In light of the recent "virgin rapes" and "baby rapes" I have to wonder if there is simply a different view of children in Africa. With my Western mores it is hard for me to reconcile these quite awful images with my view that babies and children are perfect, and innocent. If there is something wrong with a child, look to the parents.

These stories break my heart.

With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion. – Steven Weinberg

The Vatican should send an emissary and inform the African churches it has been discovered this is unnecessary.

Also, I am pretty sure that Jesus Christ never forced acid down anyone's throat or condoned torturing children.

Would not be surprised if the priest is a pedophile and just wanted the kid dead. After all who would believe the words of a witch no matter what they say.

Just like in the past, any woman who questioned the church was called a witch and burned or drowned.