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"And since each of us is judged according to our own acts whether a thousand or million non-Catholic clergy abused is not relevant to the acts of the Catholic clergy."

Its interesting that you believe that deeds are an essential component of Salvation. That would be deeds of commission and deeds of omission as well. That's quite a break with Calvin. Now explain your lack silence and lack of outrage at the non-Catholic abuses in this context. Examining your posting history reveals a singly anti-Catholic bent and a compete disregard for the victims.

Wouldn't you agree that those who exploit the victims for political or sectarian purposes are nearly as guilty as those who exploit them for sexual gratification?.

Wouldn't you agree that those who exploit the victims for political or sectarian purposes are nearly as guilty as those who exploit them for sexual gratification?

If you say so....

“That's quite a break with Calvin.”

I was never united with Calvin so as to be able to break with him.

I respond to the threads in whatever way seems appropriate to me and owe no explanations if I don't make comparisons of one group's abuse to anothers.

But if my statement that you quote is not so, I'll try your logic should I ever be hauled before the bar:

“Your Honor, Why are you picking on me when there are thousands, yea, tens of thousands, doing the same and worse and you've not said a word about them!!”.

And then I'll accuse him of bias against me, having an agenda, indifference to all the other victims of crime, his silence on forums I read, maybe pull out some charts to show my law breaking has slowed to a minor amount.

Yeah. some logic.

“Wouldn't you agree that those who exploit the victims for political or sectarian purposes are nearly as guilty as those who exploit them for sexual gratification?.”

You do understand then why those of the hierarchy that turned their heads while the abuse was taking place have to be dealt with too.