chodadog |
03-28-2004 06:06 AM |
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Originally posted by Evil1
"Pope plays hardball with Sunday sports fans: Urges flock to pray not play"
http://news.bostonherald.com/nationa...articleid=1546
Who does this prick think he is?
Maybe he should worry about 1 in 5 of his priests fucking little boys in the ass. Seems like a bigger problem then football on sundays.
Religion should be fucking made illegal.. solve a fuckload of problems all over the world.
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1 in 5 are pedos? I love it when people just pull numbers out of their ass when they're trying to make a point. It's funny to see your credibility die in one small sentance.
Firstly, one in 25 have been accused, and if you think a significant portion of those accusations aren't just people jumping on the bandwagon to get a quick buck, then you are very naive. The catholic church is well renowned for paying large amounts of hush money very quickly.
Yes, 4 percent of them being accused is a disturbing number. But ommiting certain statistics, such as the percentage of pedophiles in the general population, is almost as bad as just making statistics up, like you did. Because a lot of people don't realise how common the problem is in the general population. So of course, they're shocked to hear such numbers.
The official statistics for the population in general are lower than what they are in the catholic church, but there is also a rather large financial incentive for victims to come forth when it's to do with the church. In most cases of child abuse, the statute of limitations has expired and criminal charges are a no go, and the person probably isn't worth suing, unlike the catholic church. Most victims of abuse never come forward to the authorities and usually confide in a close friend or a partner.
People need to realise that pedophillia is a rampant problem, and is not limited to the Catholic church.
However, I think it's fucked up that they covered up a lot of what went on, and even more fucked up that they didn't take action in a lot of cases (I don't consider moving a priest to a new parish and giving him a fresh supply of victims "action").
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