(June 17, 2015 at 1:18 am)Cthulhu Dreaming Wrote:(June 17, 2015 at 12:41 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: There have been people in the Church who have covered it up, yes. Those people did wrong and were definitely not acting on Church teaching.
How long did the church shield the perpetrators from civil authorities?
Your protestations ring hollow.
"The Church" is an institution made up of 1 billion people. To say "the Church" as an entire entity shielded abusers, is inaccurate. The individuals who covered up were not even close to being the majority of Church members, nor were they working under the direction of the Pope.
With that being said, I do not know how long each individual who covered up abuse went before either telling the police or being found out. I suppose it would depend on which particular person you are referring to.
There are far more teachers who abuse and far more school staffers who cover up abuse than has ever happened in the Church. And yet we can all agree that it would be silly to make the general statement that "teachers are bad, schools are bad, education is corrupt" etc. There are bad seeds in every group. Please don't base your views on the Church or my people on the actions of the relative few.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh
