The Vatican document is actually aimed at solving that issue. heterosexual men do not molest kids, homosexual men do.
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Oh shit, who cares about the Boy Scouts. They're a private organization. Let 'em do whatever the hell they want. If you disagree with it, don't be involved in it.
(Now, if it were a government funded organization, that'd be a different story. Or, for that matter, if it -IS- a government-funded organization and I just don't know about it, then it would also be a different story.)
Mr. *: This isn't exclusively devoted to Christian fundamentalists, anyway - all sorts of fundies have earned places here (I'm pretty sure I've seen some far-out Muslims in the archives, as well as some seriously wacked-out atheists). Besides, Lestat has pointed out in several places that I've seen that he's Catholic.
And they didn't bother taking care of business all those years ago because....? Honestly, they could have saved themselves so much trouble if they'd dealt with the guilty in their ranks BEFORE now.
It galls me how the RCC is still dragging its feet on this. And all those people accusing all the victims of only coming forward because they could make money off this also sicken me. We're talking about a very powerful organization, with a stranglehold on millions of followers, many of whom are so devout they would turn on anyone who dared to step off the beaten path; factor in an equal admiration for the priest in a given parish, and it's a tidal wave of pressure to shut up and not rock the boat even if you're trying to tell the truth. Don't they get it? It's the perfect place for pedos to hide because they will never be suspected of such a crime, and their victims will be too afraid of group rejection to speak up. And the people who shout "You only want money!" are not helping at all - in fact, they are part of the problem, for encouraging such a toxic environment.
Silencing victims, covering the crimes and hiding the guilty is solving the problem?
Depends on what is your problem.
sadly some heterosexual and some homosexual men do molest children. It is not a large percentage or even common to men.
If you stop protecting molesters and make everyone answer honestly then the problem can be solved for that molester.
Pfft, not just "homosexual men", I'm sure by the time Vatican is done with the research, some of the blame would inevitably be shifted to Atheists and Muslims as well. After all, Atheists and Muslims are just as much inclined to molest alter boys as the gays.
Which flies in the face of all evidence to the contrary, by people who understand the dynamics of the sex-drive and the admissions of child molesters. Who you listening to? Catholic hiearchy, none of whom know ANYTHING about sexual practices.
This is why there's secular anger towards the Catholic Church, it's bad enough they do this but the church protects them and spreads unsubstantiated shit like the "Vatican document" as damage control. We're pissed at the law to as it throws out or reduces sentences for all crimes committed by men of God of all religious sects.
As Hitchens continually pointed out this state of respect and special treatment for church officials is unwarranted and ridiculous. Jail the shits and jail or fine all who hide them or harrass the families for bringing it out.
Really? The three heterosexual men I have had the misfortune of being acquainted with that turned out to be pedophiles (including a brother-in-law caught by my sister raping his own nine year old daughter), who are now serving long prison sentances, would like the opportunity to babysit YOUR kids then upon their release...given that they're straight, and therefore do not molest kids.
Asshat.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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