Sunday, April 4, 2010
Dismissed.
It amazes me the lengths that some people go to-to dismiss serious criminal allegations like sexual abuse. The head of the Roman Catholic church, Pope Benedict, allegedly dragged his feet in dealing with sexual abuse cases when he was Cardinal Ratzinger. More cases are coming forward from the past. The apologies seem hallow.
A close relative of mine who is fanatical about his Catholicism was asked about this whole thing and his response was that the media was "on a witch hunt." He said there are more public school teachers having sex with students than there are priests having sex with kids. Maybe it's me...but I don't see how public school teachers having sex with kids dismisses a high ranking official in the church KNOWING about it and not doing anything about it. Whether or not the media covers the scandal and how intensely it does, does not change whether or not the abuse was right or wrong.
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It is very sad, isn't it, when those in authority whom people are supposed to be able to trust prove that we can't count on them to do the right thing. And you are right, whether or not and how the media reports about it, doesn't change the act itself.
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