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Old 03-20-2012, 11:53 AM
 
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Still reeling from a damning government inquiry into sex abuse, the Church in Holland has been hit by new allegations of the castration of boys in its care in the 1950s.

At least 10 teenage boys or young men under the age of 21 were surgically castrated “to get rid of homosexuality” while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s.

Evidence of the castrations has emerged amid controversy that it was not included in the findings of an official investigation into sexual abuse within the church last year.

Now a castration scandal rocks the Dutch Catholic Church - ucanews.com


Let's see...
stolen babies
child molestation
castration

Isn't religion wonderful.
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Old 03-20-2012, 11:59 AM
 
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Religion is a bane upon mankind.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:03 PM
 
Location: Londonderry, NH
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Things like this happen when you hire a blind man to do circumcisions.

Every time I begin to think some church could not do anything dumber they surprise me. They are the gift that keeps on giving.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:04 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Still reeling from a damning government inquiry into sex abuse, the Church in Holland has been hit by new allegations of the castration of boys in its care in the 1950s.

At least 10 teenage boys or young men under the age of 21 were surgically castrated “to get rid of homosexuality” while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s.

Evidence of the castrations has emerged amid controversy that it was not included in the findings of an official investigation into sexual abuse within the church last year.

Now a castration scandal rocks the Dutch Catholic Church - ucanews.com


Let's see...
stolen babies
child molestation
castration

Isn't religion wonderful.
1950s you say? Is castration a very easily reversed surgical procedure? I would say that after the deed is done it can't be changed but then maybe someone has found a way in the past 50 or 60 years.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:05 PM
 
Location: Southcentral Kansas
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Things like this happen when you hire a blind man to do circumcisions.

Every time I begin to think some church could not do anything dumber they surprise me. They are the gift that keeps on giving.
Isn't something that something that happened 60 years ago is once again giving? PELOSI I say.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:06 PM
 
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Things like this happen when you hire a blind man to do circumcisions.

Every time I begin to think some church could not do anything dumber they surprise me. They are the gift that keeps on giving.
Since they though it was appropriate to castrate to prevent homosexuality, they should have castrated their clergy.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:08 PM
 
Location: SWUS
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1950s you say? Is castration a very easily reversed surgical procedure? I would say that after the deed is done it can't be changed but then maybe someone has found a way in the past 50 or 60 years.
I'm pretty sure that castration is irreversible.
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:09 PM
 
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Isn't something that something that happened 60 years ago is once again giving? PELOSI I say.
It has just recently come to light. Some, if not all of these victims are likely still alive. Do you think their anger, pain and shame has dissipated and is now irrelevant?
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Old 03-20-2012, 12:58 PM
 
Location: Metro Detroit
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Still reeling from a damning government inquiry into sex abuse, the Church in Holland has been hit by new allegations of the castration of boys in its care in the 1950s.

At least 10 teenage boys or young men under the age of 21 were surgically castrated “to get rid of homosexuality” while in the care of the Dutch Roman Catholic Church in the 1950s.

Evidence of the castrations has emerged amid controversy that it was not included in the findings of an official investigation into sexual abuse within the church last year.

Now a castration scandal rocks the Dutch Catholic Church - ucanews.com


Let's see...
stolen babies
child molestation
castration

Isn't religion wonderful.
Don't complain they were just doin' God's work
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Old 03-20-2012, 01:01 PM
 
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1950s you say? Is castration a very easily reversed surgical procedure? I would say that after the deed is done it can't be changed but then maybe someone has found a way in the past 50 or 60 years.
So if a person does something horrendous to another person, and it can't be changed, it's not worth worrying about? Shouldn't be investigated at all? No cause to find out who did it, and to whom?

Is that really what you're saying?
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