Kept Hidden for Centuries

Kept Hidden for Centuries

By

James Bredin


Kept hidden for centuries; kept quiet and remote,
Some civil authorities refused to rock the boat,
Complaints about pedophile priests whispered in the parish,
But point a finger at the church and you will perish.

Because the power of the church exceeded the law,
To think otherwise was to invite the devil’s claw,
Bishops were the law so they couldn’t go astray,
Pedophiles priests were protected and hidden away.

Defenceless victims kept quiet and had to endure,
No recourse, no help, no redress and no cure,
Newly arrived pedophile priests just looked around,
Hundreds of alter boys waiting; look at what they found.

A sacrilege for sure of don’t think and don’t tell,
Only sinners will talk and they will also go to hell,
A conspiracy of evil hidden within the church,
Even today I hear it’s where the pedophiles lurch.

And priests can’t get married because it’s not allowed,
Could be a mortal sin or a venial sin to even say it aloud,
And those court cases will eventually go away,
And it will be forgotten and everything will be okay.

Holy political correctness brought from on high,
Don’t dare tell their secrets because they will defy,
Pedophiles protected from punishment by the church,
Honesty and purity and holiness in the lurch.

Thursday, April 13, 2006