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MineralMan

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4. "Francis, 82, urged young people not to be disillusioned by the sexual abuse scandal,"

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Apr 4, 2019, 08:45 AM

Apr 2019

"but to work with the overwhelming majority of priests and other clergy faithful to their vocation. "

"Yah, OK, Papa, but how do we tell which priests are OK and which are rapey? Are we supposed to just avoid the ones who try to molest us or what? We need your guidance on that, see..."

Sincerely,
A Young Catholic.

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Pope: Church should admit history of abuse of women, male domination [View all] Eugene Apr 2019 OP

"But the document does little to advocate for concrete steps" trotsky Apr 2019 #1

And the Pope continues to kick the can down the road. MineralMan Apr 2019 #2

Well edhopper Apr 2019 #3

"Francis, 82, urged young people not to be disillusioned by the sexual abuse scandal," MineralMan Apr 2019 #4