Anything you say about the Catholic Church in this matter applies equally to any group of people you care to mention.
But the Catholic Church is evil.
Makes sense to idiots, I guess.
That's a good point, and it helps to keep things in perspective.
But the Church needs to hold itself to a higher standard. People in Europe are drifting away from the Church, and the abuse scandal is certainly one of the reasons.
This is disastrous. As I mentioned in my post #17 above, the West needs the strong, unifying influence of the Church.
But I don't yet see the Church making all the moves it needs to cleanse itself.
The fact that this has happened or is happening, is not the source of the controversy. The appearance of protecting them from being held to account is the source. I’ve understood that the Catholic Church has taken steps to rectify this, and that is a very good thing. Cases still keep cropping up, or apparently so, and so the upset and anger continues. Condemn it in no uncertain terms and point out these steps that are being taken. Beyond that, any human institution is going to be subject to occasional human failings as a result of sin. Make it very plain that it is in no way condoned or concealed. That’s all I can say.
SOOOO not true...How many queer pedos in the sane world get away with molesting or raping 10, 50 or even 200 unsuspecting kids while their handlers move them around the world to prevent them from being prosecuted???
And for all to see, we have another Catholic defending the criminal actions of this religion by trying to deflect the truth...