https://freerepublic.com/tag/chruchstate/ en-us Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:02:52 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/706968/posts The state has a God-given authority of its own, and priests and pastors are not above the law of the land "Don't call the police," Catholic bishops were telling parents of children abused by priests. "We'll take care of it." Of course, they didn't. The bishops "took care of it"—as news reports have told us for months now—by having the offending priest go in for counseling and transferring him to another parish, thereby multiplying the offenses. Child abuse, molestation of children, sexual assault—these are felonies. Churches are not equipped, nor are they authorized, to deal with crime. This is why... World Magazine https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/706968/posts#comment Thu, 27 Jun 2002 14:02:52 GMT