(May 23, 2017 at 4:33 pm)Tizheruk Wrote:(May 23, 2017 at 4:19 pm)The Gentleman Bastard Wrote: Depends on how you count motivation. Denying priests from ever having an open, normal sexual relationship with anyone, forcing them to go against human nature, could be construed as motivation.
Id say covering it up for decades. And holding priests immune to secular law and not kicking them out. Just to maintain the churches image is religiously motivated
Wrong. The motivation to cover it up is all about saving face and preventing scandal. It has nothing to do with Catholic doctrine.
"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
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