Posted on 06/20/2018 9:14:33 AM PDT by NRx
Percentage wise there is no difference in abuse by clergy among Catholics than there is among Protestant clergy. Catholic Church has the money so you hear about them more.
http://blogs.denverpost.com/hark/2010/05/25/scandal-creates-contempt-for-catholic-clergy/39/
Does the other clergy cover it up? Do the other churches invoke canon law as superior to state and federal law? Do these other pedos get a cushy job in Rome to serve out their crime? Do they get to hide behind the walls of some pedo rehab hospital in Baltimore? Do they threaten District Attornies, cops, and their families with financial ruin.
The problem with the deniers is not that they do it at a rate higher than anyone else...its that they cover it up, the move them around, and they tell little kids their souls will burn in Hell for telling.
What dont you understand about the institutional abuse that takes place to this day? All of those things have happen in just one diocese that I live in. Over forty years with at least four different bishops.
So yes, the Catholic Church is different. Is every priest a homo? I havent met every one yet. But ive Met more who were than werent. Even the nuns cant stand them
The article isnt saying what youre pushing. Re-read it a bit closer.
I tell ya.....the lengths youll go to protect your denomination is amazing. Perhaps if youd turn your attention to fixing the problem the RCC would get something done on this issue.
Need to disagree with you on that.
Wow, unbelievable.
Just heard on my local radio news early this morning about Cardinal McCarrick being accused.
REGARDLESS of what church one attends, the members of the clergy must be above reproach. Scriptures demand it.
Thank-you for posting this thread. God Bless.
Disagree with the facts all you want. If Rome didnt have a problem we wouldnt be having these threads would we?
I agree all men serving in leadership in His church should be held to the highest standard.
But realize that other churches not just the RCC are dealing with this horrible issue as well.
Never said they werent. IMHO the difference is how these things are handled. It is well attested Roman Catholicism has a serious problem within its clergy including the highest levels of leadership. Many Roman Catholics seemingly continue to try to minimize or dismiss this.
Care to provide evidence for this charge? Canon law has fundamentally different penalties and a broader definition of criminal behavior. (E.g., Absolving an accomplice in a sexual sin in the confessional is a grave crime in canon law, but civil law doesn't care about it at all.)
Canon law and civil law aren't in conflict, but canon law can't send a man to prison while civil law lacks the competence to remove a man from the priesthood ... as it should be in both cases.
There's no shortage of cases where these abominations have been hushed up in Protestant churches. The stories of many of them have been posted to the religion forum. Human beings, not just Catholic human beings, do evil stuff like this.
"Let the one among you who is without sin, cast the first stone."
The Vatican, and we know there are even problems there, should issue a statement detailing the problem and outlining how the problem will be handled.
This will cause some people to lose jobs. It will also cause embarrassment for Rome and I think the later is the bigger concern of Rome at this point.
It may be Reformation II for Rome.
I sense a growing unease by those Catholics I do Bible study with in regards to Pope Francis.
Yes. Ive read the article as well. You may note that he was removed from whatever leadership position he held. I will add some of the allegations are a bit questionable. Some arent harassment.....just dumb statements.
If a member of the Catholic clergy has broken the law they need to be prosecuted.
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