysics of Ethics, and Strife of the Faculties at age 74.

"Oliver Wendell Holmes at 79 wrote Over the Teacups.

"Victor Hugo wrote Les Miserables at 62.

"Booth Tarkington wrote sixteen novels after age 60, some of them when he was totally blind.

"George Bernard Shaw wrote some of his famous plays at 80.

"Scott the commentator began study of Hebrew at 87.

"Jules Verne was writing his stories at 63.

"Croce the Italian philosopher published two of his works on philosophy at age 85.

"Santayana, the great Harvard philosopher, continued to write books at 88 years of age.

"Tennyson at 83 wrote 'Crossing the Bar.'

"Webster wrote his monumental dictionary at 70.

"And Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken didn't make his fortune until after he was 65."2

In God's economy we are never too old to serve God and to be a part of God's plans and what he is doing in the world today … even if we are sick and infirm, we can still be mighty prayer warriors. All we need to do is make ourselves available.

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We wish to acknowledge and thank you for your generous donation of time and energy to worthy causes .

 

 Causes the Alberto Luciani " Exemplary Knight Award "an .endowment fund. . Your funds will be used for our annual  student education bursary

 

Please pass  these worthy charity  links to your friends

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In Honour of David Alexander Holle -Brant Knights student award

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Fwd: The perfect Mother's Day present

Subject: The perfect Mother's Day present

 

Thank you for your help and kindness . It is much appreciated .

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In Honour of "Brant Knights of Columbus",Alberto Luciani

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Please pass  these worthy charity  links to your friends

In Honour of "Brant Knights of Columbus",Alberto Luciani

In Honour of David Alexander Holle -Brant Knights student award

 

 

Another worthy cause for your consideration -

If you're anything like me, you're thinking about something you can do for Mother's Day next month. Well, I have a slightly different suggestion.

Next week, development ministers from G8 countries will meet to develop a plan to improve women and children's health around the world. With more than 8 million children dying before the age of 5 and more than 300,000 women dying in pregnancy and childbirth each year, I know you'll agree with me that this an important issue.

I just signed a petition asking the G8 to make sure they create a strong plan to ensure mums and babies around the world grow up healthy.

Please join me by taking action here:

http://one.org/international/actnow/mumsday2010/index.html?rc=mumspaste

Our best chance at impacting the process is by speaking together.

Thanks!

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Boris Jazbec

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The power of one -YOU

From Genesis to Revelation, God's methods are people—calling one at a time. You, too, can be one that God uses. As the unknown poet wrote:

    One song can spark a moment,
    One flower can wake the dream.
    One tree can start a forest,
    One bird can herald spring.
    One smile begins a friendship,
    One handclasp lifts a soul.
    One star can guide a ship at sea,
    One word can frame the goal.
    One vote can change a nation,
    One sunbeam lights a room.
    One candle wipes out darkness,
    One laugh will conquer gloom.
    One step must start each journey,
    One word must start each prayer.
    One hope will raise our spirits,
    One touch can show you care.
    One voice can speak with wisdom,
    One heart can know what's true.
    One life can make the difference,
    You see it's up to YOU!

As Edward Everett Hale said, "I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. And because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something I can do."

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ProActive Rants: Equalization Is Indeed a Problem: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

ProActive Rants: Equalization Is Indeed a Problem: FCPP - Frontier Centre for Public Policy

Are you a organizational caterpillar ? Food for thought

Vance Havner used to say that, "Worry, like sitting in a rocking chair, will keep you busy but won't get you anywhere."

This reminds me of the "famous story of Jean Henri Fabre, the French naturalist, and his processional caterpillars. He encountered some of these interesting creatures one day while walking in the woods. They were marching in a long unbroken line front to back, front to back. What fun it would be, Fabre thought, to make a complete ring with these worms and let them march in a circle.

"So, Fabre captured enough caterpillars to encircle the rim of a flowerpot. He linked them nose to posterior and started them walking in the closed circle. For days they turned like a perpetual merry-go-round. Although food was near at hand and accessible, the caterpillars starved to death on an endless march to nowhere."2

There are lots of people like this. They worry themselves sick over unfounded fears which all but paralyze them, not realizing that 95 percent of things they fear never happen, and the other five percent probably won't happen either.

