Revelations of US cardinal sex abuse will force pope's hand (conspiracy, March)
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As a now-ex Catholic - here's how I see it. The church hierarchy no longer worships God, they worship the institution of the Church. They are more interested in maintaining their early power and prestige than they are in protecting the people of God. They should all be in jail, IMHO. Anyone who still looks to these people for moral guidance and listens to them carp about sin while being no just sinners, but criminals, needs to do so real soul searching.
Bingo.
Aside from protecting pedophiles from the law, got to wonder what Jesus would say about a church that amassed massive amounts of wealth while children go hungry.
Got to wonder what he would say about a church that did not speak out against children being kidnapped.
castigating 1.2 billion people because of the actions of a few speaks volumes as to the character and intelligence of the posters. What others groups don't you like? There's plenty of people to hate, choose carefully.
castigating 1.2 billion people because of the actions of a few speaks volumes as to the character and intelligence of the posters. What others groups don't you like? There's plenty of people to hate, choose carefully.
Not the few. Ex priest (and Dr. in the field) Richard Sipes did extensive studies , interviewed thousands of priests, and the pedophile % RCC priests was 6%. 4x the national average. Based on that extrapolation, Boston would have expected to uncover 90 perverts in RCC priest attire-Globe found 87 initially, but as years went on, it soared to allegations against 249 including brothers and some nuns.
Sipes was also involved in rehab house treatment of priests for quite a while. He indicated even today nothing has changed and kids are still easy game at that horrific institution overall.
As a now-ex Catholic - here's how I see it. The church hierarchy no longer worships God, they worship the institution of the Church. They are more interested in maintaining their early power and prestige than they are in protecting the people of God. They should all be in jail, IMHO. Anyone who still looks to these people for moral guidance and listens to them carp about sin while being no just sinners, but criminals, needs to do so real soul searching.
It is IMO just a corrupt business now. They worship the $$$$$.
The church still has quite a bit of influence in the world today, I doubt that will stop anytime soon, a good deal of our secular laws are based on christian and puritan beliefs...all that would have to be changed! (not likely to happen)
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