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Major Nikon

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28. I don't think your first or second suggestion is going to do much

Mon Aug 20, 2018, 01:16 AM

Aug 2018

While they may be worthy suggestions for other reasons, the RCC's biggest problems are they have very little self-auditing and their primary interest is self-preservation.

Priests are revered within their parish simply because of their positions, and they have unfettered access to children. That kind of situation is going to be a magnet for predators. Doing away with pretending to be celibate and allowing women isn't going to change that. What they need is accountability and the culture which surrounds organized religion is counterproductive to that objective.

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Report on PA abuse confirms: It's time to quit the Catholic Church [View all] Lordquinton Aug 2018 OP

Here's the thing - these incidents aren't confined to Pennsylvania... KCDebbie Aug 2018 #1

This is just one incident Lordquinton Aug 2018 #9

The usual RCC apologists are conspicuously absent Major Nikon Aug 2018 #25

Insidious... NeoGreen Aug 2018 #2

Listen, folks. nt Duppers Aug 2018 #3

100% Lordquinton Aug 2018 #10

it's worldwide and likely many more unreported cases AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #4

Catholics are a die-hard bunch. BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #5

I think developed countries will AlexSFCA Aug 2018 #6

Agreed. thucythucy Aug 2018 #7

See Ireland. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #12

Yeah, they proved that by voting pro-choice recently. BigmanPigman Aug 2018 #17

The question is how much has it affected the RCC's bank account Major Nikon Aug 2018 #26

I see only one way for the Church to save itself and make itself worthy of any sort of following thucythucy Aug 2018 #8

Zero of those things will happen. Voltaire2 Aug 2018 #13

Not in this millenium, anyway. thucythucy Aug 2018 #14

Historically, the RCC has held major councils when it's back was to the wall marylandblue Aug 2018 #21

I don't think your first or second suggestion is going to do much Major Nikon Aug 2018 #28

Really, the first and most important step thucythucy Aug 2018 #31

What should happen first is people stop apologizing for child rape Major Nikon Aug 2018 #32

There should not be a statute of limitations on sexual assault on a child. gtar100 Aug 2018 #11

A former poster who was a lawyer argued against extending or dropping the statute Lordquinton Aug 2018 #19

Lots of anonymous posters claim to be lawyers and other things Major Nikon Aug 2018 #29

Link, please. And that's just one archdiocese. MineralMan Aug 2018 #15

Whoops, forgot that important detail Lordquinton Aug 2018 #18

Exactly. And many others have not MineralMan Aug 2018 #20

And it's nothing new Lordquinton Aug 2018 #22

Imagine how bad the problem is where the church has even more power Major Nikon Aug 2018 #24

That "I just won't go into a church in [X] place" fallback just got a lot harder for somebody. Act_of_Reparation Aug 2018 #16

LOL trotsky Aug 2018 #35

When a child raping priest was getting close to prosecution he would be transferred Major Nikon Aug 2018 #23

The Catholic Church is a GIANT HYPOCRISY that needs to go out of business. democratisphere Aug 2018 #27

The absolute killer info: trotsky Aug 2018 #30

These people are mandated reporters Lordquinton Aug 2018 #33

Meanwhile we get lip service from the pope Major Nikon Aug 2018 #34

I think so many bishops and cardinals did the same as in Pennsylvania marylandblue Aug 2018 #36