Posted on 05/21/2006 8:09:06 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
Am I to understand...3 years of assaults on a daily basis and this 12 year old failed to report it to the proper authorities ?....sounds "fishy" to me...
What other public or private institution has anywhere near the number of sexual assaults against children that the catholic church does?
It's a child for crying out loud.
Who knows what this person, in a position of trust, is telling this kid.
Stop turning a blind eye to the ghastly 'things' going on in your religion.
If I had to guess, I'd guess that the child sexual abuse rates are pretty much the same across the board.
Of course, I'm not pointing any fingers so it isn't incumbent on me to prove anything. It is incumbent on you to come up with some data showing that Catholic Priests have higher child sexual abuse rates than other private and public institutions since you like to point your finger. Good luck, I'll be around when you come up with the data.
Oh! heavens!, haven't you encountered a present day teen-ager ???
Dear mrhansen,
"Notice that this sort of nonsense rarely happens anywhere but the catholic church?"
Well, not quite.
There were perhaps around 10,000 children abused over an approximately 50 year period by perhaps 4,000 Catholic priests.
Recent studies show that there are 100,000 children sexually abused EACH AND EVERY YEAR in the public schools of the United States.
sitetest
Dear SpottedOwl,
"There's something fishy going on, imo."
Indeed. It wouldn't be the first time that a genuinely innocent man took a plea bargain that included minimal punishment.
sitetest
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