Many men, when they arrive at middle age, experience a mid-life crisis with a sense of despair, feeling that they haven't accomplished anything worthwhile with their life to date, and feel that they have nothing better to look forward to in the future.

Other people wander aimlessly through life without a purpose and without any meaningful and worthwhile goals. Even more tragic are the millions who go through life without ever having made plans and preparation for life after death.

Similar to the processional caterpillars, these people not only spend their life going in circles, but go in ever decreasing circles until their life diminishes into nothing. A terrible way to live. A tragic way to die.

 

Does this sound like someone you know or an organization that you belong to? Break the circle or cycle  , renew the joy and life's magic and make everyone better .  

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Hollecrest & Associates Inc   -"Turnaround Consultants" http://www.ic.gc.ca/ccc/search/cp?l=eng&e=123456239975 .


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courage is needed to make you grow - be a viking

Our brother and sisters in Poland lost a great leader Lech Ksczynski and 120 of their finest in the unfortunate accident meant to acknowledge and commemurate the Katyne massacre of over 20,000.of the ther very best. It is ironic that history repeats itself .

 

The polish people will fill the void with courage,intelligence and pluck as they have in the past and will in the future. The key ingredient is courage to stand for what they believe in. 

 

Courage Input

"But encourage one another daily, as long as it is called Today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin's deceitfulness."1

"Dr. Alfred Adler, the great psychologist, had an experience when he was a young boy. He got off to a bad start learning arithmetic, so his teacher became convinced that Adler was stupid when it came to mathematics. The teacher told his parents that the boy was dumb, and also told them not to expect much from him. His parents were convinced that the teacher's evaluation was correct.

"Therefore, Adler passively accepted the assessment that they had made of his abilities. And his grades in math proved that they were correct. However, one day he had a sudden flash of insight and thought he saw how to work a problem the teacher had put on the board that none of the other pupils could solve. He raised his hand and announced that he would like to do the problem. The students, and even the teacher, laughed at this. He became indignant. He strode to the blackboard and solved the problem perfectly much to everyone's amazement. And at that moment he realized that he could understand mathematics. He had been handed an unreal, negative self-evaluation, and he had believed it and performed on the basis of that assessment.

"Many of us have done the very same thing. Someone has told us that our abilities are limited, or that our dreams are unreachable. We have accepted that without question, and we go through life unhappy and unfulfilled. We become estranged from ourselves simply because we believe what others people have told us about ourselves."2

Every one of us—young and old alike—needs encouragement. To encourage someone is to put courage into them. To discourage is to take courage out of them. It costs nothing to put courage into another … to speak a kind word … to let them know you appreciate them … to tell them you believe in them … that you admire them … to thank them and so on.

So, today, make a point of putting courage into your spouse … your children … your boss … your employees … and the clerk at the local store. Go out of your way to do it. And in blessing others you will be blessed yourself.

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Hollecrest & Associates Inc   -"Turnaround Consultants" http://www.ic.gc.ca/ccc/search/cp?l=eng&e=123456239975 .


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Pope meets victims - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

Pope meets victims - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA


He prayed with them and assured them that the church is doing, and will continue to do, all in its power to investigate allegations, to bring to justice those responsible for abuse and to implement effective measures designed to safeguard young people in the future," a Vatican statement on the meeting said.
That was one of the clearest statements yet from the Vatican that it wanted local bishops to co-operate with civil authorities in prosecuting priests who abused children.

Our Pope is doing the right thing SH

Be proud to be a Catholic - you do great good is a proper defense

Jewish Sam Miller on Catholics
Excerpts of an article written by Sam Miller, prominent Cleveland Jewish businessman-- who is NOT a Catholic.

Why would newspapers carry on a vendetta on one of the most important institutions that we have today in the United States , namely the Catholic Church?

