Then it would make sense for you to be equally concerned about abusive ministers, which, according to these statistics, slightly outnumber abusive priests, as a percentage of their total number.
Of course, any rational person is concerned about child abuse of any kind. But the concern must be focused where the problem lies. So we should be concerned about child abuse in homes (especially where a stepfather is present), schools, and clergy, in that order.
I am/would be equally concerned about ANY abusive person. That is not the point of the article.
Personally, for me to stay/believe in a church where abusive minsters or ministers who covered up abuse when the cover up was uncovered, I would demand that those people were prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. If that did not take place I would be out of there.
slightly outnumber abusive priests, as a percentage of their total number.
LOL. Oh yeah, be sure to get that point in every chance you get:). It's so comforting.
But the concern must be focused where the problem lies.
Where exactly does the problem lie. IMO, it's the coverup more then the abuse itself. The shuffling around of these abusive preiest, and the pay offs that people took and then kept their mouths shut. Why not focus on that?
So we should be concerned about child abuse in homes (especially where a stepfather is present), schools, and clergy, in that order.
LOL. Yeah anything to get the focus off the RCC. The focus should be on ALL of it anywhere, anytime, anyplace. And when it is an organization as large as the RCC AND covered up that is exactly where the focus should be.
Becky