No.1:
Sex abuse settlement offered
Spokane diocese puts forward $45.7 million
By Nicholas K. Geranios Associated Press
February 2, 2006
SPOKANE, Wash. -- The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane, which filed for bankruptcy after being barraged with sex abuse lawsuits, has offered a $45.7 million settlement to 75 people who say they were molested by priests.
No. 2:
Cardinal removes another priest
Pastor not monitored for year after allegation
Notice a trend here? Hmm..Cardinal...diocese...why, this appears to be the Church of Rome!
A suggestion to the Holy Father, perhaps you should worry less about whom your celibate (gay) priests AREN'T having sex with and focus on the legion of serial pederasts and who they ARE having sex with.
I may have missed it, but I don't recall large-scale sexual abuse scandals involving the Episcopalians, the methodists, the Lutherans, etc. Why? perhaps because their ministries feature sexually healthy men and women not shackled with the non-scriptural perversion of celibacy?
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I personally don't think that celibacy is the sole issue, though it's a main contributor. If I wasn't able to have sex for any number of years, I can guarantee that that's not enough to make me go against my ingrained morality and molest a kid.
I think a huge part of the issue that's often overlooked is the fact that pedophiles are intent on putting themselves in positions where they have the most control over their intended victims (i.e.;scoutmasters, juvenile counselors, coaches).
Given the Catholic Church's lengthy history of abuse coverup, it's not hard to see how becoming a member of the clergy could be irresistable to a potential abuser.
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