(July 31, 2018 at 3:27 pm)vorlon13 Wrote:Complete load of hyperbolic horseshit, yet somehow weirdly plausible. And I have seen it happen IRL almost.(July 31, 2018 at 4:37 am)Fake Messiah Wrote: Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson resigns after sex abuse cover-up
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/07/30/europ...index.html?
Pennsylvania Supreme Court orders release of report listing more than 300 'predator priests'
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-r...rt-listing
They don't have a choice, do they?
The Catholic Church will have to make sexual abuse of children a sacrament. And once they are open and clear about it, I'll bet parents will line up with their kids in tow for earning extra grace points in heaven.
"Here, Mr, Pedo Priest, take our little Tommy and rape, er, sacramentalize his tight virgin pooper and give us an indulgence for coveting our neighbors new Escalade !!"
It sorta goes like this...
[Someone Reading the News] I see Fr. Bloggs has been accused of child molestation
[Solid Catholic] The media are victimising him. Fr. Bloggs is a holy priest and it is disrespectful to both him and Jesus to even make such an accusation.
[Someone Reading the News] I see there are witnesses willing to testify in court
[Solid Catholic] They are outright liars. Fr. Bloggs is a holy priest and it is disrespectful to both him and Jesus to even make such an accusation.
[Someone Reading the News] I see Fr. Bloggs is going to trial.
[Solid Catholic] It will be thrown out of court. Fr. Bloggs is a holy priest and it is disrespectful to both him and Jesus to even make such an accusation.
[Someone Reading the News] I see Fr. Bloggs has been convicted.
[Solid Catholic] The witnesses perjured themselves. The jury was stacked. Fr. Bloggs is a holy priest and it is disrespectful to both him and Jesus to even make such an accusation.
[Someone Reading the News] I see Fr. Bloggs died in prison.
[Solid Catholic] He sacrificed himself for the faith. He is a saintly martyr. Fr. Bloggs is a holy priest and it is disrespectful to both him and Jesus to even make such an accusation.
[Someone Reading the News] WT actual F?
Such a mindset is becoming rare, but it persists. My own long dead father who was a genuinely nice guy had that flaw. That strange deference to blokes who wore dresses and did nothing useful.
On the upside, before he died, we had a "cards on table" exercise. In that, he flat out stated that he knew full well what the RCC was about and what they did, but that he couldn't get their grip out of his mind. Quite the admission, but I am glad of it.
Oh and before anyone asks, he knew I was atheist for decades. Never a cross word spoken. He did what many "christians" fail to do. He accepted me for me. No more, no less. As did I in the opposite direction.
