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Report blames society for sexually abusive priests

Sex & Sexuality

Written by laika

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 18:58

At The LA Times:

Sexual abuse by Roman Catholic priests in the United States is a "historical problem" that has largely been resolved and that never had any significant correlation with either celibacy or homosexuality, according to an independent report commissioned by Catholic bishops — and subjected to fierce attack even before its release on Wednesday.
The report blamed the sexual revolution for a rise in sexual abuse by priests, saying that Catholic clerics were swept up by a tide of "deviant" behavior that became more socially acceptable in the 1960s and '70s.

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PineHall - No excuses

|2011-05-21 10:10:53

Quote:

"But I guess what is surprising me," she said, "is the fact that they're also chalking up the rape and abuse of tens of thousands of children to a vulnerable priesthood responding to social turmoil."

That is definitely my concern too. But I am glad to see:

Quote:

"None of what is included in this report should be interpreted as making excuses for the terrible acts that occurred," said Diane Knight, a Milwaukee social worker and chairwoman of the bishops' National Review Board. "There are no excuses. There is much that the church has to learn from this report and much of it is difficult. The bottom line is that the church was wrong not to put children first for all those years, all those decades."

Too often we apologize and throw in an excuse. That limits our repentance. It best to just repent and turn away from the wrong, knowing we are at fault.

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