Do you know--the Catholic Church educates 2.6 million students everyday at the cost to that Church of 10 billion dollars, and a savings on the other hand to the American taxpayer of 18 billion dollars. The graduates go on to graduate studies at the rate of 92%.

The Church has 230 colleges and universities in the U.S. with an enrollment of 700,000 students.

The Catholic Church has a non-profit hospital system of 637 hospitals, which account for hospital treatment of 1 out of every 5 people--not just Catholics--in the United States today

But the press is vindictive and trying to totally denigrate in every way the Catholic Church in this country. They have blamed the disease of pedophilia on the Catholic Church, which is as irresponsible as blaming adultery on the institution of marriage.

Let me give you some figures that Catholics should know and remember. For example, 12% of the 300 Protestant clergy surveyed admitted to sexual intercourse with a parishioner; 38% acknowledged other inappropriate sexual contact in a study by the United Methodist Church, 41.8% of clergy women reported unwanted sexual behavior; 17% of laywomen have been sexually harassed.
Meanwhile, 1.7% of the Catholic clergy has been found guilty of pedophilia. 10% of the Protestant ministers have been found guilty of pedophilia. This is not a Catholic Problem.

A study of American priests showed that most are happy in the priesthood and find it even better than they had expected, and that most, if given the choice, would choose to be priests again in face of all this obnoxious PR the church has been receiving.

The Catholic Church is bleeding from self-inflicted wounds. The agony that Catholics have felt and suffered is not necessarily the fault of the Church. You have been hurt by a small number of wayward priests that have probably been weeded out by now.

Walk with your shoulders high and you head higher. Be a proud member of the most important non-governmental agency in the United States. Then remember what Jeremiah said: 'Stand by the roads, and look and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is and walk in it, and find rest for your souls'. Be proud to speak up for your faith with pride and reverence and learn what your Church does for all other religions.

Be proud that you're a Catholic.

I am proud to be Catholic and tell everyone the same . Stand up for your faith - S.H

No more excuses in church abuse scandal - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

No more excuses in church abuse scandal - Brantford Expositor - Ontario, CA

Child sexual abuse is the theft of a person's soul. Why are sentences so light?
The Criminal Code says, in section 152: "Every person who, for a sexual purpose, invites, counsels or incites a person under the age of fourteen years to touch, directly or indirectly, with a part of the body or with an object, the body of any person, including the body of the person who so invites, counsels or incites and the body of the person under the age of fourteen years, is guilty of an indictable offence and liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years ..."

That's what pedophile priests and all other pedophiles deserve. Not a transfer. Not a harsh talking-to. Not absolution, because they're old and their crimes occurred years ago.

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Is hate acceptable - no from Innes

Is Hate Ever Acceptable?

"Here are six things God hates, and one more that he loathes with a passion."1

So what are the six-plus-one things that God hates?

    Eyes that are arrogant,
    A tongue that lies,
    Hands that murder the innocent,
    A heart that hatches evil plots,
    Feet that race down a wicked track,
    A mouth that lies under oath, 

    A troublemaker in the family.2 

The fact is that God hates all evil because it is diametrically opposed to his nature which is perfect holiness. Another reason God hates evil is because it is destructive to those whom God loves: us!

Furthermore, we too are to hate evil; that is, the actions of evil people. As God's Word instructs his people, "Hate evil, love good; maintain justice in the courts."3 In other words we are to love the things God loves and hate the things God hates—naturally, for the right, not selfish motives.

Suggested prayer: "Dear God, please help me to become more and more God-like in my daily living and hate all evil, and never be guilty of committing the seven things that you loathe and all other evil practices. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully, in Jesus' name, amen."

--    SH  -  GK  

"A man's errors are his portals of discovery." james joyce

Fwd: [Q-jumpers-The Health Myth Busters] New nurses are just for senior patients -...

This seems to be a positive development in elder care service improvement .. Improving services for seniors at the emergency level with more qualified people.makes sense.

 

Seniors represent 25 per cent of all emergency department visits and approximately 50 per cent of all hospitalized seniors are admitted through the emergency department.

