Catholic Church - Still Blaming "Society"
Last year the US Conference of Catholic Bishops commissioned a $335,000 study from John Jay College, “Of the causes and contexts of the sexual abuse crisis in the church.” The study’s researchers updated the bishops last week at the bishops’ annual meeting. This was reported in The Catholic News Service Nov 14 article titled, “Abuse Study Expected to Reveal Insights About Societal Events.”
This study is a high-priced whitewash posing as scholarly “research,” and is trying to shift the blame for Catholic sex abuse to things such as “Societal Events,” instead of its true cause - the perverted nature of the Roman priesthood!
Comment – This has been a Catholic excuse since 2001. It goes something like: ‘Society and culture have really gotten bad the past 40-50 years, and it’s rubbed off on some people. Therefore the culture is to blame for sex abuse, not our poor priests or the Church!’
Let’s see what these so-called “researchers” are finding out about sex abuse in the Catholic Church. For example:
“Early research seems to indicate that the patterns of sexual abuse within the church are consistent with the experience of society as a whole.”
“General societal changes have had significant impact on the lives of those who are part of or closely associated with religious organizations.”
There it is again!! It’s the fault of “society as a whole” and “general societal changes.”
As the “studies” continue, the researchers will again report to the bishops at their 2008 annual meeting. I fully expect that report to point the blame in many directions – but not at the bishops or their priests!
Please keep praying daily for Catholic conversions, and that God “break the teeth” (Psalm 58:6) of this man-made religion that has protected child molesters for so many years!
This study is a high-priced whitewash posing as scholarly “research,” and is trying to shift the blame for Catholic sex abuse to things such as “Societal Events,” instead of its true cause - the perverted nature of the Roman priesthood!
Comment – This has been a Catholic excuse since 2001. It goes something like: ‘Society and culture have really gotten bad the past 40-50 years, and it’s rubbed off on some people. Therefore the culture is to blame for sex abuse, not our poor priests or the Church!’
Let’s see what these so-called “researchers” are finding out about sex abuse in the Catholic Church. For example:
“Early research seems to indicate that the patterns of sexual abuse within the church are consistent with the experience of society as a whole.”
“General societal changes have had significant impact on the lives of those who are part of or closely associated with religious organizations.”
There it is again!! It’s the fault of “society as a whole” and “general societal changes.”
As the “studies” continue, the researchers will again report to the bishops at their 2008 annual meeting. I fully expect that report to point the blame in many directions – but not at the bishops or their priests!
Please keep praying daily for Catholic conversions, and that God “break the teeth” (Psalm 58:6) of this man-made religion that has protected child molesters for so many years!
posted by Robt. B. at 3:41 AM
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