Shell apologises

Isn't this funny?

"Today, Royal Dutch Shell is holding back the tears no more. Shell apologises to all inhabitants of Nigeria’s Niger Delta for the many years of human rights violations, for which Shell takes full responsibility.

Confronted with massive evidence of human rights violations that can only be attributed to its operations in the Niger Delta, Royal Dutch Shell is extremely proud to be the first international petrochemical company to publicly say:

We are sorry.

For Years, Deaf Boys Tried to Tell of Priest’s Abuse

This is very troubling:
"They were deaf, but they were not silent. For decades, a group of men who were sexually abused as children by the Rev. Lawrence C. Murphy at a school for the deaf in Wisconsin reported to every type of official they could think of that he was a danger, according to the victims and church documents."

What I personally detest in the Catholic church is the persistent attitude of not listening to people in pains and eventually turning to blame the victims. I am ready to pardon all human weaknesses; in fact, no one expects people to be perfect all the time, but at least one should acknowledge one's mistakes. Criticize a Catholic priest and he would ask his faithful to pray for you. I detest this with my whole heart.
Anyway, this is one of the torrents of scandals rocking the church. I hope that the church wakes up. It has so much to lose, and we wouldn't be better served if the church becomes that weak.
ENJOY.

The Niger Delta Mess

I thought you might want to know some of what is happening in the Niger Delta. These photos document the Environmental pollution in the Niger Delta thanks to the Western oil companies.
ENJOY!