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The issue is that the catholic church covered up the abuse, and in some cases even moved offending priests to other parishes where they continued to abuse child
by nostromo 3y ago
The issue is that the catholic church covered up the abuse, and in some cases even moved offending priests to other parishes where they continued to abuse children.
- philwelch 3y agoYes; school districts and teachers unions do this as well sometimes. It's an institutional problem, and a difficult institutional problem to solve. Just about every institution that works with children has dealt with the same problem--this famously bankrupted the Boy Scouts of America, for instance. And statistically, the Catholic Church has done a better job than most institutions.
- danans 3y agoProtestant churches also engaged in cover-ups, for example the Southern Baptists: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/may-web-only/southern-baptist-abuse-apocalypse-russell-moore.html https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2022/may-web-only/south...
- monkeynotes 3y agoNo, the issue is it happens at all. Just because others are worse changes nothing.