So Let Them Be, Who Have Had Sex with Children

Music: Prelude in E minor. By Dimitri Shostakovich. Sequenced by J. Marques.

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So let them be, who have had sex with children! And turn Your rage on those who turned their eyes, Intending to defend Your church with lies! Nor were they ever fit for Your dominion! These hypocrites are far worse than the poor Polluted souls they moved from place to place, Avid to avoid undue disgrace, Trafficking in silence to be sure. Remember them when You return! For they, Instead of proper penance, yet remain Cardinals, bishops, princes in Your name, Knowing well what price they ought to pay!