You care enuf to continue telling
us how much you don't care.
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us how much you don't care.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Yep. So what?
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
This is such old news that it's almost, but not quite funny.
Your not caring is particularly
vigorous not caring.
It has indeed been going on a long time.
Watch Spotlight.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Why? Even the movie is old. Oh well, there are plenty of good, old movies. I'll add it to my list.
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The Church's crimes go a long way back.
And it continues.
In 33 states, loopholes exempt clergy from reporting child sex abuse
This loophole has resulted in an unknown number of predators being allowed to continue abusing children for years despite having confessed the behavior to religious officials. In many of these cases, the privilege has been invoked to shield religious groups from civil and criminal liability...
Most priests accused of sexually abusing children were never sent to prison. Here's why
Why aren't more credibly accused Catholic priests in prison? Blame it on laws that don't allow enough time for abuse survivors to come forward
www.usatoday.com
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
In your first article, correct me if I am wrong, but the exemption is only for fault during CONFESSION.The Church's crimes go a long way back.
And it continues.
In 33 states, loopholes exempt clergy from reporting child sex abuse
This loophole has resulted in an unknown number of predators being allowed to continue abusing children for years despite having confessed the behavior to religious officials. In many of these cases, the privilege has been invoked to shield religious groups from civil and criminal liability...www.wbur.org
Most priests accused of sexually abusing children were never sent to prison. Here's why
Why aren't more credibly accused Catholic priests in prison? Blame it on laws that don't allow enough time for abuse survivors to come forwardwww.usatoday.com
Your second article is many years old
That's quite an exemption.
Children are being raped.
Priests keep it secret.
Only 5 years.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Like I said, old news.
The Catholic Church sure does continue generating
a whole lotta old news about its evil deeds.
But the fact that current news quickly becomes a
few years old doesn't make the news irrelevant.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Yes, it actually does.
Your view is a recipe for dismissing every
case of Church malfeasance, ie, just wait
a couple years, & then it can be ignored.
Kathryn
It was on fire when I laid down on it.
Well, it IS pretty old news.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
Well, we know for sure this institution does exactly that. Which is the point we're all making. Care to address it?
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SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
So? I read your post and responded to it. On a public forum. Can you explain what was embarrassing about the post in question? I'm curious.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
It's current news.
"A report in February 2023 by a Church-funded Portuguese commission found that at least 4,815 minors had been sexually abused by clergy - mostly priests - over seven decades.
The report's authors said their findings were the "tip of the iceberg", and commission head Pedro Strecht added that more than 100 priests suspected of child sexual abuse remained active in Church roles.
The following month, the Church announced a handful of steps to tackle child sexual abuse, but it was heavily criticised for not adopting tougher measures."
"NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory priests for decades and failing to report their crimes to law enforcement.
Louisiana State Police carried out a sweeping search warrant last week at the Archdiocese of New Orleans, seeking a long-secreted cache of church records and communications between local church leaders and the Vatican about the church’s handling of clergy sexual abuse.
The search signaled a new phase of the investigation that will seek to determine what particular church leaders, including Archbishop Gregory Aymond and his predecessors, knew about claims that the warrant describes as “ignored and in many cases covered up.”
Expanding clergy sexual abuse probe targets New Orleans Catholic church leaders
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church officials suspected of shielding predatory pri...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
"Nearly 1,700 priests and other clergy members that the Roman Catholic Church considers credibly accused of child sexual abuse are living under the radar with little to no oversight from religious authorities or law enforcement, decades after the first wave of the church abuse scandal roiled U.S. dioceses, an Associated Press investigation has found.
These priests, deacons, monks and lay people now teach middle-school math. They counsel survivors of sexual assault. They work as nurses and volunteer at nonprofits aimed at helping at-risk kids. They live next to playgrounds and daycare centers. They foster and care for children.
And in their time since leaving the church, dozens have committed crimes, including sexual assault and possessing child pornography, the AP’s analysis found."
Almost 1,700 priests and clergy accused of sex abuse are unsupervised
An Associated Press investigation found that those credibly accused are now teachers, coaches, counselors and also live near playgrounds.
www.nbcnews.com
Clergy Sex Abuse Lawsuits Against Churches
It now appears that there may be thousands of former victims who were subjected to sexual abuse as children at the hands of priests, ministers, and other church members. Our clergy sex abuse ...
We're going in circles.
A useful rhetorical device for the Church.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
It's not that old. It's from 2015. Gee.
Why would you watch it? I don't know. For entertainment. To learn something about something that is going on in the world.
SkepticThinker
Veteran Member
How?