tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post3015322537414411848..comments2024-01-01T21:57:26.021-05:00Comments on Where the Rubber Hits the Road: George Weigel: “The Catholic Church in the United States is the safest environment for children in the country. Period.” - Caught your attention, eh?Fr. Tim Moylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18030197987469327645noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-78550266880074154032011-11-28T10:47:44.539-05:002011-11-28T10:47:44.539-05:00O'M is a professional Catholic hater. PERIOD. ...O'M is a professional Catholic hater. PERIOD. He lurks on internet boards, facebook pages anywhere he can in order to bring down the Church. "....thousands of children have been molested by hundreds & hundreds of priests & bishops are just hiding them out..."<br /><br />O'M is a tragic figure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-79894968738459743712011-07-09T18:35:38.824-04:002011-07-09T18:35:38.824-04:00PatO
Of course there will be instances of sexual ...PatO<br /><br />Of course there will be instances of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church, sad but true. However, it has gone from statistics that mirror society at large in the Catholic Church to a few sad instances. Meanwhile, in polite society, nothing of significance has been done to curb the sexual abuse of young people. In fact, we are teaching young people to be sexually active at a very young age, not protecting them. <br /><br />If you follow news reports of abuse and statistics, you will find that schools are not safe places for our children, based on much higher instances of sexual abuse today than in the Catholic Church. So, I guess you better keep your kids at home so they will be safe.<br /><br />Not so fast. About 80% of all sexual abuse happens within the family environment, either by parents, siblings, relatives, or visiting friends. So, the family is not a safe place for kids.<br /><br />I have known several people over the years who were sexually abused. Though I am a Catholic it happens that not one of them was abused by someone from the Church. It did occur. It may still occur from time to time, though it is more difficult under current guidelines of behavior.<br /><br />Yes. Please protect your children. Take them to Church.Michael Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17557797099650457723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-665035061972002542011-07-09T11:39:09.472-04:002011-07-09T11:39:09.472-04:00George Weigel cannot be trusted. Period. Childre...George Weigel cannot be trusted. Period. Children are not safe at all in the Catholic church. Period.<br /><br />Here are just two cases from 2011 that prove him wrong. In Philadelphia, in February, Cardinal Rigali said that there were "no priests accused of sexually abusing minors in ministry. A week later, when a grand jury report came out detailing horrific crimes and cover up by the Catholic church, he suspended 21 priests, and eventually 37 priests. Read the first 6 pages of the Philadelphia Grand Jury Report at http://www.philadelphiadistrictattorney.com/images/Grand_Jury_Report.pdf to see how bad it still is.<br /><br />In Kansas City, Bishop Finn got a letter from a school principal about a pedophile priest in their midst, and he ignored it. The story of cover up gets worse, but search Google news for details.<br /><br />Its easy for George Weigel to say whatever he wants.<br /><br />Please protect your children - they are not safe in a Catholic church.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12461865437824551724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1926891106758008587.post-921583983510685722011-03-01T04:37:20.758-05:002011-03-01T04:37:20.758-05:00Thank you Father Tim for that beautiful posting......Thank you Father Tim for that beautiful posting...not only was it insightful and easy to understand but it is alive with hope and the awe of our God who loves us even in our brokenness.MaryGnoreply@blogger.com