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To: Behind the Blue Wall
I think I understand your point, and it's a valid one; but you should reconsider the part about "Catholic Church stands for turning a blind eye..." etc.

The Catholic Church as a whole does not do anything of the sort. Without denying the record of evil, disgusting abuse, it should be clear that the "record" does not tell the whole story, or the main story, of the Catholic Church.

Sexual exploits of any sort are the violation of, and not the expression of, a Catholic ethic. The solution here is to stop this homosexual youth-abusing minority, stop the horrible violation of Catholic faith and morals, and become more thoroughly and authentically Catholic.

So if these Catholic adoption agencies refuse to violate Catholic principles, they are not part of the problem. They are part of the solution.


One more point concerning the "Church as a whole."

In the horrendous Penna. AG's report which went back to the 1940's --- and these are allegations, not charges, trials, and convictions --- do you know how many were implicated in the past 10 years?

Two.

That's right, two.

And those two had already been turned over to the police by their dioceses.

Now, I don't know what the charges on those two were, but if it was the worst of the worst --- if they sodomized minors--- I think they should be shot.

That's what a just sentence would be. But do you know what the record was for the whole U.S. Catholic Church nationwide, over the past two years? I'll tell you. Over the past two years, .005 percent of the U.S. Catholic clergy have had a credible accusation made against them.

Abuse experts credit the training programs and screening procedures instituted by the bishops, saying they should be continued.

This is a very good reason to refrain from characterizing the "whole Catholic Church" as guilty of these crimes.

34 posted on 08/25/2018 2:00:00 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD." - Isaiah 1:18)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

I’m not going to profess deep expertise in this area, but I’ve read that Canon law has defined child molestation as not being a crime, but just a “moral failure” that can and should be addressed outside of the criminal justice system, within the Church via “treatment”. If you’re interested, I think the paper at this link gets into some of the details of this:

https://www.catholicsforrenewal.org/Documents%202016/CanonLawOnChildAbuseThruTheAges.pdf


35 posted on 08/25/2018 2:15:38 PM PDT by Behind the Blue Wall
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