It seems many pedophiles were victims of the same as children. A "gift" that keeps on giving.
Yes, and as long as people keep ignoring it or pretending that it’s “normal”, it will keep “giving” for a long, long time. That’s what’s so sad about it. Nobody has done Sandusky or these kids any favors by sweeping this under the rug.
I actually think that most things we think make us a “nice” person (non-confrontation, for instance) are really not nice at all, but just ways for us to FEEL that we are nice, when in reality we are deeply hurting the person we’re depriving of real accountability.
I’m a Christian, and so many people think of Jesus as this soft person who was nothing but mushy-gushy. When you look at the Gospels, though, He called the Pharisees “white-washed tombs” which look great on the outside but stink on the inside. People hated His guts because of the things He said to them. Yet we say “Jesus is love”. Seems contradictory until you realize that love means you give the person what they need, not what makes you feel like you’re a nice person. If they needed a kick in the butt, that’s exactly what Jesus gave them - because He loved them more than He loved His own reputation or feelings of serenity.