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I agree. It's why we have court systems, police, and prison systems.

We don't allow Churches to investigate themselves when it comes to child rape.. and shouldn't.

Churches have the right to 'forgive' rapists - that's within their preview... but they don't have the right to ignore the laws of the country. And as I've said before it's just as easy to 'forgive' a priest while he sitting in a prison cell as to forgive him when he's sitting in a rectory 50 feet from a child's playground. The 'right' to forgive is NOT the issue.

As far as priests seducing men over the age of 18 - that's the Church's business. Our laws cover the minimum standards of human behavior... not the standards we should all be following... That's the level we hope religion will assist with establishing.

44 posted on 09/13/2018 9:49:13 AM PDT by GOPJ (Deep State power peaked during the McCain funeral - it's down from here on out.)

Well thought, well said.

48 posted on 09/13/2018 10:04:17 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What people will submit to, equals the exact measure of injustice which will be imposed upon them.)

To: GOPJ; G Larry

Medieval homilists used to group these vices, typically, together; Luxury, Usury, Sodomy.

59 posted on 09/13/2018 10:32:03 AM PDT by Mrs. Don-o (What people will submit to, equals the exact measure of injustice which will be imposed upon them.)

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