I was thinking of writing on this. Then I remembered that the last time I did so, I received an ill-mannered and unacceptable comment from another contributor. I had thought this a website where one
Joe at 3; Your point is well taken. The trouble is that though there are some patchy studies there has not been any extensive analysis of other Churches--certainly not of the size and comprehensivene
Sean@2
The most scandalous aspect of the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal was not the fact of clerical sex abuse but the fact of hierarchical concealment of that abuse, to the endangerment of childr
We are all seared by the clerical sex abuse scandal, but it is necessary to counter exaggerations and extrapolations. When the SNAP folk broadcast the idea that 100,000 US children were raped by Catho
"There is no solid scientific-biological foundation for homosexuality as an identity." Nor is there for "male" or "female" as an "identity" in the relevant sense. Social constructionists say that one
#1 The most scandalous aspect of the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal was not the fact of clerical sex abuse but the fact of hierarchical concealment of that abuse, to the endangerment of children â€
In order to establish whether an hierarchical structure or mandatory celibacy had any correlation with any incidence of sex abuse of minors and children, you would have to show that there is a lower o
Seamus, it seems the one point that you made at the beginning of this piece was lost in your final observation. “Life is beautiful, extremely beautiful. And when you are old, you appreciate it more
#13 "The biggest problem facing the Church is the number of members who are not adequately evangelised."
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'Adequate evangelisation'? Is there a 'process' for this? If so, what is it (briefly!)?
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February 22 2014I was thinking of writing on this. Then I remembered that the last time I did so, I received an ill-mannered and unacceptable comment from another contributor. I had thought this a website where one
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March 1 2014#1 The most scandalous aspect of the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal was not the fact of clerical sex abuse but the fact of hierarchical concealment of that abuse, to the endangerment of children â€
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March 1 2014Seamus, it seems the one point that you made at the beginning of this piece was lost in your final observation. “Life is beautiful, extremely beautiful. And when you are old, you appreciate it more
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February 22 2014#13 "The biggest problem facing the Church is the number of members who are not adequately evangelised." . 'Adequate evangelisation'? Is there a 'process' for this? If so, what is it (briefly!)? .
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