Why do we need these rules? We have recently been assured by several FRoman Catholics that priests raping children is is all ancient history.
Semantics. What some people call “ancient,” others call “yesterday.”
>> Why do we need these rules? We have recently been assured by several FRoman Catholics that priests raping children is is all ancient history. <<
Well, the big, recent scandals in the story include:
A Philadelphia archbishop who followed the advice of the independent, lay review board, resulting in zero new abuse cases.
And a Kansas City bishop who failed to can a priest for “displaying disturbing, pedophile-like behavior,” and who was later arrested for looking at child pornography.
Now, don’t get me wrong, I think that Kansas City priest does certainly belong behind bars for a long time. And I think it’s very reasonable to presume hwe was headed down the path towards becoming an abuser before secular authorities stopped him. But precisely how many people were molested as a result of these lapses? Zero.
So how do the “reformed” churches deal with ministers having gay relationships with teenagers? Declare that rather than exercising perversions, they are “mutually exploring their sexuality together.”