(September 24, 2015 at 7:46 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote:(September 24, 2015 at 7:40 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Let me be clear. I do have a problem with anyone who remained a catholic in the aftermath of the scandals which have been exposed. I suppose you have your reasons. Otherwise you seem like a nice person.
It is not prejudice. I am not pre-judging. I am judging.
The ones who did it are bad enough. The ones who protected them suck too.
I do not give a flying fuck about catholic "doctrine." That's just as silly as any other religious crap. It's the organization and business of catholicism that requires serious sanctions.
But don't you think a person can still believe in a religion, even though there are people within that religion that are not good people? Yes, what those clergymen did was horrible. But I am still Catholic because I still believe in the teachings of the Church. None of which say pedophilia or covering up pedophiles is ok. I neither molested anyone, or protected anyone who did... so I shouldn't be judged for that. So when you say you don't like someone simply because they are Catholic, this sounds like kind of a bigoted statement.
I told you that I don't give a shit about "religion." For people to willingly remain a member of such a corrupt organization is a red-flag for me. You were in no position to molest anyone or protect those who did. But those who were in those positions, did.