RE: What's the most face-palm-worthy statement you have ever heard from a priest/preacher
August 20, 2015 at 5:59 pm
(August 20, 2015 at 6:39 am)Stimbo Wrote:(August 19, 2015 at 8:24 pm)Randy Carson Wrote: That's a separate issue that doesn't answer the question: Why is distinguishing between the two "stupid" in your opinion?
Like teachers, coaches, scout masters, Protestant leaders...
Oh, wait, I almost forgot...you only get upset about the smaller per capita percentage of Catholic priests who have violated that trust.
... and then shuffle the offenders off to other parishes and fresh victims while simultaneously issuing decrees of silence to the whole organisation. Exactly like schools don't.
I already provided evidence from the Washington Post that this is EXACTLY what happened in some school districts, Steve. Either you weren't paying attention or you ignored this inconvenient truth.
But I agree with you that the Bishops should not have taken the approach that they did.