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To: J. C. Dithers who wrote (7713)4/8/2002 4:32:24 PM
From: Bill  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
When a priest publicly advocates sex between adults and children, as Father Shanley allegedly did, he has broken with church doctrine. When the Church hierarchy implicitly condones these activities, it too has separated from the spiritual enterprise.

The Church, as a spiritual institution with its head in the clouds, is being hoisted on its own petard of being too understanding and forgiving of the wrong people.

There is no evidence to suggest the Church was naive about the prevalence and scope of clergy sexual abuse. This smacks more of organized cover-up than merely "forgiving of the wrong people."
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