tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480260229067171241.post7689882735742503333..comments2023-03-28T11:42:11.467-07:00Comments on Catholic Cataclysm: Anti-Catholic Madness: Now It's Digital!Nathan Cushmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04708482846503957891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480260229067171241.post-65266679472948959602010-04-06T15:45:30.997-07:002010-04-06T15:45:30.997-07:00Harvey, yeah, that's not much more than a full...Harvey, yeah, that's not much more than a full page comment itself. It's only had 300ish views. The cartoon is especially illustrative of the ridiculous slander these people tend toward.<br /><br />It is an example of the absurd stereotyping characteristic of these attacks. The Pope is depicted as a pedophile, with not so much as an allegation to back up such depictions.<br /><br />The logic goes. A Catholic priest abused a child > All Catholic Priests abuse children. OR a Catholic Priest enjoyed abusing children > the Catholic hierarchy did not address it appropriately > the Pope, as head of the hierarchy enjoys abusing children...<br /><br />Okay this is going to be a new post.Nathan Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708482846503957891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480260229067171241.post-30245682579312042262010-04-06T15:34:15.508-07:002010-04-06T15:34:15.508-07:00Anonymous. I'm not even sure what you're g...Anonymous. I'm not even sure what you're getting at. <br /><br />I did not say pedophilia is not a crime, or that it should not be treated as a crime. The Catholic Church is concerned with sins, not with crimes. And if you were up on the insider news (which is made freely available for those who look for it), you'd know that these days the Catholic Church has the policy of recommending that families report abusive priests to the civil authorities for prosecution.<br /><br />I have never said, and will never say that the Catholic hierarchy hasn't made mistakes. I am disgusted by pedophilia, just like everyone else. I want the bad priests put in a place where they can't hurt children, and I'm happy the media tore open this problem, so that we had to deal with it.<br /><br />But I am unhappy with lies, distortions, bias, and hypocritical judgmental ranting against everything Catholic, whether it has bearing or not on this matter.<br /><br />For example, I don't care if a priest's reputation is hurt IF he is guilty. But protection of the innocent as at the very heart of this matter. And innocent priests should not be exempt.<br /><br />Oh, and good job with the mill stone verse. You've managed to both take it hyper-literally AND to ignore it's application. Not an uncommon feat. Certainly I've been guilty in the past.<br /><br />The verse does apply in this case, but the Bible nowhere tells US to apply the millstone. Those guilty will clearly receive worse than a millstone in God's final judgment. And the use of this verse only for those who lead literal children away from Christ is ridiculous. The verse certainly includes children, but "children" are the innocents, including innocent adults. Thus, the millstone is just as applicable to those who lead adults away from the instruction of good priests by misusing their attack on the bad priests.<br /><br />In fact, you really don't address what I actually wrote, and I wonder if you took the time to really read what I was saying in my post, or if, like so many people, you are just looking for another place to vent.Nathan Cushmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04708482846503957891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8480260229067171241.post-24782249828811147342010-03-28T22:55:58.735-07:002010-03-28T22:55:58.735-07:00If you thought comment threads were bad...
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