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In reply to the discussion: Why is there so much negativity against religion in General Discussion? [View all]pennylane100
(3,425 posts)The new guy that was chosen today was selected by a group of old men, many of whom have either participated in or condoned child abuse. Are we supposed to pretend, as the church has done so well for the last several hundred years, that this did not happen. Or maybe we can pay lip service their most ridiculous facade that this has been acknowledged and dealt with appropriately.
There are possibly hundreds of thousands of young lives that have been ruined by the sexual predators that have been allowed to commit these horrendous crimes while under the protection of the church. If the discussion of such crimes is no longer allowed as suitable for discussion in the general discussion forum of one of the web's leading progressive sites, we have certainly lost our way.