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NNN0LHI

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Wed Apr-20-05 07:32 PM
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pope on sex abuse scandals

http://www.suntimes.com/output/pope/pope20.html

"In the Church, priests also are sinners. But I am personally convinced that the constant presence in the press of the sins of Catholic priests, especially in the United States, is a planned campaign, as the percentage of these offenses among priests is not higher than in other categories, and perhaps it is even lower.

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Tux

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Wed Apr-20-05 07:37 PM
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1. Sounds like

He accepts it and ignores it.

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Quixote1818

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Wed Apr-20-05 07:37 PM
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2. What are the stats? I would have to see the stats for an informed

opinion. If the percentage is the same then perhaps he has a point. Still that does not excuse the Church for not reprimanding those who did abuse children and turning them into the police. I think that is the main issue however he could be right about the percentage thing.

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MichiganVote

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:11 PM
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5. www.bishopsaccountability.org

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Apr-20-05 07:38 PM
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3. So, the press made them molest children?

What an asshole. How much did Dumbyass pay to get this guy elected?

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teamster633

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:04 PM
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4. On NPR this morning I heard a speech in which the new pope...

...blamed the whole pedophilia thing on the liberal tilt the church took with Vatican II. Apparently it encouraged the clergy to indulge in worldly transgressions. Damn libruls!

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MichiganVote

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:12 PM
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6. Yeah its really a shame how the abusers often

quoted Old Testament scriptures while they abused....

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GoddessOfGuinness

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:42 PM
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7. "the percentage of these offenses among priests is not higher than in

other categories, and perhaps it is even lower."

When they're using Jesus as sheep's clothing, doesn't the Catholic church have a responsibility to eradicate these abusers from their midst?

Kind of like Dumbyass, isn't it? Lot's of talk talk talk about Jesus Lord Almighty while they murder, rape and pillage. False prophets abound.

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MichiganVote

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Wed Apr-20-05 08:54 PM
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8. No way of knowing about the real numbers as the church

keeps records secret, always have, and our criminal justice system has been complicit. More smoke mirrors from the same church that has burned heretics at the stake.

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Zinfandel

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Wed Apr-20-05 09:11 PM
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9. These are supposed to be Priest, not plumbers, or any other "category".

Edited on Wed Apr-20-05 09:15 PM by Zinfandel

Are the Priest not higher moral beings, to be held to a higher standard than the average Joe, the every day sinner?

That's certainly what the Catholic church consistently implies, when it suits them.

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BuyingThyme

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Wed Apr-20-05 09:17 PM
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10. How does the percentage of priests who FACILITATED pedophilia

compare to other categories?

I'd guess the priests have us beat 100 to 1.

(And, again, there is absolutely no difference between a hands-on pedophile and a hands-off pedophile.)

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