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re: Pope cut penalties for pedophile priests including letting two off with a prayer
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:35 pm to EA6B
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:35 pm to EA6B
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but the point is that not allowing priests to marry reduces the potential applicant pool to the point its overloaded with homosexuals, those with relationship/emotional issues, and unfortunately pedophiles.
I don't buy this. The priesthood is not overloaded with pedophile small. It has about the same occurrence as protestant clergy who can get married.
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Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:38 pm to 4cubbies
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I don't buy this. The priesthood is not overloaded with pedophile small. It has about the same occurrence as protestant clergy who can get married.
There are lies, damned lies, and statistics.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:41 pm to Mo Jeaux
Care to provide any?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:41 pm to 4cubbies
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don't buy this. The priesthood is not overloaded with pedophile small. It has about the same occurrence as protestant clergy who can get married.
Maybe I missed when the protestant churches relocated ministers to avoid scandal and prosecution, paid out millions of dollars to the families of the abused, and organized a cover up that included church leaders at the highest level.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:44 pm to Mo Jeaux
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Insurance companies, child advocacy groups and religion scholars say there is no evidence that Catholic clergy are more likely to be involved in sexual misconduct than other clergy or professionals. Yet ongoing civil litigation of decades-old cases against a church with deep pockets keeps the Catholic Church in the headlines.
“There is no plausible evidence that Catholic priests are gangs of sexual predators, as they are being portrayed,” said Pennsylvania State University Prof. Philip Jenkins, eminent religion and history scholar, and a non-Catholic who’s studied the church’s abuse problems for 20 years.
Jenkins said there has been no formal study comparing denominations for rates of child abuse. However, insurers have been assessing the risks since they began offering riders on liability policies in the 1980s. Two of the largest insurers report no higher risks in covering Catholic churches than Protestant denominations.
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Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:45 pm to EA6B
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Maybe I missed when the protestant churches relocated ministers to avoid scandal and prosecution, paid out millions of dollars to the families of the abused, and organized a cover up that included church leaders at the highest level.
Does this prove that a higher rate of Catholics are pedophiles than Protestants?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:46 pm to 4cubbies
The supposedly most respected institutions of the world are where the worst frauds and perverts hide out...schools, churches, governments...a nice jewish cell mate of mine taught me that once in prison... 
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:53 pm to 4cubbies
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Church is actually acting like Christ by showing mercy.
I don't think Jesus would approve of shuffling priests around to different parishes rather than banning them outright.
When a divorced person is less worthy of full communion than a pedophile there's a significant problem.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 7:54 pm to 4cubbies
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Does this prove that a higher rate of Catholics are pedophiles than Protestants?
I think it's sad that this question needs to be asked at all.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:02 pm to Roger Klarvin
And then there was Dennis Hastert...and I would to name some more politicians, but wisdom has taught me to be more careful in these matters...I like living too much...
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:04 pm to Bench McElroy
Of course he did. He's the pope. His whole job is to protect and defend the church . What does some priests diddling with some toddlers have to do with the vast wealth and influence of the church? Green light for child sexual abuse is still on for those paying attention.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:07 pm to HempHead
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Keeping your clergy from being able to marry before (and obviously after) ordination ends up attracting some odd cats. Certainly not all of them, but it's more prevalent than it should be.
It's worked for 2000 years, shallow brain
Whats happened lately is that gays infiltrated the priesthood, on purpose, to frick around with each other and then prey on teenaged boys.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:10 pm to EA6B
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Maybe I missed when the protestant churches relocated ministers to avoid scandal and prosecution, paid out millions of dollars to the families of the abused, and organized a cover up that included church leaders at the highest level.
Maybe you did. How the frick would you know if you did?
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:10 pm to Lsupimp
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What does some priests diddling with some toddlers
Toddlers, huh, Pimp? Your bias is showing.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:11 pm to 4cubbies
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Does this prove that a higher rate of Catholics are pedophiles than Protestants?
No, but it proves that the catholic priesthood was being run to almost be a safe harbor for pedophiles. I believe the full extent of pedophilia in the Catholic church is still unknown, and that the number of priest pedophiles that avoided discovery out numbers those for which the statistics are based.
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:11 pm to AZTarheeel
not trying to start a "flame religion" thing here, but isn't that the essence of the christian doctrine? ... just ask forgiveness? ... repent and you shall be healed? ... cheat on your wife, commit fraud or steal, say/think/do something completely antiethical to jesus, but that ace up your sleeve saves you?
and i think pedophiles cannot be rehabbed and at a minimum should get life in prison ... execution in many instances ...
and i think pedophiles cannot be rehabbed and at a minimum should get life in prison ... execution in many instances ...
This post was edited on 2/25/17 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:11 pm to Bench McElroy
This pope is seriously making me consider non denominational...
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:13 pm to tiderider
Not really an ace. God forgives but you have to stop doing the shite
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:13 pm to uway
Remember lesson #1...it's the money....if my memory of history is correct the church didn't want to financially support wives and children, or deal with giving up money upon death of the priest..anyway, the Catholic church has never been about anything but money , power, and control of the poor poor simple minds that can't muster up any courage to breakaway...it's truly a sad mark against homo sapiens...
Posted on 2/25/17 at 8:17 pm to Bench McElroy
The Catholic church has had a huge black eye regarding pedophilia & child molestation for a long, long time. That being said, Pope Francis is arguably the worst leader they've ever had.
I have my doubts that he was even chosen Pope under legitimate circumstances.
I have my doubts that he was even chosen Pope under legitimate circumstances.
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