Posted by paxvox on June 29, 2002, at 21:02:52
In reply to Re: Priests and Child Sexual Abuse » shar, posted by judy1 on June 29, 2002, at 12:23:35
My wife is a victim of Catholic priest sexual abuse. All this recent "news" has sent her realing into depression. Although it has been 30 years, the issue was never "closed". Now we see that the Catholic church has come away with the "boys will be boys" one strike rule.....oh...but no defrocking!!!!!!! Holy crap!!! Anywere else child molestation carries 10-20 years in the slammer! I'm all for Christian forgiveness, don't get me wrong. But let the SOBs at least confess and repent FIRST, and even do the hard time in prison. After that, it's between God and them if they are forgiven. This is an issue that MUST be dealt with by the lay members of the Catholic church. How can anyone justify this? How much longer will people like my wife have to continue to suffer? How many more innocent children will have to have their live's destroyed? Enough I say!
PAXVOX
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