Comment by Logicallunatic on May 5, 2012 at 12:50pm

The whole barrel is rotten, never mind the apples : ) and just when we thought we had seen the bottom, it turns out there is a layer of thick scum underneath.  

Comment by Reg The Fronkey Farmer on May 5, 2012 at 1:41pm

Thanks both for you comments. I know we as discussing this as Atheists on an Atheist forum and I am sure that any devout (read deluded) Catholic that may read this will think we have some hidden agenda or are just attacking their church because we are Atheists. However it is way beyond that. What I am raging against is the callous indifferent and anachronistic (nearly wrote antichrist there) machine that is the Catholic Church.

It is an institution that has in the past taken years to apologise for anything. When it does it always tries to make the excuse of “that was how everyone thought then” as if that removes any responsibility for their actions at the time. Examples being attempts at making the tortures of the Inquisition seem somehow justified or apologising to Galileo 300 plus years after he was accused of heresy. However they cannot be allowed the benefit of time in these cases of serial child abuse. They need to act now and divulge all information to the relevant civil authorities in all of the countries where their members – hundreds of them – committed these heinous crimes against humanity. The self assumed privileges they have granted themselves to expect to be treated differently because they are Catholic clergy are pathetic. Fuck canon law. They must be accountable under the civil laws of the land. They have no special status. Jesus must be turning in his grave!!

They need to get real and act now. They are way beyond damage limitation exercises. However it is obvious they still have not faced up to the horrors and crimes of their members. They just don’t get it. They are in denial. Not only did they not report these crimes when they became aware of them, they also tried to cover them up and moved the perpetrators to other dioceses where they continued to abuse more children. It is not enough for them to apologise in 100 years time when they will talk about those dark days which no one now in the Church has any responsibility for. No they need to be punished and jailed now when caught. The rest of those involved should hang their heads in shame and do what would be expected of anyone else. Resign. They must go now before their lack of empathy and lack of compassion causes any more pain to the thousands of survivors waiting for some closure.

Hopefully thiswill play in other regions. The man that sparked the title of this post is at about 6:50 for 6 minutes. The whole debate is the first 21 minutes with the apologetics towards the end. Make your own mind up.

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