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To: Alex Murphy

“Accused of abuse” and “guilty of abuse” aren’t the same thing, at least, not in America.


47 posted on 09/29/2009 1:29:12 PM PDT by Campion ("President Barack Obama" is an anagram for "An Arab-backed Imposter")
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To: Campion

Perhaps it’s different in Geneva...at least where Catholics are concerned.


48 posted on 09/29/2009 1:30:27 PM PDT by Petronski (In Germany they came first for the Communists, And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist...)
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To: Campion
“Accused of abuse” and “guilty of abuse” aren’t the same thing, at least, not in America.

Correct - and AFAIK, no numbers have ever been published saying how many of the 4,392 clergymen have admitted to or been found guilty of sexual and moral crimes. But then again, no numbers have ever been published saying how many of the 4,392 clergymen have been exonerated of sexual and moral accusations, either.

If the InsideCatholic.com blog can be believed, two-thirds of all American bishops were complicit in covering up the immoral and illegal actions of 4% or fewer Catholic clergymen. All we can say with certainty is that 96+% - 105,302 Catholic clergymen - were never accused, yet 95 percent of all Catholic dioceses in the United States were impacted negatively. The numbers are more damning for the bishops then they are for the priests.

Lastly, it's worth pointing out that no numbers have been published about the levels of abuse committed by Catholic (or other) clergy worldwide. We have no way of knowing if that John-Jay-confirmed 4% accused ratio holds true of clergy outside of America.

52 posted on 09/29/2009 1:49:21 PM PDT by Alex Murphy (...We never faced anything like this...we only fought humans.)
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