Or perhaps it's OK to discuss abuse among protestant leadership and congregations?
An inability or unwillingness to examine the sources, aspects, factors of abuse in such a forum as this is NOT an example of the robust and free exchange of ideas that has made America great.
Or are you saying that the subject is just too hot and emotional for our feeble forms to handle constructively?
Regardless, I can comply. I don't need the grief, either.
Comply to this. Stop judging others' beliefs. Ok? Got that? You can certainly talk about the abuse (what, you think we're not??) and any other thing about Catholics, except about what we believe. You don't know what we believe, so stop talking about it.
Yep, they want us divided. So, if I can cure you of your rather bad habit of judging other religions based on your belief systems, that would be good. I don't assume to speak for other Catholics here, but I know that your statements regarding what we believe are upsetting.
Is that really how you want the newbies to meet you? YOu can try to cover your values judgments with the "Oh, I was only talking about the abuse" cloth, but that's not true. What you say about the abuse is right. I'm starting to think that you think we think the abuse was ok? Are you kidding me?
So, for future reference: Talking about child abuse, by ANYONE is sickenly fine. Talking about what and why Catholics believe by a non-Catholic (with some poorly shaded disdain) not allowed. So, please knock it off. I do not care for rebukes from the Mother of Dragons, but if I have to correct you, I will.
I’m not asking that we stop discussing the abuse stuff. It’s the part where you insult FReepers’ capacity to think and reason that’s the problem (e.g., “delusional”). If you find this difficult to discern, then perhaps observe how others discuss these matters to get the hang of it before you resume commenting on this difficult content. ThankQ.
......the main reason the RCC folks have such a hard time with the search light of publicity shining on their dark dungeons is that too many have bought far too much and intensely into the delusion that the RCC is equal to God in perfection, purity, authority etc. God is revealing that’s not been so and is not so.
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If you view this insulting comment about the beliefs of Catholics as “even-handed”, your anti-Catholic bigotry is quite strong.