What if the Press Covered the Public School System in the US the Way it Covers the Catholic Church?

Flopping Aces ^ | 03-25-13 | Brother Bob

[latina4dubya]

what if it covered higher academics in the same manner it covers the oil and pharmaceutical companies?

[G Larry]

This story has been buried for over 30 years.

Major Metro School Districts have been moving and hiding perverts for decades.

[Tired of Taxes]

This article makes an excellent point.

[count-your-change]

An old but ineffective defence of wrongdoing, “I'm not as bad as so and so”.
Typically used by seven year old children, teens and people in positions of responsibility who would like for us to ignore the principle that greater assumed authority carries with it greater responsibility, responsibility not just to be good as others but superior in the execution of their duties.

[BobL]

“...said Shakeshaft...”

Years ago she did some study on sex in school and Rush HAD A FIELD DAY with her name - “Shake Shaft”. It was on the ground.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charol_Shakeshaft

[Bullish]

What if the media actually vetted democrat presidential candidates?

[surroundedbyblue]

No one is defending abusive priests. The point of the article is to highlight the extreme media bias.

[GeronL]

yep, nationally too.

[Graewoulf]

It is time to abolish the US Department of Education.

[count-your-change]

A false and hypocritical argument is being made to demonstrate that bias. A secular school teacher is not a priest and makes no claim to standing as such with special privileges and responsibilities before God.

But a priest does make those claims and according to Jesus’ words it is quite proper to demand more from anyone claiming to represent him.
That demand would be more than a better body count.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The abuse rate among priests was determined to be about 2%, ministers 3%, and school teachers 12%.

You can look it up yourself.

[count-your-change]

From the Catholic Catechism:

“1868 Sin is a personal act. Moreover, we have a responsibility for the sins committed by others when we cooperate in them:

- by participating directly and voluntarily in them;

- by ordering, advising, praising, or approving them;

- by not disclosing or not hindering them when we have an obligation to do so;

- by protecting evil-doers.”

The shepherds have a far greater responsibility than the sheep.

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The shepherds have a far greater responsibility than the sheep.

So are you equally concerned with abusive Protestant ministers?

[count-your-change]

Why would I not be unless your question assumes an anti-catholic bias?

[verga]

It is time to abolish the US Department of Education. Rand Paul tried and only received 17 votes in support

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Why would I not be unless your question assumes an anti-catholic bias?

Of course.

The Catholic Church and Her priests are bashed regarding sexual abuse 24/7 here. Ministers? Not so much.

I look forward to reading your posts criticizing the problem of child abuse by ministers.

[old and tired]

So are you equally concerned with abusive Protestant ministers?

I think the comparison would be whoever is in charge of Protestant Ministers - for instance, if the Elders of a congregation knew about a minister's sins and covered them up thereby allowing the predator to work for a new congregation that would be similar to our Scandal.

The analogy in the public school system is not with predatory teachers. It is with the public school administration. The scandal in the Catholic Church is not that we had some horrible sinful priests. The scandal is that those horrible men were aided and abetted by bishops and Cardinals.

[count-your-change]

While I frequently post comments I seldom post articles in the forum.

“The Catholic Church and Her priests are bashed regarding sexual abuse 24/7 here. Ministers? Not so much.”

Without making a count I’d say the articles posted here are far more often favorable to the Catholic faithful than not and if this does not appear to be case in your view you are certainly free to post as much as you like to combat this ‘Catholic priest sex abuse bashing’.

But in all the commentary I’ve not read a single good reason why priests should not be held to a standard as befits their claims.

And yes, “shepherds” does include Protestant ministers.

[count-your-change]

“The scandal is that those horrible men were aided and abetted by bishops and Cardinals.”

Precisely the reason for the quote from the Catechism. Many of the abusers were known as abusers to fellow priests, seminarians, Cardinals, bishops thus making them sharers in the sins committed.