Damned Catholics

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Not wanting to be outdone by Protestant fuckheads when it comes to the abuse of children, the church gets back in the game.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/07/09/lo...onfession/

Louisiana court: Priest should have reported child’s sex abuse claim made in confession

The victim claimed that she told Bayhi about the abuse on three separate occasions. She said that the accused church member had told her he “wanted to make love to her,” but instead of reporting the abuse, Bayhi allegedly told her to handle the problem herself because “too many people would be hurt” if she said anything. “This is your problem,” court documents claim Bayhi said, “sweep it under the floor.”

But of course, when it comes to child sex, the church is ever more concerned with its bullshit dogma than protecting kids.

But the state’s high court vacated that ruling, claiming that the lower court had erred when it said that because the victim had communicated during a confession, Bayhi was not a mandatory reporter.

The Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge issued a statement in which it claimed that the court was “attack[ing] the seal of confession.”

Well, fuck 'em.