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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 26 December | 129 comments (129 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

both bishops had said the report had shown that they had done nothing wrong.

...unless one considers that doing nothing in the face of known evils committed by those under your supervision to innocents is, in itself, wrong.

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Fri Dec 25th, 2009 at 11:51:27 PM EST
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Re: Europe - 26 December (4.00 / 2)

While the catholic church has belatedly accepted that child molestation is a crime, I doubt that it agrees it is a sin. Indeed, the Old Testament, that favourite get-out clause of the twisted and venal, has several instances of old men marrying young girls as I remember. Leviticus seems to believe selling your daughter into slavery or as a child bride is a thing to be encouraged.

So the words "wrong" let alone "evil" do not apply in their rationale.

keep to the Fen Causeway

by Helen (lareinagal at yahoo dot co dot uk) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 07:33:03 AM EST
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Re: Europe - 26 December (none / 0)

Good points there, but the problem will be explaining away the buggering of choir boys by priests to homophobic populations who find it not just hypocritical but abhorrent. Perhaps the priests and bishops could claim that this is better than "spilling their seed."

As the Dutch said while fighting the Spanish: "It is not necessary to have hope in order to persevere."

by ARGeezer (ARGeezer a in a circle eurotrib daught com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 12:12:53 PM EST
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Re: Europe - 26 December (none / 0)

well, they can't breed future priests any other way can they?
/snark

~Government budget deficits are not nearly as dangerous as the deficits we have created in vital and complex natural systems.~ Naomi Klein.

by melo (melometa4(at)gmail.com) on Sat Dec 26th, 2009 at 03:07:13 PM EST
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European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 26 December | 129 comments (129 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden)

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