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My freshman biology teacher was extradited to Australia and jailed for this, although I did not suffer any abuse. The church knew of his behavior and moved him
by fullstop 5y ago
My freshman biology teacher was extradited to Australia and jailed for this, although I did not suffer any abuse. The church knew of his behavior and moved him around rather than dealing with the problem, and this definitely clouds my view of the Catholic church. Given the topic, their entire organization is a patriarchy.
It's hard for me to read because it is difficult to picture these girls being abused, knowing that my wife and daughters could very likely have to deal with this during their lifetime. It's just depressing.
- datavirtue 5y agoAll institutions protect themselves first. Jehovah's witnesses have strict rules that forbid warning a new congregation if an abuser gets thrown out and moves onto another. They will not contact authorities nor will they warn anyone else as they ship them off to another region for a fresh start. It was/is an abusers' paradise. All numbers of criminals mask themselves in piety because it is easy to gain acceptance because the existing adherents are literally mandated to accept/forgive all new people who are "seeking the truth." I have seen the same thing happen in numerous organizations. The Catholic church is the tip of the ice berg.
- tomcam 5y ago> my wife and daughters yeah exactly