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Originally Posted by killer_carlson
Thor
This is another retread of the same topic we get on here each week. This week its about catholics. Next week muslims. Week after that it will be about mormons or an offshoot of the LDS. Then on to the jews. Back to Catholics. Add a dose of anglican criticism. Then back to the muslims again.
Rinse and repeat.
If you dont like someone pointing out the obvious, then dont respond to my posts in this thread. Im catholic. I find these allegations disgusting if true. But at the same time Im also tired of the holier-than-thou agnostics or athiests who go out of their way to sensationalize every religious scandal to talk about how smart they are that they dont practice. This week its catholics, and like I said above, next week it will be someone else, and it never ends.
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You're right. It's much better to just pretend this doesn't happen and hope the children keep quiet, than it is to risk upsetting church-goers by having a frank and open discussion.
Sarcasm aside, I would think that a more appropriate response would be for a practicing member of the Catholic Church to want to actively discuss this topic... with the appropriate Church officials at the appropriate Church levels.
The important thing to remember here, is that we're not talking about issues of improper tithing, or whether or not Stephen Harper ate the Host Wafer. We're talking about confirmed cases of child molestation... and protecting our children from ever having to experience that supersedes the "polite factor" by an immeasurable amount.
I don't care how uncomfortable this conversation makes people. If it's happening to children who belong to your particular religion (regardless of the actual religion), than you have a societal responsibility to make it clear that you will not tolerate it for even a moment longer.
There is no grey area in this discussion. It's as black and white as you can possibly get.