(August 19, 2018 at 9:32 pm)vorlon13 Wrote: What is it going to take to fucking fix this fucking mess ??
A pogrom against all Catholics ??
Like, what else is left in the quiver ?????
Since they don't seem to be intent on rooting the cockroaches out of their own basement, I suppose the next best thing would be to allow their clergy to have normal sex lives like any other human being. It might at least help prevent future abuse. For most people, celibacy is just too much to ask.
As it goes, some people who are raised in the Catholic church become very involved, and they want to be a part of it. So they decide to become priests. But I don't think someone who enters seminary at 19 years old is mentally able to commit to a life of no sex whatsoever.
There are priests who advocate a change of policy in the church. When I was young, I remember when our main priest left the parish, we got a replacement priest for like 6 months until a permanent replacement could be found. He advocated allowing married and gay clergy in the Church. What a stir he caused! People might be resistant to a change like that, but in the grand scheme, it's far better than a bunch of molested children.
