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What years are we talking about? THe 40s or 50s?

And if that so-called Catholic Church was that bad why was it never reported? And, if it was reported and the abuse didn’t stop you or any other parishoner that was devoted to the faith could have found another parish to attend. That’s one of the good things about being Catholic, if you don’t like your priest or any other things that go on in the church, there is always another Catholic Church down the on the corner, with parishoners and a parish priest that actually try to live their faith, and have not been taken in by the protestantism/modernism that has destroyed many Catholic parishes in this country. And Catholic faith formation starts at home. Why did your parents put up with such a lousy parish?

Me thinks you painted the entire Catholic faith as being no good because of a very bad parish that you attended. So you should have left and found a REAL CATHOLIC CHURCH, not one that been taken over by cafeteria catholics.

What years are we talking about? THe 40s or 50s?

It was the 60’s.I was a child. Back in those days teachers hit kids all the time. You said so yourself. The only reporting was to parents even when the priest and nuns were wrong. Who will people believe? Everyone was afraid of the priest. I was a child and did not tell my parents what was going on. Heck, these people represented God so we had to be wrong not the priest, right? I was terrified of them. People were not victims then like they are today and never thought of telling. Even the nuns lived in fear. I assume that is why they were so mean. They apparently did not report it or if they did, nothing was done about it. I told my mom as an adult what happened. She was upset I never told her then, but I was scared. I was a kid.

Protestantism never destroyed the Catholic Church. Only the Catholic Church can hurt itself by not giving the people what they need. When half the churches don't care about abortion or homosexuality, the people won't either. That is why so many are cafeteria catholics.

I go to a catholic retreat (silent) twice a year. I don't hate the church. I disagree with many things and respect other things in the church. I hate that the church allows people like Pelosi, the late Kennedy and Biden and other proabort and anti family people to continue to call themselves catholic. That and other reasons is why I left the church. I know that being catholic is not how you get into heaven. It's by faith in Jesus finished death on the cross that I can have eternal life. I know God allowed those things to happen when I was little so I would find Him as I did. So I thank Him for opening my eyes to the truth of mankind and how good God is.