Religion
In reply to the discussion: Priest found guilty of raping dozens of children (and a sled dog) in Canada [View all]Gelliebeans
(5,043 posts)You seem dismissive about these victims.
I can understand it is embarrassing for the church as a whole.
To say that his position of power over his victims by scaring them into a silent shame with threats of fire and damnation has nothing to do with his being a priest is disingenuous. He is a representative of the church.
He was threatening those children with the very same doctrine they are taught to believe and respect by the church and their families on Sunday. So why on earth would they disobey a man they trusted if he is assigned to espouse rules of morality.
The analogy of candy is a bad argument because one is a reward, and eternal hell is fear tactics. Both the reward/fear atmosphere in dogma deserves further discussion but I don't want to get off point.