Posted on 10/07/2007 6:52:08 PM PDT by monomaniac
Culled out?! Unless culled out means prosecuted, convicted, imprisoned and labeled a child molester for the rest of their lives they are getting off easy. The Church protected these perverts for years and they should be held criminally responsible for enabling the molestation of children for decades. Instead of paying off the boys they molested the Church should come clean turn states evidence and report all of their perverts to local law enforcement. That would be far more church-like than using their flocks dollars to pay off the victims of the sexual perversion of their priests. Just my opinion.
FYI...My husband and his entire family is Catholic...you're drawing conclusions out of emotion, my FRiend.
And just for good measure, I don't think YOU should be paying for those who committed crimes, as some are proposing.
EXCELLENT post!
Maybe you ought to try tempering your opinion with a bit of reason and logic.
You might start by understanding that "paying off the victims" is not really an optional exercise, when you're on the losing end of a civil lawsuit. All the criminal prosecutions in the world aren't going to stop the civil judgments. Catholic bishops could drive the pedophiles to the D.A.'s office and send them up the stairs on the points of a pitchfork, and it wouldn't decrease the civil liability one cent.
Most of the sex abuse cases are decades past the statute of limitations and not subject to criminal prosecution anyway.
But don't let logic and facts get in the way of your rant.
BTW, read up on the amount of sex abuse that goes on in public schools. And reflect on the fact that public school systems enjoy sovereign immunity from civil action that the Catholic church does not.
So is that the standard for your Church now? As long as you get away with sodomizing young boys in the 60s and 70s it's ok? Please tell me that's not what you believe. Unless and until your Church begins to turn in it's perverts the world will most definitely think twice about allowing it's sons to practice their religion alone with your priests. See where you and I differ is on the point of who needs protection. As evidenced by your post, your Church for decades claimed to protect our kids. You on the other hand choose to protect your church and the perverts it protects using the rationale that if they molested boys decades ago the statute of limitations rewards their perversion. I say whether it be 5 months or 20 years ago the sodomizers of our kids have all earned their place in Hell. If you truly believe in the tenets of your faith you must agree with me. Your thoughts?
Nord,
I was surprised to see your reply, and puzzled over what I might have said that offended you. THEN................I saw:
***I’m far more angry that you are because I’m a Catholic.***
I’m signing up for a proofreading class pronto. That SHOULD have read, I’m far more angry THAN you are because I’m a Catholic. I think that changes the meaning of my sentence. And I hope you know I have great respect for you, and would never deliberately offend you.
Am I forgiven?
My day for mistakes in posting. Please see #26. Once again, please accept my apology.
What a surprise, there are people out there that can see, without being blinded by defending their faith, whenever it’s leaders selective actions are questioned.
I think communities should be in charge of their own churches --by the people for the people kind of thing. Then, religion won't be such a business that feels it needs to protect it's earnings statement and cooks the books," you know?
If it's a community thing, there's more love and feeling of camaraderie. Kids would be less likely to do wrong--like in the old days--because everyone in your community KNOWS you. I long for the character of yesteryear, but the openness of today.
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