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"When the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo, New York recently released a list of priests credibly accused of child sex abuse, parishioners in Angola, 20 miles to the south, were in disbelief. Because on that list were four priests who had served their town of just over 2,000 people."

[patheos.com]

Angelface 7 Apr 30
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They move them like checkers!

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Who else but pedophiles would be attracted to an institution that gives unmarried men access to children, a position of trust with parents, and guaranteed prosecution protection from bosses?

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I think over centuries the Roman Catholic Church became a safe haven for homosexuals and pedophiles.

I think they have been running the show in the Roman Catholic Church for a very long time.

I saw a documentary about an expose—I think it was Boston Globe. One priest and psychologist said priesthood ATTRACTS pedophiles; it does not create them. At the end credits, they listed cities/countries with known abusers. It was staggering.

@CarolinaGirl60 in my state it was horrifying that until the mid to late seventies, state troopers were still entering villages and forcibly removed children to religious boarding schools. It came out that almost all were not only forbidding Native culture, languages, clothing, and behaviors and outright beating those who resisted, but also sexually preying on the male and female children. While the majority were Catholic-run, there were also Luthern and Baptist schools.

@Angelface That’s just...I don’t have words for how bad it is. Religion has caused so much damage, bloodshed, and heartache. I remember my horror first time I read/learned the truth about the mass, sustained genocide and abuse in North America.

@CarolinaGirl60 Yes I saw that movie. It was a true story about the Boston churches. By the end of the movie there were hundreds of pedophiles in the church.

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