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In reply to the discussion: The myth of moral equivalence [View all]trotsky
(49,533 posts)55. Read this again:
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=292571
You make NO mention of the specific role that religious beliefs (namely, the belief that canon law is supreme to secular law) played in the crimes.
You are STILL trying to absolve religion and religious beliefs from any role whatsoever, when they CLEARLY played one here.
Every damn one of your "points" above is whataboutism. Rather than discuss the specific scandal in the RCC, you instead deflect and redirect to the larger issue of child and/or sexual abuse.
You make NO mention of the specific role that religious beliefs (namely, the belief that canon law is supreme to secular law) played in the crimes.
You are STILL trying to absolve religion and religious beliefs from any role whatsoever, when they CLEARLY played one here.
Every damn one of your "points" above is whataboutism. Rather than discuss the specific scandal in the RCC, you instead deflect and redirect to the larger issue of child and/or sexual abuse.
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I did not say anything was excusable or that there was any attempt at excusing behavior
marylandblue
Sep 2018
#2
Demonstrating only that you misunderstand the proper application of the fallacy.
guillaumeb
Sep 2018
#14
I have linked to many articles demonstrating how covering up sexual assault is
guillaumeb
Sep 2018
#42
What you are doing is pointing out that abuse and coverup has happened elsewhere,
trotsky
Sep 2018
#32
What you did was demonstrate that you misunderstood what I wrote, and have written.
guillaumeb
Sep 2018
#41
And when you understand why it is used, you will see that it does not apply.
guillaumeb
Sep 2018
#38
But we aren't (religion) allowed to mention (religion) what makes the RCC (religion)
trotsky
Sep 2018
#34