(March 2, 2011 at 10:07 am)The Diplomat Wrote: I thought there would be more theists on here, to be honest. Why bother have a forum with a whole bunch of atheists agreeing on everything? Anyway, I'm Catholic, which seems to be controversial in itself.
Let me say, nobody believes this crap in the Catholic church. If there's one thing that's true about Catholicism, its that it is am enormous organization; protestant religions individually are not nearly as large as Catholicism. That's not bragging, it's factual, and I don't even consider it to be a good thing; there are so many oddballs giving the whole church a bad rep. While you're at it, look up "catholic" in a dictionary.
This is relevant to the article, however. Everyone thinks every catholic priest is a pedophile, homosexual rapist that preys on little children... It's pathetic, to be honest. So many people are determined to hate catholicism. The truth is that a percent of a population represents a larger portion when the population is larger; the bigger the church, the more corrupt people you will get. It's math (like I say, I think logically). The ratio is almost no different than other churches, or populations in general, actually. And yet we get people claiming that THIS article, THIS particular one is a manifestation of the whole church's beliefs. Not even the pope can be cited as the whole church's beliefs.
The problem is not, at all, about the number of pedophile priests. It's because of the continuous, conscious cover-ups made by the Catholic Church of these actions. Proof of involvement from pretty damn high up were uncovered. If the organization, at its top and at its core, protects child molesters, this organization is not worthy of respect.
