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To: svcw

I wouldn’t know but we can presume they are fairly close. Keep in mind that sex abuse is prevalent in public schools, camps, youth organizations, etc. Then there is the abuse that goes on in families where children are threatened if they speak out.


4 posted on 09/12/2009 6:55:46 AM PDT by NYer ( "One Who Prays Is Not Afraid; One Who Prays Is Never Alone"- Benedict XVI)
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To: NYer

While abuse by those in positions of authority occurs in many organizations it is especially reprehensible when the offender claims to represent God. And, as the scandal in the Catholic Church made clear, the abuse was perpetuated by not following a few basic steps that the Bible gives for dealing with serious wrongdoing.

That scandal should have been a lesson to Protestant churches about how they handle their own problems of clergy misconduct.


22 posted on 09/12/2009 9:49:28 AM PDT by count-your-change (You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
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