Posted on 06/19/2020 7:28:46 PM PDT by marshmallow
Claim contradicted by data
MUNICH, Germany (ChurchMilitant.com) - Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising is asserting that the clerical sex abuse crisis is tied to a lack of women leaders in the Church — a claim countered by research from the Ruth Institute.
Marx made his comments last week, reflecting on a 2018 study of clerical sexual abuse commissioned by the German bishops' conference, which showed clerical structures and a male clerical administration named as factors in the massive abuse scandal in the Church and its cover-up.
"Women in leading positions in the Church — and this is precisely not a matter of women's ordination — contribute towards breaking up closed male clerical circles and associations in the Church," Marx stated. "For the sake of our credibility as a Church and our credibility as bishops, we must do everything we possibly can to get women to take up leading positions in the Church."
Marx blamed the trend of young people being less involved in serving the Church on the fear that women are still treated unequally:
The developments and experiences of recent years in the Church in Germany — and probably worldwide — show us that for young people, both men and women, serving the Church has become less and less attractive. They simply do not believe that the Church will treat women as equals or really allow them to participate.
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What about the excess of pervs corrupting the church? Does that have anything to do with it?
It seems mostly gay sex abuse so where does a lack of women come into play? This is just like the Boy Scouts. Nothing to do with a lack of women.
Lack of women?!?! Since when do pederasts bemoan a shortage of women?
My cynical side says infusing women into the church would still lead to sex abuse.
Homosexuals aren’t interested in women.
By all means, let us reward pedos with women. Reminds me of a chick who stood between children and a pedo coworker at a youth home care and she got repeatedly raped. Union pressure would not allow cops to prosecute...
so what are they sayin? A Lack of females to molest and rape is causing Gay pedophile priests to have to molest and rape young boys?
Are they seriously this out of touch with reality?
Eddie Murphy in the movie 48 Hrs : “Lack of pu$$y make a man brave.”
Also, the sun sets in the west.
A. Total. Lie.
I don’t think a lack of women is what makes homosexuals molest boys.
The reason so many gay men became priest is that straight men don’t want to take the vow of celibacy. No wife, no children, most straight men don’t want that life. Hence, recruit “men” who have no interest in marriage to a woman and having children.
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