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He enforces dogma on papal infallibility. He serves as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. It was the Inquisition's successor institution.
He prohibits liberation theology. He bans, censors and/or excommunicates liberal clerics. Doing so got him nicknamed "grand inquisitor."
Ahead of his election, he said all religions outside Roman Catholicism are "defective." He denounced what he called "the dictatorship of relativism."
He was Pope John Paul II's closest theological advisor. He helped elect two previous popes. He and other pontiffs exercise dictatorial powers.
Their decrees have final say. They're considered infallible. Pontiffs govern any way they wish. They appoint major Church hierarchy officials they prefer. They consider themselves above reproach. Others disagree for good reason.
Pedophelia scandals occasionally erupt. Times never change. Misconduct is longstanding. In 2004, John Jay College of Criminal Justice's (JJCCJ) Professor Karen Terry et al published a report commissioned by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops.
It was based on Catholic diocese surveys. They covered the period 1950 - 2002. They showed under age 18 molestation occurs in:
"more than 95% of dioceses and approximately 60% of religious communities."
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