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MineralMan

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1. I'd feel better if they were required to report to local law enforcement.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2019, 08:16 AM

May 2019

The approach they actually took only requires reporting to church officials. And that's what led to all the cover-ups that have taken place. Mandatory reporting to civil law enforcement authorities would be the right approach, I think, but no, the Church can't allow that, see, because it would create the risk of prosecution.

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Pope issues law to force priests and nuns to report sexual abuse [View all] Eugene May 2019 OP

I'd feel better if they were required to report to local law enforcement. MineralMan May 2019 #1

This is 2019. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #2

And whatabout those Chinese atheists? MineralMan May 2019 #3

Because priests raping children needs a "counterpoint", silly Major Nikon May 2019 #4

Good question. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #6

It also changes nothing Major Nikon May 2019 #5

Worse, even. Act_of_Reparation May 2019 #7

I'll tell you what he and his church have to lose. trotsky May 2019 #8

Yup. That's not something that gets discussed all that often. MineralMan May 2019 #9