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Time to dissolve the Catholic Church
You have posted a good post, Mr Dog, but respectfully with two glaring flaws; action and timing. I doubt that anyone would dispute that the Catholic Church has done some good things and that it must reform; that is a given. However, I would argue that the Catholic Church has already been given a great deal of time and leeway to deal with the issue of pedophilia/child molestation within its ranks but has not done so satisfactorily. One example among many; in my native country of Canada there was a truly horrific scandal of abuse at a place called the Mount Cashel Orphanage (see links below). The story broke in 1989, there was a Royal Commission set up to investigate, there was an Archdiocesan Commission of Enquiry, and the issue was in the newspapers for years. In that particular case, the Orphanage in question was razed to the ground and some compensation was given (good thing). However, the Order that ran the Orphanage declared bankruptcy in 2011 leaving 422 outstanding claims by abused people. Moreover, many of the Catholic pedophiles from Mount Cashel were transferred to another part of the country where they continued their abuse (Wikipedia and CBC link below) up to at least 2022. To sum up, this ONE case in Canada demonstrates that the Catholic Church has known of horrific abuses since the 70s, but has not dealt with the problem. And, while this is ONE example from Canada, a wee bit of research will tell similar tales in many countries around the globe. So, my questions are these... How much more time are you willing to give the Catholic Church to reform itself? How many child molestations are you willing to countenance while waiting for the Catholic Church to reform? Yes, dissolving the Catholic Church IS an extreme act, but what more evidence would you need to agree that it is time for extreme measures? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Cashel_Orphanage https://www.heritage.nf.ca/articles/politics/wells-government-mt-cashel.php -
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Time to dissolve the Catholic Church
I have been an atheist since before I even knew the word, let alone what it meant. so have no axe to grind with any particular cult or creed. But in the case of the Catholic Church it seems like a significant amount of the problem with addressing the issues comes from denial that they exist from both the congregation and the priesthood.- 1
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News Forum - Chadchart exposes Bangkok curruption: Civil engineer demands 300,000 baht bribe
"The governor stands firm to take appropriate action by dismissing the corrupt officer." AND where is the stance on prosecuting him to the full extent of the law? Most likely he will be transferred and that will be the end of it... I hope that I can say that without being accused of slurring. -
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"Begpackers" are back
Local Buskers, especially playing music forms specific to their country, add immense value to the cultural side of a city. Foreigners trying to cash in on it just for senseless personal gain do not.- 1
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News Forum - Thai delivery driver asleep at the wheel, crashes into car, killing 3
From all reports... sleeping while driving (SWD) is as bad as DWI in LOS
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