tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post3604600436381580106..comments2024-03-28T15:45:27.890-07:00Comments on Gangsters Out Blog: Catholic Church sued in Kamloops and PennsylvaniaDennis Watsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-76958420236903582892019-10-13T00:33:07.079-07:002019-10-13T00:33:07.079-07:00There is good and bad within any organization. The...There is good and bad within any organization. There are bad people within trade unions or political parties as well. Some hockey coaches have committed sexual assault. That doesn't mean hockey is bad. How much church officials knew about the abuse and what they did to hide it is very relevant to defining legal liability. Yet the purpose of organized religion is to make bad people good and good people better. Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-34963097824626137302019-10-12T23:57:23.751-07:002019-10-12T23:57:23.751-07:00It was not my intent to paint all organized religi...It was not my intent to paint all organized religion with the same brush, but we all know there are some organized religions have gone to great lengths to "hide" the truth when it comes to sexual assault. <br /><br />Yes, the 3 organizations which you mention have done great work on the DTES. there are organized religion branches which do great work here and around the world, but there are also those within those organizations who do very bad things. <br /><br />Agreed the Catholic church has never condoned sexual assault, but we do know they have moved priests who were predators from post to post for years instead of firing them. WE know some senior church officials went to great lengths to hide it, avoid it, and not help the victim. e.a.f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06244666617774794918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-57306397261070872222019-10-12T19:06:17.792-07:002019-10-12T19:06:17.792-07:00Not so. That's like saying if one person from ...Not so. That's like saying if one person from a specific race or gender preference mugged someone, that whole community are muggers. The Catholic Church has a horrific amount of priests that commit sexual assault. Yet at no time has the Catholic church ever condoned sexual assault. The Church teaches that is a sin.<br /><br />There are many Catholics who are shining examples of what we should all aspire to. Mother Teresa is one of them. When you look at the most destitute places on earth, the DTES being one of them, you always find organized religion trying to make a difference. The Salvation Army, the Union Gospel Mission, First United...Dennis Watsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06736981069304416233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6576246045591350665.post-88611878292447765122019-10-12T12:27:33.544-07:002019-10-12T12:27:33.544-07:00Thank you for this post. It once again informs us...Thank you for this post. It once again informs us of what organized religion can and will do to avoid repercussions and responsibility. e.a.f.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06244666617774794918noreply@blogger.com