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Originally Posted by C-Mac
Perhaps I speak only for myself, but I personally have no issues with Catholic people, but I do have issues with many of the politically and morally corrupt church leaders and of the churches non-biblical found teachings.
It should have been written "either you have not lived long enough or researched enough or expierenced enough" to make my point. Sorry
Again perhaps the word "justify" doesnt make my point. Maybe the words "overlook", "excuse" or "distract" would do better. By you again stating that other churches have "the same if not more trouble" is wishful thinking and statisticaly unfounded.
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Just one article:
http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0405/p01s01-ussc.html
Look folks, I don't know any other way to say this other than plain English. The Church does not support child sex abuse. Period. The Boston Archdiosese is getting its ass kicked right now, and rightly so. Yes there were coverups, and I don't say that lightly. They are paying the price for it now. There have not been a deluge of new complaints or accusations, the ones you are hearing about that the law suits are about happened 20-30 years ago. Not to say that stuff doesn't still go on now, but the church is much more aware of it now and is reacting to it.
What bothers me is the notion that the Catholic church is the WORST offender. That has been said numerous times on this board, and it simply is not the case. That is why Catholics feel the need to point to examples of this type of thing in other denominations. Not to vindicate the Church (As Clint In Wichita seems to think I meant it, still don't know where he came up with that notion) but to alay the idea that the Catholic Church is the ONLY offender. This DOES NOT MAKE IT RIGHT, but it puts the problem in perspective. To put it another way, it seems that the Catholic haters of the world are using the scandal to further their agenda against the Church, rather than being concerned about the problem as a whole.
I think I could probably go on till I'm blue in the face and people will think what they want. All I'm saying is, the generalizations that people are making about the Catholic church are true of all human situations, including other denominations. Whatever makes you feel good about it, I guess...