This is not Jesus’s message of forgiveness and being selfless. This is about vengeance of a few and the profit making of all those employed within the criminal IN-justice system. Jesus didn’t preach to the chosen, he preached to the sinners. Yet, I’ve heard these so-called Christians proclaim how they are so glad that there is a Registry so that they will know where all of those horrible “sexual predators” are so they can keep their precious children and grandchildren away from them. Some of these very same Christians are the first in line to make sure that ever more severe punishments (including the death penalty) are visited upon those who sinned and have that fact broadcasted on a public registry for all to see.

Remember, The Holy Bible has been used to justify all manner of atrocities humans have committed on each other (Salem Witch Trials, The Crusades, The Inquisitions, the extremely violent murder of Native American men, women, and children – to name a few).

I guess people haven’t “evolved” enough past violent vengeance using their pious convictions as fuel. “Vengeance is mine” was said. But, apparently, today’s Christians aren’t listening.

My heart goes out to you and your son. Since my grandson unknowingly dated a 14 year old who lied about her age as being 18 I have heard horror story after story of horrible miss use of our justice system. I agree that the underage problem is extreme but we just do not hear about it since those case records are sealed and hidden. On the POPE we need all the help we can get and his recognition of the need for forgiveness and acceptance is a value we need. His political views are of no interest as he has no power in that respect. Please fight for your son and if necessary sit on your state legislators door step until someone listens.

“I am convinced that this way is the best, since every life is sacred, every human person is endowed with an inalienable dignity, and society can only benefit from the rehabilitation of those convicted of crimes. Recently my brother bishops here in the United States renewed their call for the abolition of the death penalty. Not only do I support them, but I also offer encouragement to all those who are convinced that a just and necessary punishment must never exclude the dimension of hope and the goal of rehabilitation.”

While the Pope was directly speaking of the death penalty, I believe the last sentence will serve our cause well. The hope that other offenders have–that things will get better as time goes by–is taken from us, by constantly forcing us to relive the worst moment of our lives, proclaiming it publicly, all so we can be cast away as a modern-day leper. For those of us who are not lifetime registrants, we have hope that we can come off the registry after 10, or 15, or 25 years. However, this hope is tempered by the knowledge that the state can lengthen the term again, and we are essentially powerless to stop it.

Every person DOES have the inalienable right to dignity. Society DOES benefit from rehabilitation of those who have wronged. Public registration and notification for decades strips us of our dignity, and holds us out as unsalvageable souls.

Thanks for the grammatical shout out, Ed. We occasionally edit comments for clarity, but the number of typos and spelling errors are sometimes too overwhelming to edit on the fly. I will speak with the webmaster about installing a plug-in to automatically spellcheck comments. With regard to the letter, please know that it was actually mailed to his Holiness in June. A copy of the letter was also sent to Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, the Apostolic Nuncio to the United States; Most Rev. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, the Archbishop of Atlanta; Most Reverend Michael F. Burbidge, Bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh; and to the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops. I imagine it has been well read. Whether or not the Pope has ever seen it will likely remain a mystery unless it were to become obvious that he has.

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BJ and all you others on here while all of us are affected by this sex offender issue and even the public is in fear of all this. It is nothing new. Things of this nature have been going on since the dawn of ages.
While this letter asking the Pope seemed to be of good intent, it is up to every one of us to Stand Up on these issues. We can either let God fight our Battles or we as individuals can Speak Up about these issues. Remember that one or our Presidents said there is nothing to fear but fear itself.
They say action speaks lower than words and we as offenders, whether sex offenders or thought offenders need to let the nation know that Government enslaves with these wrongful acts of man made deceptions.
Call them scandals or whatever you want but let them know that they need to ban these internet encounters. Their are different ways of catching a fish or building a foundation. I wonder what the United states foundation is.
Are these internet stings witch hunts of the modern day or are just ways to let others know that all have sinned?
Let God be true and every man a liar. Do not repay evil for evil. God can take away your bondage but man will not so we all need to voice to America.
Go to State Crime Committee Meeting and speak out each and every one of you people. Would God use deception on his people or would Ministers of God use deception on his people?
People correct in many different ways but deception is of a heathen nation. Are we a nation of God’s principles or heathen principles?