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Time to dissolve the Catholic Church
I was brought up as a Catholic, & luckily not abused physically, although at times the Nuns & Father's, took delight in chastising me & my sister. She was told at 14, that if she "kissed a boy, she would get pregnant!". However, she discovered quite quickly, that this wasn't true. No need to document all the badness, I & many others experienced. But some of the teachings & pontifical statements, had quite a profound negative effect on me. I agree with Smithydog, that the issues are with organised Religion & the power they hold. The Vatican's wealth, is estimated to be $15 billion- can't see that's right:At all. There are many good Nuns & Monks though & do a lot of good & do help many people. I don't think it should be disbanded however, but a lot more openess & control needs to be exercised. https://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,833509,00.html -
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An inappropriate performance sparked criticism during a temple event in Thailand‘s northern Phayao province, resulting in public criticism and impact on the temple’s reputation. The show, featuring the Likay troupe, displayed some explicit adult scenes not suitable for a family audience. The performance was held during an annual event held between May 25 and June … … The story Inappropriate performance at renowned Thai temple event sparks criticism as seen on Thaiger News. Read the full story -
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A 46 year old Thai man was attacked with acid while asleep in his rented room in Thailand’s central Samut Prakan province. The neighbouring room’s tenant, who had a previous altercation with the victim, disappeared after the incident. Officers from Samut Prakan’s Samrong Nuea station were notified at 4pm yesterday about a man who had … … The story Sleeping Thai man attacked with acid, suspect flees neighbouring room as seen on Thaiger News. Read the full story -
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Time to dissolve the Catholic Church
I don’t dispute the passion or righteousness of your argument. It is all about practicality! If I had my way, the police and other law enforcement would tear them apart. But even 20 years after the Spotlight team at the Boston Globe revealed the extent of abuse, little realistically has changed, as pointed out in this article. https://www.ncronline.org/news/accountability/20-years-after-boston-globes-spotlight-we-need-national-database-accused-clergy However, no matter the strength of the argument, we are talking about an organisation that has been around in one form or another for 1700 years and has over 1.3 billion baptised followers with its own recognised country, albeit a city state. How many Politicians alone would be sponsored even by their faith, just to stall such a step? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church You cite Canada as an example, and my own country amongst others have had similar issues. But in Canada, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, the following applies: “Under section 2 of the Charter, Canadians are free to follow the religion of their choice.” https://www.canada.ca/en/canadian-heritage/services/how-rights-protected/guide-canadian-charter-rights-freedoms.html# Those following the faith will raise this as an argument. They would delay any action, challenge it to the highest courts, all the time taking the focus away from what actually needs to be done. Similar things exist across the world. The practicality of doing what you say is the real challenge, not your arguments for wanting to do it. You might like to have a read of the following article. It has some good reading on what the Church has done when challenged and just highlights some of the issues faced when the Church sees its position challenged. https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/01/catholic-church-changes-roe-v-wade-pope-francis/672235/ Revolutions start with one objecting voice. But in this case the revolution has wavered and internal reform may be the only viable option. Keep the pressure on though!
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