I don't have much respect for PZ Myers since he seems to have gone further off the rails than he already may have been, but it's hard not to applaud this sentiment:
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/...-email-67/
And this one:
Quote:The "they do it, too!" excuse simply does not work. That some teachers are pedophiles does not mean it is unfair to pick on the poor child-raping priests. Catholics claim a greater virtue, so they don't get to shuck all their guilt when they're caught red-handed, and in fact ought to be held to a higher standard, according to their own views; and there's also a significant difference between a priest and a secular professional. When a teacher gets caught diddling children, he will be arrested, fired, and banned from the profession. What we've learned is that when a Catholic priest fondles children, he'll get sheltered, paid off, and transferred to a new parish and a fresh collection of kids.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/...-email-67/
And this one:
Quote:You can always rely on the Catholic church's moral compass - whatever direction it points you should go the other way.
At the age of five, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Skagra responded to it by thinking, 'Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant.'