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18. The title is very clear

Reply to goldent (Reply #11)

Sun Mar 3, 2013, 10:34 PM

Mar 2013

in its statement "Child Sexual Abuse: It's Not Just a Catholic Issue" that the article is using the "look, everyone else is doing it too", i.e. what the Catholic Church did isn't as bad as you thought. And while this piece (as all other articles of the genre) pays the obligatory lip service and says, "of course, this doesn't excuse what the Catholic Church did", it is clearly meant to deflect and dilute criticism from the RCC. If it weren't, why are these articles always written in this context? It would be perfectly fine to simply criticize other organizations for not doing enough to combat child sexual abuse within their ranks, and not mention the Catholic Church at all, but they always do.

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Child Sexual Abuse: It's Not Just a Catholic Issue [View all] SecularMotion Mar 2013 OP

This is true, but as a Catholic we say the following at mass: goldent Mar 2013 #1

There are pedophiles everywhere and problems will arise anytime you give people cbayer Mar 2013 #2

One of the worst cases I've ever heard of okasha Mar 2013 #3

I think the most dangerous place right now is the internet. cbayer Mar 2013 #4

Trust is a great movie Dorian Gray Mar 2013 #5

I think it made people too uncomfortable. It was one of the better movies cbayer Mar 2013 #6

Excellent point - the Cathoic priests get all the press... backscatter712 Mar 2013 #7

or other parts Angry Dragon Mar 2013 #8

Ah yes, the tired old skepticscott Mar 2013 #9

I read the article and didn't see it "defend" the Catholic church. goldent Mar 2013 #11

Except no one has ever claimed children would be safe from pedophilia outside the RCC. trotsky Mar 2013 #13

"Except no one has ever claimed children would be safe from pedophilia outside the RCC" goldent Mar 2013 #17

It is doing much more than just "expressing its views" skepticscott Mar 2013 #19

And those cases are more widely reported because... trotsky Mar 2013 #20

The title is very clear skepticscott Mar 2013 #18

The root of child sexual abuse is rampant authoritarianism meow2u3 Mar 2013 #10

Agree. Between that and access to children, you have the perfect storm. cbayer Mar 2013 #12

Well put. I would quibble with just one point. trotsky Mar 2013 #14

I think you're right...That's an important distinction n/t YankeyMCC Mar 2013 #15

Lack of transparency is a related structural issue. We should also mention the attitude struggle4progress Mar 2013 #16