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This "problem" could be the death knell for the Catholic Church as I have come to know it. Maybe we will devolve into some sort of cult. But the church being described in the Media these days is totally unlike the Church that I have lived in my whole life. But there are anti-Catholic bigots hiding under every rock, and they are REVELING in this shit, aren't they?
We have more than 50 community outreach organizations, we sponsor missionaries, food drives, help for the homeless, poor, sick, elderly (where I volunteer). NEVER is anyone asked whether they are Catholic, much less whether they contribute to any Church.
First, if I were Catholic with all this sex abuse and cover up going on, I probably wouldn't remain a Catholic to be honest. But if I were convinced to my soul that Catholicism were the way to go (for whatever reason), I would not give one thin dime to the organization until it had convinced me it had cleaned up its act.
Not one thin dime, Catholics. Being an advocate for children of many years' duration, I urge you to STOP ALL GIVING until they have cleaned up this massive stench of corruption.
...but you arent Catholic
The church is huge and you have no idea what is happening with all Catholics, you especially have no right advising them to leave their faith.
The hierarchy and protection within the ranks of leaders is the main problem and you are right ... its way past time they to do something about it.
Note that I did not advise them to leave their faith. I said *I* would not remain if it were me, but if I were convinced Catholicism were the way to go, I would not give a single red cent to the organization until they had cleaned up the corruption at the top. I am urging Catholics to stop all giving until that's done, NOT advising them to leave the faith they're convinced is right.
Breeze, you are so ill-informed, you are not worth the keystrokes to respond.
First, if I were Catholic with all this sex abuse and cover up going on, I probably wouldn't remain a Catholic to be honest. But if I were convinced to my soul that Catholicism were the way to go (for whatever reason), I would not give one thin dime to the organization until it had convinced me it had cleaned up its act.
Not one thin dime, Catholics. Being an advocate for children of many years' duration, I urge you to STOP ALL GIVING until they have cleaned up this massive stench of corruption.
It's a pervasive sickness in societies, picking exclusively on the Catholic Church seems a tad myopic and suspect, don't you think?
I'm thinking the Catholic Church should have a no tolerance policy and the sooner the better..
Granted they are known for forgiveness and redemption etc.
9 Myths about Priestly Pedophilia
1. Catholic priests are more likely to be pedophiles than other groups of men.
This is just plain false. There's absolutely no evidence that priests are more likely to abuse children than are other groups of men. The use and abuse of children as objects for the sexual gratification of adults is epidemic in all classes, professions, religions, and ethnic communities across the globe, as figures on child pornography, incest, and child prostitution make abundantly clear. Pedophilia (the sexual abuse of a prepubescent child) among priests is extremely rare, affecting only 0.3% of the entire population of clergy.
Okay first, I think you're parsing a bit here by limiting the abuse to "pedophilia". Abusing 12, 13 and 14 year olds is equally heinous, don't you think? And why wouldn't you expect the priest abuse rate to be substantially LOWER than the general population, not keeping pace with it--especially after years and years and years--with cover ups??
Your welcome to backup your assertions with facts, no problem from me..
If it was up to me, all pedoplilles would be dead.but hideously tortured first for all to see.
It's definitely higher than the general population--the Catholic church is covering this up. It's covered here:
Are Catholic Clergy more Likely to Be Paedophiles than the General Public?
If your really interested in high percentages of child molestation and such check the figures for K-12 public schooling.
I'll read your link later SweetSue92 .. I'm tired....
So from two Catholics we have: public schools, Protestants, Hasidic Jews.
Deflections. It's just a terrible look.
German Catholics manned the ovens.
German Catholics manned the ovens.
I'm a German. I have Jewish ancestors. Lots of my family members died in the Holocaust. I'm a Catholic.
What about to start to think, before you say something, Nazi? Oh sorry: My mistake! You start to think, before you say something, Nazi.
Today is by the way our 4th of July. You are not welcome.
German Catholics manned the ovens.
I'm a German. I have Jewish ancestors. Lots of my family members died in the Holocaust. I'm a Catholic.
What about to start to think, before you say something, Nazi? Oh sorry: My mistake! You start to think, before you say something, Nazi.
Today is by the way our 4th of July. You are not welcome.
So you celebrate the fact that we liberated you all from the Nazis? Good for you.
Maybe you had some distant relatives that manned the ovens. How can you be sure?
60% of Germans are Catholi,
so it's shows that some of them who were manning the ovens must have been Catholics.
`60% of Germans are Catholic, so it's shows that some of them who were manning the ovens must have been Catholics.
German Evangelical Church - Wikipedia60% of Germans are Catholic, so it's shows that some of them who were manning the ovens must have been Catholics.
First, if I were Catholic with all this sex abuse and cover up going on, I probably wouldn't remain a Catholic to be honest. But if I were convinced to my soul that Catholicism were the way to go (for whatever reason), I would not give one thin dime to the organization until it had convinced me it had cleaned up its act.
Not one thin dime, Catholics. Being an advocate for children of many years' duration, I urge you to STOP ALL GIVING until they have cleaned up this massive stench of corruption.
German Catholics manned the ovens.
I'm a German. I have Jewish ancestors. Lots of my family members died in the Holocaust. I'm a Catholic.
What about to start to think, before you say something, Nazi? Oh sorry: My mistake! You start to think, before you say something, Nazi.
Today is by the way our 4th of July. You are not welcome.
So you celebrate the fact that we liberated you all from the Nazis? Good for you.
The common element between your and our national day is freedom and unity.
Maybe you had some distant relatives that manned the ovens. How can you be sure?
And again you made the crime to try to make victims of a genocide responsible for this genocide, Nazi.