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Topic History of: Dear Pope...
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JK2006 |
For me, the important questions to be asked at the time should have been...
1) what is best for the child in these circumstances?
2) what is best for the priest?
3) what is best for the community?
4) what is best for the church?
in that order.
I know none of the details but in many cases these questions may very well have been asked, in that order, and the answers, though far from satisfactory in these days of different moral and accepted solutions, may have involved discretion, counselling, removal, warnings, care and punishment.
One thing is for certain, none of the answers will have suited the overwhelming question being asked today...
IS IT A GOOD STORY? |
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david |
I've been watching a few programmes on French tv about this, including the lunchtime news on France 2 which had an interesting studio debate on the subject.
One of those debating was a member of the French clergy. When asked whether he considered the Catholic Church to be the vistim of a media witch hunt, his reply was more or less this: 'There is a bit of that yes, but we cannot deny that there is a huge problem here. If we, as a church have been preaching morality to people for centuries and are caught with instituitional abuse on this scale, we have to be prepared for it to hit us in the face and to be taken to task in public.' I found that surprisingly honest, and wonder why the Vatican itself cannot be so open.
It was said that, although the figure of 10,000 victims has been mentioned in the USA, charities have said they know of up to 100,000 in the USA alone. The priest did not dispute this.
One very important thing to note- In the US, a large number of the cases seem not to be 'historical cases' where the victim is only coming forward now. A large number of the kids and their parents complained to the church at the time and their cases were known about, but covered up. That for me is the most disturbing thing about all this. |
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JK2006 |
I see now the Archbish of CofA is condemning Catholic buggery; perlease! We all know everyone is doing it, doing it, doing it... how many vicars and imams and rabbis and buddhists are fiddling while God burns?
But it's a good story. That's all that matters. And the brain dead meejah only goes in the direction it's pointed. Currently - at the Pope. Good victim! |
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JK2006 |
And since terrorism doesn't seem to have worked on Islam and Christianity is suffering through paedophilia, how long before Satan's Minions start work on an Islamic Paedophile scandal? |
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The Fat Controller |
JK2006 wrote:
I have two major concerns about what is going on - first, the emphasis on sex - what is wrong, very wrong, is abusing another human being, especially a young one; bullying, violence, cruelty - all are reprehensible but it's the abuse that is wrong, not necessarily sex or discipline or punishment. As a society we need to take a long, hard, genuine look at our attitudes towards sexuality. Second, I think too much attention is being paid to certain areas of society and not enough to others. The abuse taking place in the media, in the police, in the courts is less easy to spot and to stop. And prurient concentration on sex deflects examination of less obvious - and possibly far more damaging - areas of irresponsibility.
I wouldn't say the abuse meted out by the media, courts, police is less easier to spot, but certainly nigh impossible to stop. Abuse of any kind walks in hand in hand with the media.
I wonder if the current trend to turn on the pope is in a way trying to bring God himself into the dock? |
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