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It’s a curious thing that no one seems to doubt those who accuse clergy of sexual molestation while at the same time being skeptical about a woman who makes a similar claim about a man.
In most cases the accusations against clergy go back decades. Yet when a woman comes forth with an allegation decades old, it is too common to dismiss her claim.
( Not talking about Kavenaugh thing. I tend to think both he and his accuser misremember many things)
Seems to me there has been a historic institutional bias to protect men who behaved badly, especially when the male is perceived to be in a position of authority.
I attended Catholic school through 7th grade. It was understood by the kids it was necessary to avoid being alone with certain members of the clergy. Unimaginable at that time, anyone would ever mention this to a parent or a nun.
That the church continues to protect the identies of the clergy down to which parishes, is troubling.
Most priests have never engaged in molestation. Yet their silence makes them complicit.
I've been boycotting since the late 1990s. But everyone should stop enabling the Catholic church and stop supporting it with their presence, volunteerism and dollars.
I'm so glad I told my kids they couldn't be altar servers.
I am not a lapsed Catholic yet. But I am struggling. I still go to Church every Sunday and holy days, but stopped giving any money to the church at all (I give to charities that help the poor now) and my heart isn't in it. The scandals just never seem to end.
Agreed as we're doing the same.
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