(March 21, 2010 at 5:26 am)Zen Badger Wrote:(March 20, 2010 at 11:31 pm)tackattack Wrote: It may be a notorius and horrid pasttime, but it's not a part of the institution of the church or part of it's doctrine.
Not officially, no.
But what can you say about an institution that will excommunicate a priest for having an affair
with an adult woman but only transfer one that molests young children?
A bit ironic,although here they also tend to simply move priests who are naughty.The age, gender and marital status of the owner of the orifice seems irrelevant.
In my opinion the issue has nothing to do with Christianity and everything to do with organised religion protecting itself ad its privileges
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The claim that religion is about fear as a general principle is simplistic to the point of idiocy. Religion is a human invention, it's purpose is to meet a range of human needs. Just as religious forms and individual commitment vary,so too do the needs addressed. The needs include; facing the fear of death, a deep need for some feeling of order, meaning and control,the need to feel a sense of belonging to community,and the feeling of being valued and loved. Above all, the appeal of religion is emotional and a-rational. THAT'S what makes it so powerful, pervasive and often pernicious.
