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trotsky

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18. I wish I could say I was shocked.

Thu Sep 6, 2018, 08:32 AM

Sep 2018

But gil demonstrates the very phenomenon that made the scale and degree of the abuse (and coverup) in the RCC possible: a steadfast, blind devotion to religious beliefs over all else. A willingness to minimize or outright overlook any crime in order to prevent an honest analysis of religious belief and its role. Everyone in the RCC involved in the abuse scandal was sacrificing children to protect their religion. We see gil starting multiple threads to do that very thing - distract, muddy the waters, set up false equivalencies, etc.

I'm honestly surprised we haven't seen one blaming the children for "asking for it", or blaming the "loose morality" of secularism since that's what many in the RCC have done.

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The Roman Catholic Church deserves to be shut down. [View all] guillaumeb Sep 2018 OP

A school administration that did the shit the RCC did Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #1

Another weak attempt at framing. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #2

Lulzd. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #3

Everyone involved in the assaults, and the cover ups, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #4

That is the entire RCC hierarchy. Voltaire2 Sep 2018 #17

"criminal organization their assets should be seized" mitch96 Sep 2018 #33

Saying that it is the entire hierarchy is hyperbole, guillaumeb Sep 2018 #35

That is exactly the point edhopper Sep 2018 #22

How? eom guillaumeb Sep 2018 #36

A private school that enables child rape for decades edhopper Sep 2018 #37

Do you feel that guilt attaches to everyone in that school? guillaumeb Sep 2018 #38

the cover ups edhopper Sep 2018 #39

Agreed that cover ups are a crime. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #43

When I say the whole Church edhopper Sep 2018 #45

This is the most blatant effort yet Major Nikon Sep 2018 #13

I wish I could say I was shocked. trotsky Sep 2018 #18

You are comparing School systems Eko Sep 2018 #5

Read my other post guillaumeb Sep 2018 #6

No, Eko Sep 2018 #7

Whataboutism Major Nikon Sep 2018 #8

This Lordquinton Sep 2018 #9

... Major Nikon Sep 2018 #12

North bound train on a southbound track Lordquinton Sep 2018 #15

Bingo. trotsky Sep 2018 #19

That and canned responses Major Nikon Sep 2018 #20

How many are there now? trotsky Sep 2018 #21

He's convinced of his own righteousness Major Nikon Sep 2018 #25

Wellston, MO disbanded its police department for lesser crimes marylandblue Sep 2018 #10

A number of big city police departments have made consent decrees with DOJ Major Nikon Sep 2018 #11

Maybe the Quakers can take over the Vatican marylandblue Sep 2018 #14

Pure Whataboutism. MineralMan Sep 2018 #16

You continue to reframe this in an disingenuous way. edhopper Sep 2018 #23

Seems to be a common tactic Lordquinton Sep 2018 #27

"I read that comment here" Act_of_Reparation Sep 2018 #24

Well WestIndianArchie Sep 2018 #26

I wholeheartedly agree! Lordquinton Sep 2018 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author dlk Sep 2018 #29

RICO Prosecution? dlk Sep 2018 #30

This a textbook example of whataboutism.. Permanut Sep 2018 #31

It was Satan not the priests or the church. Amiright? gibraltar72 Sep 2018 #32

I dont know that the RCC deserves to be shut down qazplm135 Sep 2018 #34

Just my own 2 cents here... It seems the RCC has a unique opportunity now gtar100 Sep 2018 #40

They can't just get rid of the pedophiles. Mariana Sep 2018 #41

Yea that's true, the enablers should be included. gtar100 Sep 2018 #42

Agreed. guillaumeb Sep 2018 #44