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In reply to the discussion: Catholic Priest rapes another child. When are people going to stop supporting this church? [View all]eqfan592
(5,963 posts)68. He said it was a baseless accusation, and he asked rug if that's what he really thought he meant.
As for the rest, I can see the fun to be had in getting rugs goat a little bit as well, tho I'm sure rug doesn't see it that way, and had an entirely different motive in leaping to the conclusion he did.
Like I said, the insinuation was obvious to me, given rugs history. To try and say otherwise is, at best, a real stretch.
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Catholic Priest rapes another child. When are people going to stop supporting this church? [View all]
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
OP
Mostly opinion based on the understanding that not all pedophiles are celibate. Also, not all
GreenPartyVoter
Aug 2012
#54
Pedophiles go where the children are. Churches. Schools. Youth organizations and sports clubs.
GreenPartyVoter
Aug 2012
#2
They seem to go where the danger is minimized. In the case of the Catholic Church...
cleanhippie
Aug 2012
#4
I dunno, I thought it was obvious he was referring to the "institution" and not the "child abuse."
eqfan592
Aug 2012
#57
He said it was a baseless accusation, and he asked rug if that's what he really thought he meant.
eqfan592
Aug 2012
#68
It is bigoted to say one cannot be Catholic without supporting covering up pedophiles.
rug
Aug 2012
#52
Apparently the Catholic Church and all other Christian religions are untouchable.
Lint Head
Aug 2012
#27
GOOGLE NEWS SEARCH TERMS: Catholic Priest OR Bishop child-abuse OR sexual-abuse
_Liann_
Aug 2012
#60
And if you google "minister" and "child abuse" you get more than 8 million hits.
pnwmom
Aug 2012
#83
Support it how? Do we allow it have a tax-exempt status? That's a political choice, not ours.
AnotherMcIntosh
Aug 2012
#88