(June 20, 2015 at 5:11 pm)rexbeccarox Wrote:(June 20, 2015 at 5:07 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Not from what Ive seen here on this very thread.
When we were discussing the sex abuse scandal many pages back, numerous members of this forum specifically said that it's worse when priests do it because they are "supposed to be men of god."
This was addressed by multiple atheists in this site on this very thread.
Actually, no; what we've objected to is that priests themselves claim to have the ultimate moral authority. I would venture a guess that no atheists think that priests actually possess that.
It was a little more than that with some people. I'm pretty sure "men of god" was used once or twice at least.
"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
-walsh
