Church's Historical Stance on Clergy Immorality

The attitude of the church in, in, in before the council was one of

absolute horror in, in any kind of immorality of the clergy.

Pius V, for example,

uh, punished in Rome under his reign

sins against nature by burning at the stake.

And Sixtus V, who came shortly after him,

punished a cardinal who was guilty of immorality by chopping his

head

off.

I mean, the, the church... And if you read canon law and see these

sanctions that go upon clergy who in any way,

whether it should be in the confessional with women or any kind of

solicitation or, or any kind of misbehavior of that nature,

canon law is very strict about punishing them.

That's the real... I mean, um,

it's scandalous that there is immorality, but the, what is

even worse than that is the toleration, and you must even say the

approval of the immorality by the high clergy.