 

 What are we doing in the Brant care Catchment basin? Are the numbers similiar . Is our LHIN with Woody proposing a similiars plan ?

 

How can we help make this happen  ?

 

Sieg

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New nurses are just for senior patients - Chatham Daily News - Ontario, CA


Seniors represent 25 per cent of all emergency department visits and approximately 50 per cent of all hospitalized seniors are admitted through the emergency department.

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Memorial Mass - Knights of Columbus

While the press cannot or will not mention the Knights of Columbus -we would like everyone to attend

A Knights of Columbus sponsored event

Memorial Sunday for Polish plane crash victims

Posted By Expositor Staff     Posted 1 hour ago

A  memorial mass will be held on Sunday at St. Joseph's Church on Brant Avenue for Polish President Lech Kaczynski and other leaders of the country who died in a plane crash on April 10.

"Everyone is welcome, not just the Polish community," said church member John Stys, also president of the Polish Hall on Pearl Street.

Stys, who is organizing the service, along with Father Adam Wroblewicz of St. Joseph's, said local dignitaries, including Brant MP Phil McColeman, will attend.

Kaczynski, his wife Maria, and several other members of Poland's leadership were among the 97 people who died when the plane crashed in western Russia last weekend.

They were aboard the presidential plane travelling to Russia to participate in a ceremony to mark the 70th anniversary of the Katyn massacre.

The massacre occurred in a forest near Smolensk in the Second World War when the Soviets slaughtered 22,000 Polish clerics, military officers and intellectuals.

Stys said the loss of so many of Poland's high-ranking officials has touched the local Polish community. Sunday's mass at 3 p.m. is a way to recognize the victims

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ethical medical conflicts -interesting info

Ethical conflicts in religious hospitals

CHICAGO (UPI) -- About one-fifth of U.S. doctors practicing in religiously-affiliated hospitals say they've had conflicts over hospitals' end-of-life and contraception policies.

"Religious hospitals represent nearly 20 percent of our health care system," study author Dr. Debra Stulberg of the University of Chicago said in a statement. "This study is the first to systematically ask physicians whether religious hospital policies conflict with their judgment. We found that for a significant number of physicians, they do."

Ninety-six percent of primary care physicians -- a representative sample of U.S. family physicians, general internists and general practitioners in 2007 -- say physicians should adhere to hospital policy, Stulberg said.

Eighty-five percent of physicians thought a doctor facing conflict with religious policies should refer the patient to another hospital, while 10 percent said a doctor should recommend an alternate treatment not prohibited by the religious hospital.

"Primary care physicians routinely see patients facing reproductive health or end-of-life decisions that may be restricted in religious healthcare institutions, so we were not surprised to learn that nearly one in five have worked in a religious setting had a conflict with their hospital," Stulberg said.

"We found that the physicians who work in religious hospitals and practices are a diverse group, from a wide range of religious and personal backgrounds, so hospitals sponsored by a specific religious denomination have providers who may not share their beliefs."

The findings are published online ahead of print in the Journal of General Internal Medicine.

 

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Religious News - Vatican posts pedophilia abuse rules - ArcaMax Publishing

Religious News - Vatican posts pedophilia abuse rules - ArcaMax Publishing


Reporting pedophilic priests to police is mandatory, and defrocking without a trial will be done in the most serious cases under rules posted by the Vatican. The rules were set years ago but not made public until Monday, the Italian News Agency ANSA reported. The Catholic Church has been rocked by ever-expanding scandals, with Pope Benedict XVI personally coming under fire. The pope has been criticized for allegedly stalling action on a self-confessed U.S. predator's request to be defrocked in 1985. At that time, the pope, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, was the doctrinal overseer. Vatican officials said the rules have been in effect since 2003 when Ratzinger led the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and issued them but did not make them public, ANSA said. Making them public Monday was seen as a shift in strategy as the scandals bring light on the congregation, which Ratzinger led from 1981 until he became pope in 2005. Vatican officials said claims that the pope in his former position covered up or failed to act on allegations of pedophilia were a smear campaign.


A very needed spring cleaning in any organization - opinion