I think you would benefit from reading the article by Alicia Colon that I posted earlier. You're certainly as anxious as other anti-Catholic itch scratchers to get out the long knives at every opportunity.
> dear oh dear > > as a cultural roman catholic dragged up in the 'latin church' i am just old > enough to have learnt mass in latin it is > a thing about power .. there are all these people who have had their > ability to enjoy life robbed from them > and it is not a small number > you have ask why did all these "kiddie fiddlers" join closed communities > that gave them access to innocents > > and why if there was an issue they just got moved from parish to parish to > continue in their immature practices > > why people have had to live their lives condemned to suffering a guilt > while the persons who violated them continue quite happily protected by the > church > > and the status quo > > i think that is what people are indignant about > some people are strange and lets say unhealthy but an institution that > would rather protect their abuse upon choir boys than regulate > that behaviour and punish it is just absurd > > how anyone can support it is beyond me > > i am all for the church as a thing that can bring the community together > but if they would rather turn a blind eye to perpetrators > > and predators with in their ranks than admit the lifestyle they offer > attracts those who are deviant > > i don't think it is so much that some priests were odd and did awful things > i think it is that they are protected > > and their behaviour is hidden and they aren't educated and told that it is > morally wrong to take advantage of a young person > > instead of being censored theyaremove to a new parish with lots of fresh > opportunities > > and they hope that no one ad heard of their complusions > > outside the church they would have had to face up to their 'stuff' and grow > up > > i have two thoughts > > a. how must it feel to a victim [to be forever unsafe ] > > b. and how must it feel to a perpetrator [to be forever safe ] > > frankly it is unconscionable > > some one said something about it wasn't so bad cause they were adolescents > > to my mind that is even worse ...... an adult can destroy any prospect for > a happy life > > in one act of self indulgence and to be able to just move on > > it is just plain icky > > > On 03/11/2010 2:02am, [email protected] wrote: > > Three of the founders were Catholic, so they couldn't have been too > > worried about Catholicism in Canada. > > > > > http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html> > > > > > Besides, the Continental Congress and the army under George Washington > > tried to gain the friendship of Canadian Catholics. Somehow, that doesn't > > sound so threatening. > > > > > It's more likely that the founders were concerned about the political > > affiliation of Canadian Catholics than their religion as you suggest. > > > > > But even if the founders were anti-Catholic, that itch you scratch > > doesn't bother Catholics that much. They'd probably just pray for you. > > > > > > informing you that you are wrong > > > > > That doesn't exactly narrow things down. > > > > > Three of the founders were Catholic, so they couldn't have been too > > worried about Canadian Catholics. > > > http://www.adherents.com/gov/Founding_Fathers_Religion.html> > > > > > In fact, George Washington was intent upon > > > > > > > > On 11/2/10 8:44 AM, Francis Drouillard wrote: > > > > > Other than petty sniping, what is your point? > > > > > > > > > > On Nov 1, 2010, at 8:17 PM, M Christol wrote: > > > > > > > > > >>>>> Some folks just have to scratch that anti-Catholic itch. > > > > >>>> Like the founding fathers? > > > > >>> Most were deeply religious and most were students of Cicero and > > Natural Law, neither of which is particularly anti-Catholic. > > > > >>> > > > > >> And, yet, they found Canada's Catholic support very threatening. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "StrataList-OT" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Francis Drouillard, PE > > > Novato, CA 94945 > > > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "StrataList-OT" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]. > > > For more options, visit this group at > > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > > Francis Drouillard, PE Novato, CA 94945 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. 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