"A study commissioned by the German Bishops Conference and published last year found that more than 3,600 children were sexually abused by Catholic clergy in Germany between 1946 and 2014." ---
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After watching the movie, "Spotlight", that sounds like a rather surprisingly low number (60 a year).
And how did they ascertain this number of abused?
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To: a little elbow grease
The real scandal is that the Catholic church hasnt distinguished itself from the rest of society.
2 posted on
01/06/2019 8:06:44 AM PST by
BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
To: a little elbow grease
It’s the cover-up that is the big problem. THAT is a church problem, not a society problem. And he’s participating in the cover-up by attempting this bit of misdirection.
3 posted on
01/06/2019 8:07:02 AM PST by
ClearCase_guy
(If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
To: a little elbow grease
Years and years ago it was known that the seminaries for priests were FULL of homosexuals. It had to come to fruition.
There are circumstances in the catholic church that made for this perfect storm. Priests not being allowed to marry starts it off. This is not to say that these “men” would not be assaulting boys if they were allowed to marry - I don’t think that’s the case at all.
What this policy did was open them up to homosexuals wanting to become priests. If you were a young homosexual man (especially in Europe, years back) and you did NOT want people to know, what is the perfect out? Join the priesthood. If you do that, you don’t have to explain the lack of interest in women, you get admiration and respect over the moon and back, you have trust from parents beyond reason and access to boys who look up to you and trust you. Plus you get paid to do it. If nobody finds out, you’ve got yourself a nice little perverted gig going.
Add to this the fact that the no marry policy makes the church desperate to find priests as most men want to marry, and you have the perfect disaster waiting to happen. The church knew full well they were bringing in a bunch of homosexuals - but they decided to go with the “if they don’t act on it, they’re welcome in the priesthood” approach.
Now, the perverts in the protestant church, I have no explanation for other than Satan working hard the church.
To: a little elbow grease
HE’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT, SO WHY DID THE CHURCH ALLOW SO MANY OF THEM TO ENTER AND STAY IN THE PRIESTHOOD?
6 posted on
01/06/2019 8:17:28 AM PST by
laweeks
To: a little elbow grease
Hey, the Pope says not to judge...
7 posted on
01/06/2019 8:25:30 AM PST by
SaxxonWoods
(The internet has driven the world mad.)
To: a little elbow grease
And in other news, water is the reason for wetness. Of course hes right and the fact that so many cant see the obvious is scary
8 posted on
01/06/2019 8:26:08 AM PST by
Nicojones
To: a little elbow grease
Gay or straight, shouldnt priests observe their vow of celibacy? Or are they saying that the impulse to engage in homosexual behavior is stronger than their devotion to their faith?
9 posted on
01/06/2019 8:27:09 AM PST by
Spok
To: a little elbow grease
Homosexuality is a sin. A sin is nothing without a sinner.
10 posted on
01/06/2019 8:31:25 AM PST by
IronJack
To: a little elbow grease
Can’t imagine that Cardinal Brandmuller is very popular with “Pope” Francis. BTW anyone else notice the similarities between this pope and Captain Queeg. Wonder if Francis has a couple of ball bearings in his pocket.
11 posted on
01/06/2019 8:42:06 AM PST by
allendale
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To: a little elbow grease
Should have been a litmus test against gays in clergy...but then lying is ok if you are gay, especially since the bible isn’t even used in many cases.
12 posted on
01/06/2019 8:51:43 AM PST by
CincyRichieRich
(Either the Wall gets built or America becomes a democrat socialist state.)
To: a little elbow grease
Satan-in-chief is this current pope.
14 posted on
01/06/2019 8:53:27 AM PST by
CincyRichieRich
(Either the Wall gets built or America becomes a democrat socialist state.)
To: a little elbow grease
Homosexuality is to blame for sexual abuse, not Catholic church, claims German cardinal
I don't know if homosexuality is to blame for sexual abuse (male pedophiles go after little girls, and there's at least one story per week about adult female schoolteachers sexually abusing boys) - but it would be interesting to see a real study on what percentage of sexual abuse is to blame for homosexuality - the anecdotal evidence seems to indicate that a lot of male gays were abused as boys. Of course, homosexual rights groups would punish any serious attempt to study this topic, since they are busy pushing the narrative that all gays are born that way.
As for the Catholic church - form any organization or society which prohibits normal sexual interactions between men and women, and you're going to attract and foster people who are not interested in normal sexual interactions between men and women, but are interested in abnormal sexual interactions.
To: a little elbow grease
The Roman Catholic Church's policy of "no married priests" logically results in most "recruits" being homosexuals.And male homosexuals prey upon young boys.
So while it could be said that the Church isn't directly,knowingly,responsible it is responsible indirectly.
16 posted on
01/06/2019 9:00:24 AM PST by
Gay State Conservative
(Mitt Romney: Bringing Massachusetts Values To The Great State Of Utah.)
To: a little elbow grease
The two factors are not in any way mutually exclusive.
17 posted on
01/06/2019 9:01:23 AM PST by
MrEdd
(Caveat Emptor)
To: a little elbow grease
To: a little elbow grease
I agree. But the Catholic Church actively covered it up.
So....
20 posted on
01/06/2019 9:13:12 AM PST by
vpintheak
(Freedom is not equality; and equality is not freedom!)
To: a little elbow grease
Of course the "homosexuals" in question were all Roman Catholic priests and the hierarchy covered for them.
The only thing new in modern times is people talking openly about it.
28 posted on
01/06/2019 9:45:20 AM PST by
Salman
(Democrats. The other religion of peace.)
To: a little elbow grease
Nail on the head! However the church did turn a blind eye to it.
29 posted on
01/06/2019 9:46:48 AM PST by
aquila48
To: a little elbow grease
The real scandal is that the Catholic church hasnt distinguished itself from the rest of society.
He is going to get strung up for that statement. Next assignment for him is China for reeducation. True of most churches.
31 posted on
01/06/2019 9:53:04 AM PST by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
To: a little elbow grease
claimed it is statistically proven that there is a link between homosexuality and abuse.
truth (such obvious truth) spoken.
32 posted on
01/06/2019 9:54:43 AM PST by
PeterPrinciple
(Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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