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MineralMan

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16. That is beginning to happen. We're starting to hear about actual

Sun Dec 23, 2018, 12:11 PM

Dec 2018

numbers of offending priests from a few dioceses and archdioceses. Those numbers are very, very disturbing, and people are being surprised by how many priests are involved.

The more such reports are released, the more pissed off Catholics are going to become. And the more pissed off they become, the more they'll be likely to abandon attendance and donations. Add to that the hefty legal settlements so many dioceses and archdioceses are having to agree to, and the financial hit those policies are causing keeps growing.

I have no question about this being an issue in every jurisdiction, both here in the US and around the world. It is a horrendous scandal that has the potential to break the Roman Catholic Church beyond repair. We're just at the beginning the revelations. More to come...

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Here's the thing: The percentage of priests who are pedophiles is small. [View all] MineralMan Dec 2018 OP

Agreed. It's always the coverup, as evil as the initial act. Merlot Dec 2018 #1

More evil, in my opinion. MineralMan Dec 2018 #5

Also snowybirdie Dec 2018 #2

Who would go into a profession where you can't marry Beakybird Dec 2018 #3

There are many reasons people become priests. MineralMan Dec 2018 #8

I agree. People also mostly dont know the immense good that Catholic Charities does. mahina Dec 2018 #4

The bad always overrides the good where news is concerned. MineralMan Dec 2018 #12

Al Capone ran a soup kitchen. Eva Peron fed the hungry. Pope George Ringo II Dec 2018 #20

Bergoglio's criminal cartel. Voltaire2 Dec 2018 #6

It predates him, as well. MineralMan Dec 2018 #7

The other thing Cartoonist Dec 2018 #9

Yes. That myth makes things much, much worse. MineralMan Dec 2018 #10

If you are a child rapist, the priesthood offers all sorts of benefits beyond access to victims Major Nikon Dec 2018 #13

What is the percentage compared to the general population? Major Nikon Dec 2018 #11

There is really no way to know. MineralMan Dec 2018 #14

I think there is a way to know Major Nikon Dec 2018 #15

That is beginning to happen. We're starting to hear about actual MineralMan Dec 2018 #16

AGs are having to pry the information out of the RCC Major Nikon Dec 2018 #17

Yes, of course. MineralMan Dec 2018 #18

I think these things happen more in any institution with an authoritarian base to it. safeinOhio Dec 2018 #19

Schools, Boy Scouts, military, police forces, families guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21

This is the Religion Group, Guy. MineralMan Dec 2018 #22

Your avoidance of the obvious point is noted. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #23

So we can't expect morality from groups who pretend to be moral authorities Major Nikon Dec 2018 #24

All of these groups make some claim. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #25

I don't remember the Boy Scouts lobbying against civil rights Major Nikon Dec 2018 #26