Fwd: Jolene's comments on sex abuse and the church

[Jeanne Curran]

Thought you guys would like to follow some of this.  I added Jolene to the 
Dearhabermas list. love and peace, jeanne



>Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 11:12:18 EDTSubject: Priests abusing children
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>We discussed last night in our SOC class about priests molesting/abusing
>children.
>It leaves a sick feeling in my stomach.  I think that they all need to "come
>out of the closet" if they are gay and that's why they chose that profession.
>  They need to be convicted of their crime and pay the penalty for their
>actions just like all the other molesters do (when they are caught).  I don't
>think the church ought to keep it hidden (Mahony) and allow them to continue
>to work with children (or teen-age girls if they are heterosexual).  These
>men aren't leading spritual lives.  If they were, they wouldn't be taking
>advantage of children and using them for their own pleasure.  I think there's
>a big difference between religion and spirituality.
>Jolene