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Originally posted by legion
...I don't think it is necessary the Catholic Churches fault. What is the Church's fault is how they handled the situation once this became apparent.
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legion - Hey, we are agreeing again! What the hell?
Couldn't agree more. The handling of this dating back decades is shameful. I totally understand the desire to sweep it under the rug - who would want to cop to it? (no pun intended) and maybe they could have if the priests were just drinking too much sacramental wine or buggering the sheep... but not molesting parishioners and children! Not understandable and not forgiveable...on this Earth.
If the Church of God doesn't say that molesting children is a crime and must be dealt with by BOTH the laws of God AND the laws of man, who should say so? I am so disappointed and so sorry for the good people who have devoted their lives to something they believed that strongly in.