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kpete (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:04 AM Original message |
U.S. Bishops Quietly Reinstate Accused Priests |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:11 AM Response to Original message |
1. Why aren't guilty priests treated exactly like any other person who commited the same crime? |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:24 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. They must be under the belief that they are not subject to civil law. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:29 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. Yes, that's exactly what's wrong with them. |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
9. I agree. It's time to bring the hammer down HARD on the Church. Turn these guys over immediately |
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goclark (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
16. I'm Christian and I agree |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 12:40 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. I'm a lifelong Roman Catholic and I agree WHOLEHEARTEDLY! |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #1 |
19. Sometimes, in some states, the statute of limitations has expired by the time |
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superconnected (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 12:55 PM Response to Reply #1 |
21. you mean molest 10 kids then let go with little to no jail time, like the rest of the peds are |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:16 AM Response to Original message |
2. Ain't forgiveness great! |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
3. But Jesus said "repent and be forgiven, go and sin no more" not "repent & keep sinning". n/t |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:36 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. How's that working out? |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 06:02 AM Response to Reply #3 |
30. Unfortunately, the Catholic Church has put this into a ritual sacrament. |
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madmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:23 AM Response to Reply #2 |
6. and that is exactly why I concluded when I was about 14 that religion in a farce! |
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calimary (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 12:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. All this "I'm Forgiven!" business is completely distorted and horribly abused. |
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gorfle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 01:02 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. It's not just abused, it's magical thinking. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 06:18 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. To your first paragraph, I want to add . . . |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
4. wow. an enormous display of disregard for the safety and welfare of children. |
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saigon68 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:17 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. It starts at the top |
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Stuart G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 02:03 PM Response to Reply #13 |
26. It sure does... |
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LiberalFighter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:20 AM Response to Original message |
5. Were law enforcement aware of criminal activities connected with these priests? |
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JustABozoOnThisBus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:53 AM Response to Original message |
11. Aren't these priests on a sex-offender watch list? |
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Solly Mack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 09:59 AM Response to Original message |
12. Sick |
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pattmarty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:24 AM Response to Original message |
14. Jesusfuckingchrist!!!!!!!! |
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olegramps (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
15. One of the major obstacles is the Statue of Limitations. |
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Crowhill (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
17. "Accused" priests |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 12:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
22. Did you read the entire OP article? |
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Crowhill (3 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 01:56 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. Looked to me as if it was a mixed bag |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 06:20 AM Response to Reply #25 |
32. A priest found liable by a jury is not merely "accused" wrongly. |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
23. Why doesn't the law require that these guys keep their distance from children? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
27. From the USCCB Web site: |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 06:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
33. Causes little ones to sin? WTF? What is the "sin" of a molested child, ffs? |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:33 AM Response to Reply #33 |
37. I think the King James version is the more accurate, in this case! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-01-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. Reinstated--!!! Are these men out of their minds or simply arrogant -- ??? |
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laconicsax (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 12:33 AM Response to Reply #28 |
29. "Are these men out of their minds or simply arrogant" |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 06:33 AM Response to Reply #29 |
34. It can also be protecting themselves, their "brothers," and their income, regardless of cost to |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 09:58 AM Response to Reply #29 |
35. Agree . . . you have the better answer . . . "both" . . . |
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Vidar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 09:58 AM Response to Original message |
36. Not unlike the Republican Party. |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Apr-02-10 10:47 AM Response to Original message |
38. I will say this - I looked up some articles on one of the priests |
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