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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy is the Roman Catholic Church allowed any credibility after their history of sexual abuse?
These Bishops and Cardinals knew what was going on and hid the abuses of their church.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/19/world/europe/19vatican.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/18/vatican-irish-bishops-child-abuse
edit: Joe Paterno was fired for not reporting a single case of child sexual abuse to the police. The church was involved in a worldwide systematic cover up.
russspeakeasy
(6,539 posts)msongs
(67,502 posts)zipplewrath
(16,646 posts)The latest scandal hardly reached any sort of new "low". The Catholic church has repeatedly behaved in ways that are practically impossible to imagine, much less defend.
white_wolf
(6,238 posts)They are the largest single religious institution on the planet, they are the oldest Church in the world. They have shaped much of Western history. I don't agree with them at all, but I understand where their power comes from.
Tumbulu
(6,292 posts)they took over all the assets of the Roman Empire when that Empire fell.
madrchsod
(58,162 posts)the longest running criminal organization in history......
Skittles
(153,310 posts)I have no clue why ANYONE would believe in them - mass propaganda, pass down through the centuries I guess
JoePhilly
(27,787 posts)surfdog
(624 posts)Is because Catholics give them credibility
Catholics will still go to church will still donate to the church will still treat the pope and the bishops with respect and treat them as equals which is absurd
The people give them respect
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)and their filthy crimes for decades and now they are going to act like they have some kind of moral authority???
vankuria
(905 posts)I wish the Bishops had gotten this angry and outspoken about pedofile priests, just think of all the poor kids that could've been saved from abuse. Instead they looked the other way and damaged so many lives, yet if a woman uses contraceptives she's commiting a mortal sin? The Catholic church can have no moral authority given the sins of not just the last several years but for centuries.
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louslobbs
(3,241 posts)Lou
ladjf
(17,320 posts)Louisiana1976
(3,962 posts)WCGreen
(45,558 posts)Dawson Leery
(19,348 posts)RainDog
(28,784 posts)pokerfan
(27,677 posts)God is pretty much the ultimate panopticon.
Think about it. Religion has actually convinced people that there's an invisible man -- living in the sky -- who watches everything you do, every minute of every day. And the invisible man has a special list of ten things he does not want you to do. And if you do any of these ten things, he has a special place, full of fire and smoke and burning and torture and anguish, where he will send you to live and suffer and burn and choke and scream and cry forever and ever 'til the end of time!
But He loves you. He loves you, and He needs money! He always needs money! He's all-powerful, all-perfect, all-knowing, and all-wise, somehow just can't handle money! Religion takes in billions of dollars, they pay no taxes, and they always need a little more. Now, you talk about a good bullshit story. Holy Shit!