"“Protestants are going to have to accept the fact that we have many more similarities than differences with our Catholic brothers and sisters when it comes to how we have failed to protect and serve God’s children,” he says."
New Republic.
Trying to pit Christians against each other.
I wonder if new republic is concerned about genital mutilation?
Never mind Podesta’s sex scandals
This sounds like an assumption of an over-arching Protestant organization. Unlike our Catholic friends, we aren’t that organized.
A cover up by dozens of denominations isn’t very likely.
Unfortunately the Catholic church organizational structure is ideal for organizing a cover up. Only a very few levels of management, a fierce sense of loyalty, coupled with a “we are inherently good/right just because of who we are” attitude means that they could get away with anything, at least for a while.
This is not to bash Catholics, I am just pointing out that from an organizational standpoint they are more likely to be able to get away with a scandal and cover up than Protestants.
Yes, Protestants have scandals too. We just don’t get away with them for very long.
Catholics are no worse (or better) than Protestants when it comes to sexual sin. Of this I am sure.
But, is it as large as the U.S. Public School sex abuse scandal, hidden for decades?
The number of Public School teachers and coaches, with access to a much larger student population, have been abusing our kids with near impunity for decades.
Anybody want to discuss moving teachers to other districts to hide the problem?
“I rob banks because that’s where the money is.”
- Willie Sutton (attributed to him)
There are and always will be pedophiles among priests and ministers, among coaches and Scout Leaders, and among teachers and daycare workers. Perverts on the left go where kids are to prey on the children, sometimes after praying over the children. Which ones get news coverage? The ones that are currently being targeted by the far left narrative.
It looks like protestant religious leaders are next in line for #FakeNews [note: it’s technically true, but the rate is no different from any other group working with kids, so the reporting counts as fake]. What about Scouting? They’re safe from accusations, for now, but only because perverts on the left want time to fully integrate predators into BSA leadership.
“Protestants” couldn’t conceal a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal if they tried because they’re not under a central hierarchy for starters. “Protestants” also will knock the dust off their shoes and vote with their feet the minute a church starts going bad, too, so there’s a monetary motivation for denominational leaders to come clean and stay clean. Crooks and perverts exist even in churches, of all kinds, this is a fallen and sinful world. But, there are no protected dark cellars and attics for them to hide in, not for long, unlike the Roman Catholic church which has demonstrably protected and concealed such individuals for a very long time.
“Are Protestants concealing a Catholic-size sexual abuse scandal?”
No.
1. No Protestant church is as big as the Catholic (RCC) church.
2. Protestant churches do not have the same concentration of power that the RCC has.
3. Protestant churches typically have local church power vested in several committees which prevents cover-ups and scandals on the scale of what has been seen with the RCC.
Catholic priests are not any worse than ministers -school teachers etc etc
Child molesters always go where the kids are. Especially in places of authority.
What a horrific story and all the worse as those involved KNEW better.
Absolutly inexcusable and those who knew what was going on did not take action need to be prosecuted as well.
The situation should have been investigated and dealt with on the very first allegation.
He WILL pay for this someday when he faces God.
In the meantime, I am glad he’s going to prison for it. It’s not nearly what he deserves for what he did, but it’s a start and I am glad they aren’t giving him leniency because of his age.
For all the significant criminal failings of a few Bishops and clergy, it pales by comparison to the exaggerations spread far and wide by the media and the usual hard core anti-Catholic crowd. Now, the same media will spout exaggerations about all other Christian churches of any size (and especially small very devout groups) and those exaggerations will be magnified and spread by the dedicated hard core atheists and anti-Christian groups of Muzzies and others claiming to be atheists.
Having lived by the sword, so to speak, the very same anti-Catholic crowd who helped spread every false claim and exaggeration but claim to be non-Catholic Christian will now die by the sword as they are singled out and named as accessories after the fact for covering up the crimes of non-Catholic Christian clergy and church leaders.
JMHo
Charity begins at home - with your own kids
**But despite Ketcham’s obvious pattern of misconduct, ABWE seemed more interested in silencing the women involved than in punishing their abuser. **
And they have always criticized Catholic priests.
Actually the rate of abuse is much higher in non-Catholic Churches than with priests. Priests are the lowest number on the totem pole.
Family, teachers, coaches, ministers all included.
Why has this devolved to a Catholic vs Protestant issue?
>>>>>>What about the children?<<<<<<<
OK, I realize that’s something libs say when they want to get people up in arms about the Paris treaty or whatever, but seriously, what can parents do to protect their children, or teach them to protect themselves, against this predatory behavior on the part of *some* priests, pastors, doctors, teachers, coaches, kids’ activities leaders (hey, Boy Scout scandals did not start when they began to permit homosexuals to join!).
There needs to be a serious effort to investigate the best way to help teach children which protects them and at the same time does not injure their innocence.
This problem is everywhere, not just in churches of one denomination or another, but in every institution in which there is access to children. Rather than fight among ourselves, let’s fight against the perpetrators of these heinous crimes.
Ranking of sexual abuse pedophiles by religion.
1. Atheists (more sexual abuse of all kinds than all other groups combined).
2. Muslims
3. Mostly Catholic homosexual priests, and occasionally heterosexual
priests who are forbidden marriage.
4. Satanists
5. Cultists.
6. Goats and wolves in the church but not in Christ.
7. All other religions not listed above.
0. Sheep who belong to the good shepherd Jesus don’t sexually abuse anyone. Read the Bible, those who love Jesus don’t live in sin after being born again! They are new creatures in Christ, too in love with Jesus to be caught in the grip of sin.