Nifonging the Catholic Church

me ^ | April 18, 2010 | vanity

[Dr. Eckleburg]

lol. Tell the judge.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

That response is right in line with your other posts.

[Judith Anne]

Plenty was posted.

[Judith Anne]

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[marajade]

Its not about the monetary settlement for victims; it about justice.

Many of these victims aren’t allowed by law to pursue criminal charges because of statute of limitations. Civil lawsuits are their only means at this point. But that may soon be changing:

http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/04/06/20100406arizona-sex-crimes-bill.html

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Its not about the monetary settlement for victims; it about justice.

AMEN!

Many of these victims aren’t allowed by law to pursue criminal charges because of statute of limitations. Civil lawsuits are their only means at this point. But that may soon be changing:

Thanks for that link. Very interesting. And encouraging.

[marajade]

If you read the article it acknowledges that the Catholic Church will especially at risk to these new changes in statutes.

[count-your-change]

Yeah, they packed up and moved to San Francisco.

[Natural Law]

"You’ve posted nothing."

Stay tuned, kids...

[Dr. Eckleburg]

Stay tuned, kids

lol. Is this your cue to dredge up errant Protestant ministers?

No doubt you'll find some. All men are sinners.

But not all sinners are protected by their church at the expense of children's lives as in the RCC.

[Alex Murphy]

Is this your cue to dredge up errant Protestant ministers?

I expect it will end badly, just like the last time....

[Persevero]

My bad. I got confused.

Sorry wagglebee.

[Natural Law]

"But not all sinners are protected by their church at the expense of children's lives as in the RCC. "

I'll bet you can't wait......It could become a best seller. It will have sex, cover ups, denials, politics, payouts and more. You can be assured that it will be at least as fair, objective and balanced as your postings on the Catholic Church.

[Natural Law]

"I expect it will end badly, just like the last time.... "

Don't get your expectations up too much. I have learned how to navigate with and around the inherent anti-Catholic bias of FR.

[count-your-change]

The “body count” refrain. If A has so many cases of sexual misconduct and B has 29% more than A, A is at least better than B and why aren't you after B, it being worse than A?

That you only went after B 5% as much as A shows you are 34% more bigoted against A than B and how can you refute the numbers?

Besides you have an agenda so the ‘man in bed with boy’ report is surely being exaggerated.

The victim are lying for the money. But when the guilty confessed they were telling the truth. How does that work?

[Natural Law]

"The “body count” refrain."

Hardly, it is compassion for ALL victims that their condition be recognized and remedied. Unlike the vast majority of the anti-Catholic crowd here on FR I am not content to only address that small percentage that are victims of Catholic clergy. But then again, I haven't got the same agenda as ya'll.

[Alex Murphy]

Don't get your expectations up too much. I have learned how to navigate with and around the inherent anti-Catholic bias of FR.

That's what TaxachusettsMan and sandyeggo said. The former is gone and failed to deliver his much-ballyhood opus, and all record of the latter's former existence on FR has been wiped clean.

[Natural Law]

"That's what TaxachusettsMan and sandyeggo said."

That kind of feels like a threat, is it? Like I said; "Don't get you expectation up too much". I would hate to disappoint you. I don't expect to change the anti-Catholic bias or even get anyone to acknowledge it. I just know that it exists and how to circumvent it.

[count-your-change]

“Besides you have an agenda so the ‘man in bed with boy’ report is surely being exaggerated.”

I've heard the “agenda” argument too.

[Mrs. Don-o]

Certainly all the hot talk against accused abusers doesn't come from 'anti-Catholics' at FR. Catholic FReepers know that some allegations are well-founded (even if not yet proven in court) and we detest the way some Bishops have protected, shielded and enabled abusers. (Want names? Let me mention Mahony, Law and Weakland). We are very conscious of what Our Lord said about those who harm children:

If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be cast into the depths of the sea.

When there are credible allegations--- e.g., multiple victims are accusing the same guy --- Church and State must move fast to remove the offender from society. This is what just happened here IN THE PAST WEEK in the Diocese of Knoxville with a priest who --- it was just discovered --- committed disgusting abuses 35 years ago. Our Bishop Richard Stika turned him in to the civil athorities and dismissed him immediately and permanently from any exercise of the priesthood.

And all the Catholics in the Diocese--- shocked, saddened, heart-sick --- are saying "Amen!"

But there really has been a problem on this site with people who have enthusiastically made or repeated rash judgments with little or no evidence, generalizing them indiscriminately to Catholicism as such.

The recent attempts to slime Pope Benedict, personally, have all had the character of rash judgment, calumny, and slander, as is evident to those who have taken the time and care to examine the evidence.

This offense against truth can be seen here at Free Republic, committed by not by "the many," but by a handful of toxic posters whose anger or bias has motivated them to spread foul calumnies as broadly and as rapidly as they can.

This is not directed against you, Prospero. Not at all.

I have filed these names in my brainbox and will not drawn into a dispute with them under any circumstances. It is as much as I an do to push away from the computer, go outside and pull kudzu vines, and -- through gritted teeth ---pray.