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From Epstein to Savile to Weinstein, sexual abuse and cover-up is clearly not a uniquely Catholic or religious problem. By blaming religion alone, you're ignori
by fourtrees 5y ago
From Epstein to Savile to Weinstein, sexual abuse and cover-up is clearly not a uniquely Catholic or religious problem. By blaming religion alone, you're ignoring the other mechanisms that allow this to happen.
With regard to this particular story, this guy, as far as we know, was just secretly gay and not technologically savvy.
The real story in my view is how and why he was outed. It's not just priests who have a lot to lose by being revealed to be gay.
- robbedpeter 5y agoI never blamed religion. I simply point out that the Catholic church in particular has a long and egregious history of abuse.
- fourtrees 5y agoYour right and I'm sorry for misrepresenting your argument. The RC Church does have a sordid history that anyone belonging to it (from the Pope on down) has somehow to come to terms with. Hopefully, the recent scandals will lead to a better organization: just by dint of its size and wealth it could do a lot more good for the world.