Cartoons from around the world on catholic church abuse crisis
by behemot 2 Replies latest watchtower child-abuse
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wobble
They are hard hitting, I couldn't help thinking of the parallels with the WT, especially the one about the evolution of church design, the modern one has mainly a P.R and a Legal Dept. how similar is that ?
Wobble
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GreyWolf
One can understand the anger at Catholicism or at least the hierarchy. But sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has gone on for centuries and only now has it come to public attention in a big way. One can read of seductions in confessionals in the documents of the Mexican Inquisition during the colonial period. But although such things were more common among Catholic clergy than Protestant or Orthodox clerics, there were lots of cases of sexual abuse caused by them too. Whenever men, and sometimes women have power over others, if not watched, they will violate those who are weaker. This happens with clerics, teachers, bosses, professors, etc., etc. Although women are seldom as guilty as men, there are females who violate others sexually. Unfortunately, the concern over child molestation - serious as it is - has taken on some of the aspects of a witch hunt, and sometimes innocent persons have their reputations destroyed unfairly.
GreyWolf