Comments on: We interrupt this blog for a message from Westboro Baptist

By: Justin True

Justin True — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:47:37 +0000

Why do you need Lent to give up hate, sherry? The religion that is behind Lent is one of the most hateful and intolerant of them all. You can just be a good person and give up hate can’t you?

By: sherry

sherry — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:08:50 +0000

I have an idea. Why don’t we all give up hate for Lent?
Could this blog even survive?

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 03:15:03 +0000

Didn’t quite finish my last post. I meant to add that with so many more fulltime public school teachers than priests, the number of prosecutions for sexual impropriety should be similar as a percentage of the whole IF the incidence rates for similar levels of misconduct and responses by instututional authorities were the same.

It seems no easily comparable statistics are available, but anecdotally, the frequency of criminal prosecutions of public school teachers strongly appears to be greater (as a percentage) than prosecutions of priests. Does this reflect a higher prevalance of cases in public schools? Not necessarily, as it may also reflect a higher prevalence of coverup in the Catholic diocese, particularly given the high incident rate of child molesting priets relative to the much smaller number of priests than teachers.

Aside from, and possibly more important than determing how high the percentage of priests who molest children, is the separate issue of institutional coverup, a crime in itself. RICO investigations might be necessary to get answers about that, but the question that underpins all the longstanding and extensive efforts of Catholic hierarchy to hide and protect child molesters, is this:

What is the motivation for covering up such ammoral and criminal behavior?

What Would Jesus Hide?

By: Warren

Warren — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 02:46:53 +0000

389. “The same thing (protecting child molesters from prosecution and giving them new opportunities to molest children) was done in the public schools”

Comment by a poster desperately trying to minimize the seriousness of child rape and protection of child rapists by the Catholic hierachy.

HERE ARE THE FACTS

There are nearly 3.5 million fulltime public school teachers in the U.S.:

http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=28

There are less than 39,000 Catholic priests in the U.S., and counting
ordained Diocesan positions, the total is still under 100,000:

http://cara.georgetown.edu/CARAServices/requestedchurchstats.html

The public rebuke of Cardinal Mahoney by his successor is only the beginning of criminal and civil prosecution in a single diocese, and they are likely to continue and spread as investigators in other areas finally overcome the systematic institutional coverup of widespread child rape by the Catholic hierarchy:

http://ncronline.org/news/accountability/la-time-without-precedent-archbishop-s-rare-move-likely-first-sign-troubles-come

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:45:59 +0000

I’d like to personally thank J.M. White for putting us ahead to stay @ post #386.

This shows there IS a place on here for thoughtful discussion of solid issues. Thanks again, everyone.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:42:51 +0000

“Canteloupe”

lol.

By: Kristen

Kristen — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:32:12 +0000

Hell, 127 of the posts are yours, Canteloupe. Thank yourself.

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:31:48 +0000

Suzie @ 4:52 Complete BS.

By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:24:10 +0000

Hey guys, this is how it looks. The obama thread got booted. Even if catty folks resurrect it, this is how it looked at 5:23 p.m.

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By: Suzie

Suzie — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 22:21:31 +0000

Create an alter ego and talk to yourself.

Comment by Debbie — February 13, 2013 @ 4:45 pm

Rich.