Luddly Neddite
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- Sep 14, 2011
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I hope this ONE example isn't true but more to the point is the usual defense and smoke screens posted by the very same sub-humans who screech at the thought of abortion but consistently turn their backs on children.
People (and these are generally watchful Catholics) who keep up with this know that at least in the United States, the Church has worked at making sure child abuse cannot happen within the parish. Many changes were made, and these are now used as models by child protection agencies on effective ways to protect children. The procedures for when my brothers were altar servers to the procedures when my daughters were altar servers were quite different.
The US Conference of College Bishops have cracked down on dioceses who are not open and forthcoming. Things have changed since the 1970s-1980s when the media was pushing the story. By the way, as a journalism major during this time frame, I can attest that the news media could have chosen many other agencies (such as schools, sports, recreation centers) where this also occurs. They chose the Church they thought would get the most play. I'm glad if they could only choose one, they chose the Catholic Church. The Church should be first and foremost leading any community clean-up. The Church was never worse--and often much better--as far as child abuse statistics go. Still, being a Church that statistic should always be ZERO. The Church does not turn its back on children. Period.
This story is coming out of Mexico, so I have no second-hand knowledge of how things work down there. I can say that the Church cannot absolve anyone from a national crime. Unless the Mexican government has a clause that churches can pardon criminals, this is the first part that makes the story suspect.
Looks like its still the same -
For the first time, Vatican releases wide-ranging statistics on priests defrocked over rape and child abuse
What's the State of the Church's Child Abuse Crisis?
Then there's this -
Priests Commit No More Abuse Than Other Males
But still, the catholics seem to be the only and most certainly the biggest real friend to pedos. No other has hidden pedos like they have. Not the morms, not fundies.
Its so sick. They all get away with it while the kids get a life sentence.